Joe Colón
Joseph Colón (born February 18, 1990) is a Puerto Rican professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cleveland Indians.
| Joe Colón | ||||||||||||||
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| Free agent | ||||||||||||||
| Relief pitcher | ||||||||||||||
| Born: February 18, 1990 Caguas, Puerto Rico | ||||||||||||||
| MLB debut | ||||||||||||||
| July 8, 2016, for the Cleveland Indians | ||||||||||||||
| MLB statistics (through 2016 season) | ||||||||||||||
| Win–loss record | 1–3 | |||||||||||||
| Earned run average | 7.20 | |||||||||||||
| Strikeouts | 10 | |||||||||||||
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Career
Cleveland Indians
After graduating from the Puerto Rico Baseball Academy and High School, the Indians selected Colón in the 12th round of the 2009 MLB draft.[1] He missed the 2010 season due to injury. He spent the next three seasons pitching for the Lake County Captains of the Class A Midwest League and the Carolina Mudcats of the Class A-Advanced Carolina League. He reached the Akron RubberDucks of the Class AA Eastern League in 2014.[2]
In 2015, the Indians converted Colón from a starting pitcher into a relief pitcher.[3] He spent the 2015 season with Akron and the Columbus Clippers of the Class AAA International League. A minor league free agent after the 2015 season, the Indians resigned Colón with a non-roster invitation to spring training in 2016.[4] That offseason, Minor League Baseball announced Colón failed a test for a "drug of abuse" for the second time, and would be suspended for the first 50 games of the 2016 season.[5]
The Indians purchased Colón's contract and added him to the 40-man roster on July 2, 2016. The Indians promoted Colón to the major leagues on July 7.[6]
On July 1, 2017, Colón was suspended for the remainder of the 2017 season after testing positive for a banned substance.[7] The Indians designated Colón for assignment on October 2, 2017 and outrighted him to the Triple-A Columbus Clippers on October 6, 2017. He elected free agency on November 6, 2017.
St. Louis Cardinals
On February 19, 2018, Colón signed a minor league deal with the St. Louis Cardinals. [8] He was released on March 28, 2018.
Bravos de León
On June 22, 2018, Colón signed with the Bravos de León of the Mexican League. He became a free agent after the season.
See also
References
- "Akron right-hander Joe Colon's lowdown is a highlight: Cleveland Indians Class AA Insider". cleveland.com. Retrieved January 7, 2016.
- "Akron RubberDucks sinker-baller Joe Colon sees velocity rise: Cleveland Indians Class AA Insider". cleveland.com. Retrieved January 7, 2016.
- Spencer Davies. "RubberDucks pitcher Joseph Colon still adjusting to switch to bullpen". www.ohio.com. Retrieved January 7, 2016.
- "Indians re-sign RHP Joe Colon". Major League Baseball. Retrieved January 7, 2016.
- http://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20160108&content_id=161458142&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&sid=milb
- https://www.cleveland.com/tribe/index.ssf/2016/07/cleveland_indians_zach_mcallis_2.html
- "Indians' Joseph Colon: Suspended rest of season". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2017-07-02.
- https://www.baseballamerica.com/minors/minor-league-transaction-feb-16-22-2018/#UuFppx7HQGw04vZM.97
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)