Carlos Estévez (baseball)

Carlos Samuel Estévez (born December 28, 1992) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the Colorado Rockies of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Carlos Estévez
Estévez with the Rockies in 2016
Colorado Rockies – No. 54
Pitcher
Born: (1992-12-28) December 28, 1992
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Bats: Right Throws: Right
MLB debut
April 23, 2016, for the Colorado Rockies
MLB statistics
(through 2020)
Win–loss record11–12
Earned run average5.01
Strikeouts198
Teams

Career

Estévez signed with the Rockies as a free agent in 2011, at the age of 18.[1] After the 2015 season, the Rockies added Estévez to their 40-man roster.[2] He promoted the major leagues on April 22, 2016.[3] He made his debut on April 23.[1] When Rockies' closer Jake McGee went on the disabled list in June, Estévez became the Rockies' new closer.[4] He finished the season with 63 appearances and 11 saves.

On April 3, 2017, Estévez pitched a hitless sixth, earning the win against the Milwaukee Brewers on Opening Day.[5] On June 18, 2017, Carlos got called back up from Triple-A Albuquerque to the Rockies to replace Chad Qualls, who went to the 10-Day DL. Estévez came in with the Rockies having given up the lead in the 9th inning to the San Francisco Giants trying to hold the score of 5 to 3 with a runner on second base, and got a strike out of Buster Posey to end the top of the 9th to prevent further damage. After a Rockies' 9th inning rally of three straight 1-out singles, Nolan Arenado hit a walk-off three-run home run to complete his first career cycle, improving Carlos' record to 4-0 on the year.[6] In 35 appearances, he finished with a record of 5-0 and an ERA of 5.57.

He missed the entire 2018 season following a couple of injuries and remaining in the AAA level. The following season, Estévez was a mainstay in the Rockies bullpen, becoming one of the most effective relievers for the team. He finished with a 3.75 ERA and 81 strikeouts in 71 games. As many of the pitching staff in 2020, Estévez's performance regressed from the previous season. In 24 innings, he allowed 21 runs.

References
  1. Perkins, Owen (April 23, 2016). "Rockies pitcher Carlos Estevez makes debut". MLB.com. Retrieved April 25, 2016.
  2. Johns, Greg (November 20, 2015). "Rockies' John Axford designated for assignment: Brothers, Rosario, Kahnle also designated as prospects added to roster". MLB.com. Retrieved February 4, 2016.
  3. Nick Groke (April 22, 2016). "Rockies make a bevy of roster moves, as Miguel Castro heads to 15-day disabled list". The Denver Post. Retrieved April 25, 2016.
  4. Saunders, Patrick (June 16, 2016). "Carlos Estevez channels inner "Wild Thing" as Rockies' closer". The Denver Post. Retrieved June 22, 2016.
  5. Armas, Genaro (April 3, 2017). "Rockies win in debuts of Black, Holland, beat Brewers 7-5". AP News. Retrieved April 6, 2017.
  6. Harding, Thomas (June 17, 2017). "Arenado completes cycle with walk-off homer". MLB.com. Retrieved June 17, 2017.


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