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Luis Avilán
Avilán with the Mets in 2019
Pitcher
Born:(1989-07-19)July 19, 1989(age 35)
Caracas, Venezuela
Batted:Left
Threw:Left
MLB debut
July 14, 2012, for the Atlanta Braves
Last MLB appearance
April 15, 2021, for the Washington Nationals
MLB statistics
Win–loss record23–11
Earned run average3.43
Strikeouts319
Teams

Luis Armando Avilán(born July 19, 1989) is a Venezuelan formerprofessional baseballpitcher.He played inMajor League Baseball(MLB) for theAtlanta Braves,Los Angeles Dodgers,Chicago White Sox,Philadelphia Phillies,New York Mets,New York Yankees,andWashington Nationals.

Professional career

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Atlanta Braves

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Avilán signed with theAtlanta Bravesas an internationalfree agentin 2005[1]and he began his professional career the following year with the Braves affiliate in theDominican Summer League.[2]In 2008, he joined theGulf Coast Braves,his first assignment to a domestic team.[2]He was the GCL Braves pitcher of the month for August when he had a 2.93 ERA in three starts.[3]In 2009, he was promoted to theDanville Bravesof theAppalachian League,where he made 14 appearances, including three starts and had a 3.05 ERA with two saves.[2]In 2010, he made 41 appearances between theRome Bravesof theSouth Atlantic Leagueand theMyrtle Beach Pelicansof theCarolina Leagueand was a combined 6–4 with a 4.33 ERA in 41 games. He also saved nine games that season as thecloserfor Myrtle Beach.[2][4]In 2011, with theMississippi Bravesof theSouthern League,he was 4–8 with a 4.57 ERA in 36 appearances, including 13 starts.[2]

The Braves added him to their40-man rosterafter the 2011 season to protect him from theRule 5 draft.[5]He began the 2012 season in Mississippi, where he was 3–6 with a 3.23 ERA 16 games (12 starts).[2]He was promoted to the Triple-AGwinnett Bravesof theInternational Leagueon July 4, 2012, but did not make an appearance for them.[3]

On July 5, 2012, Avilán was called up by the Braves to replace the injuredJonny Venters.[6]He made his first appearance on July 14 against theNew York Mets,striking out the only batter he faced (Ike Davis).[3]His first career win came on October 3 against thePittsburgh Pirateson the final day of the season.[7]In 31 appearances that season for the Braves, he had an ERA of 2.00.[1]

Avilán made 75 appearances in 2013 (4th in the NL), posting a 1.52 earned run average with a.144 batting average against and.219 on base percentage.[1]In addition, he made appearances in all four games of the2013 NLDSagainst theLos Angeles Dodgers,allowing three hits and no runs in2+2⁄3innings.[8]

However, he struggled through the first half of the 2014 season, recording a 4.85 ERA in 47 games.[9]Avilán was demoted to Triple A Gwinnett on July 19, 2014, and replaced byChasen Shreve.[10]He would finish the 2014 season with a 4.57 ERA in 62 games.[1]2015 was kinder to Avilán in a Braves uniform, as in 50 appearances, he posted a 3.58 ERA with a 1.20WHIP. During his time with the Braves, Radio AnnouncerDon Suttonwould often sing Avilan's name in a sing-song manner to the tune ofFeliz Navidad. [1]

Los Angeles Dodgers

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On July 30, 2015, in a three-team trade, theLos Angeles Dodgersacquired Avilán,Mat Latos,Michael Morse,Bronson Arroyo,Alex Wood,Jim Johnson,andJosé Peraza,while theMiami Marlinsacquired minor league pitchers Victor Araujo, Jeff Brigham, and Kevin Guzman, and the Braves receivedHéctor Olivera,Paco Rodriguez,minor league pitcher Zachary Bird and a competitive balance draft pick for the2016 MLB Draft.[11]He pitched in 23 games for the Dodgers with a 5.17 ERA.[12]

At the conclusion of the season, the Dodgers signed him to a one-year, $1.39 million, contract to avoidsalary arbitration[13]though he began the season with the AAAOklahoma City Dodgersafter experiencing control problems inspring training.[14]He split the season between the minors and the majors, appearing in 33 games for Oklahoma City, with a 4.24 ERA[2]and 27 games for Los Angeles, with a 3.20 ERA.[1]He also pitched in3+2⁄3innings in the playoffs between the2016 National League Division Seriesand the2016 National League Championship Series,without allowing any earned runs.[1]He signed a $1.5 million contract for 2017, avoiding salary arbitration.[15]

Avilán spent the entire 2017 season in the Dodgers bullpen. In 61 games, he had a 2–3 record and 2.93 ERA.[1]He felt some pain in his shoulder in September, leading to a diagnosis of "shoulder inflammation." As a result, he was left off the Dodgers playoff roster.[16]

Chicago White Sox

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On January 4, 2018, Avilán was traded to theChicago White Soxin a three-team trade that also sent Jake Peter andScott Alexanderto the Dodgers,Joakim Soriato the White Sox, andTrevor OaksandErick Mejiato theKansas City Royals.[17]

Philadelphia Phillies

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On August 22, 2018, Avilán was traded to thePhiladelphia Philliesin exchange for minor league pitcher Felix Paulino.[18]Between the two teams, in 2018 he was 2–1 with two saves and a 3.77 ERA. He threw a change-up 48.1% of the time, tops in MLB.[19]He elected free agency on November 30, 2018. In his career through 2018 he had held left-handed batters to a batting average of.213, and right-handed batters to a batting average of.244.

New York Mets

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On January 10, 2019, Avilán signed a minor league deal with theNew York Metsthat included an invitation tospring training.[20]He made the team and had his contract purchased for opening day. On April 15, 2019, Avilán earned his first victory as a Met in a game against thePhiladelphia Phillies.On the season, he registered an 5.06 ERA with 30 strikeouts in 32.0 innings of work.[21]He elected free agency on October 31, 2019.

New York Yankees

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On February 3, 2020, Avilán signed a minor league contract with theNew York Yankees.On July 21, Avilán had his contract selected to the 40-man roster. On August 28, Avilán was released by the Yankees two days after being placed on the injured list due to shoulder inflammation. He had pitched to a 4.32 ERA across 8.1 innings in 2019.[22]

Washington Nationals

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On December 14, 2020, Avilán signed a minor league contract with theWashington Nationalsorganization.[23]On March 28, 2021, Avilán was selected to the 40-man roster.[24]On April 17, it was announced that Avilán had suffered a tear in his leftUCL,requiringTommy John surgeryand ending his season early.[25]He was placed on the 60-day injured list on April 30.[26]In 4 games for the Nationals in 2021, Avilán registered a 12.60 ERA with 4 strikeouts. Avilán became a free agent following the season and re-signed with the Nationals on a minor league contract on November 29, 2021.[27]

In 2022, Avilán spent the season in the Nationals' minor league system. Playing in 36 games split between the High–AWilmington Blue Rocksand Triple–ARochester Red Wings,he recorded a cumulative 4.84 ERA with 39 strikeouts in35+1⁄3innings pitched. Avilán elected free agency following the season on November 10, 2022.[28]

On October 20, 2023, Avilán retired from professional baseball.[29]

See also

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References

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  2. ^abcdefg"Luis Avilan minor league statistics & history".Baseball Reference.
  3. ^abc"Luis Avilan bio".mlb.com.RetrievedFebruary 14,2017.
  4. ^Elswick, Ryan (June 15, 2010)."Myrtle Beach Pelicans ride Joneses to victory over Potomac".Myrtle Beach Online.RetrievedFebruary 14,2017.
  5. ^Priddy, Tom (November 16, 2011)."Braves protect three pitchers from Rule 5 Draft".GoUpstate.com.RetrievedFebruary 14,2017.
  6. ^"Braves put LHP Venters on DL".foxsports.com.Associated Press. July 5, 2012.RetrievedJuly 5,2012.
  7. ^Cooper, Jon (July 14, 2012)."Braves benefiting from Prado's versatility".MLB.com.RetrievedJuly 20,2014.
  8. ^"2013 NL Division Series (3-1): Los Angeles Dodgers (92-70) over Atlanta Braves (96-66)".Baseball Reference.RetrievedFebruary 14,2017.
  9. ^Morgan, Joe (July 19, 2014)."Braves option Avilan and promote fellow lefty Shreve".MLB.com.RetrievedJuly 20,2014.
  10. ^"Braves option LHP Avilan to minors".ESPN.com.Associated Press. July 19, 2014.RetrievedJuly 20,2014.
  11. ^Hoornstra, J.P. (July 30, 2015)."Dodgers get pitchers Mat Latos, Alex Wood in three-team deadline deal".San Gabriel Valley Tribune.RetrievedJuly 30,2015.
  12. ^"2015 Los Angeles Dodgers Batting, Pitching, & Fielding Statistics".Baseball Reference.RetrievedOctober 5,2015.
  13. ^"Dodgers avoid arb with Jansen, all eligible players".MLB.com.January 15, 2016.RetrievedJanuary 18,2016.
  14. ^"OKC Dodgers Release 2016 Opening Day Roster".news9.com.April 6, 2016.RetrievedApril 7,2016.
  15. ^Stephen, Eric (January 13, 2017)."Dodgers avoid arbitration with Luis Avilan, Josh Fields".SB Nation.RetrievedJanuary 13,2017.
  16. ^Plunkett, Bill (October 3, 2017)."Dodgers lefty reliever Luis Avilan out for NLDS with shoulder injury".LA Daily News.RetrievedOctober 20,2017.
  17. ^Stephen, Eric (January 4, 2018)."Dodgers acquire Scott Alexander in 3-team, 5-player trade".SB Nation.RetrievedJanuary 4,2018.
  18. ^"Phillies get lefty Avilan from White Sox".ESPN.com.August 22, 2018.
  19. ^"Statcast Pitch Arsenals Leaderboard".baseballsavant.com.
  20. ^Adams, Steve (January 10, 2019)."Mets Sign Luis Avilan To Minor League Deal".mlbtraderumors.com.RetrievedJanuary 10,2019.
  21. ^"Luis Avilan: 2019 Mets Relief Pitcher".October 7, 2019.
  22. ^Adams, Steve (August 28, 2020)."Yankees Release Luis Avilan, Select Jordy Mercer".mlbtraderumors.com.RetrievedAugust 28,2020.
  23. ^"Nationals Sign Luis Avilan To Minors Deal".MLB Trade Rumors.December 14, 2020.
  24. ^"Nationals Select Luis Avilan's Contract, Designate Dakota Bacus".MLB Trade Rumors.March 28, 2021.
  25. ^"Nationals' Luis Avilan Suffers UCL Tear".MLB Trade Rumors.April 28, 2021.
  26. ^"Nationals Activate Jon Lester".MLB Trade Rumors.April 30, 2021.
  27. ^"Luis Avilán Stats, Fantasy & News".MLB.com.
  28. ^"2022-23 Minor League Free Agents For All 30 MLB Teams".baseballamerica.com.November 13, 2022.RetrievedSeptember 21,2023.
  29. ^"Former New York Mets Reliever Avilán Retires from Baseball".si.com.October 20, 2023.RetrievedOctober 20,2023.
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