Rogelio Armenteros

Rogelio Armenteros Peña (born June 30, 1994) is a Cuban professional baseball pitcher for the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball (MLB). In 2014 he signed with the Astros as an international free agent. He made his MLB debut in 2019.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Armenteros and the second or maternal family name is Peña.
Rogelio Armenteros
Armenteros pitching for the Round Rock Express in 2019
Houston Astros – No. 61
Pitcher
Born: (1994-06-30) June 30, 1994
Havana, Cuba
Bats: Right Throws: Right
MLB debut
June 14, 2019, for the Houston Astros
MLB statistics
(through 2019 season)
Win–loss record1–1
Earned Run Average4.00
Strikeouts18
Teams

Career

Armenteros played for Industriales of the Cuban National Series in 2011/2012. In September 2014, he signed with the Houston Astros as an international free agent.[1]

Armenteros made his professional debut 2015 with the Tri-City ValleyCats and was later promoted to the Quad Cities River Bandits; in 61 total innings pitched between both teams, he posted a 3-2 record and 3.69 ERA. In 2016, he pitched for Quad Cities, Lancaster JetHawks and Corpus Christi Hooks, pitching to a combined 8-6 record and 3.53 ERA in 26 games (22 starts). After the season he pitched in the Arizona Fall League. Armenteros started 2017 with Corpus Christi, and after going 2-3 with a 1.93 ERA in 14 games, was promoted to the Fresno Grizzlies, where he finished the season with an 8-1 record and 2.16 ERA in 24 total games (20 total starts) between both teams.[2][3] In 2018, he returned to Fresno, going 8-1 with a 3.74 ERA in 22 games (21 starts).[4]

The Astros added Armenteros to their 40-man roster after the 2018 season.[5] He began 2019 with the Round Rock Express. He was promoted to the Major Leagues on June 14, 2019.[6][7]

References
  1. "Seven Hooks Named To 2017 Texas League All-Star Game, Four Starters". KIII. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
  2. "Rogelio Armenteros Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved February 18, 2018.
  3. Kaplan, Jake (August 15, 2017). "Rogelio Armenteros making case for September call-up to Astros". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
  4. "Rogelio Armenteros Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved October 21, 2018.
  5. Manny Randhawa (November 20, 2018). "Astros fill out 40-man with 2 pitchers, catcher". MLB.com. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
  6. Jake Kaplan (June 14, 2019). "Rogelio Armenteros' promotion brings full circle the Astros' investment in the Cuban market". The Athletic. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
  7. Rome, Chandler (2019-06-13). "Arm-weary Astros promote Rogelio Armenteros, send Derek Fisher back to minors - Houston Chronicle". Chron.com. Retrieved 2019-11-01.
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