Lisalverto Bonilla

Lisalverto Bonilla (born June 18, 1990) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Texas Rangers and Cincinnati Reds, in the KBO League for the Samsung Lions, and in the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) for the Rakuten Monkeys.

Lisalverto Bonilla
Free agent
Pitcher
Born: (1990-06-18) June 18, 1990
Samaná, Dominican Republic
Bats: Switch Throws: Right
Professional debut
MLB: September 4, 2014, for the Texas Rangers
KBO: March 27, 2018, for the Samsung Lions
MLB statistics
(through 2017 season)
Win–loss record4–3
ERA6.28
Strikeouts45
WHIP1.552
KBO statistics
(through 2018 season)
Win–loss record7–10
ERA5.30
Strikeouts151
WHIP1.524
CPBL statistics
(through 2020 season)
Win-loss record10–9
ERA5.24
Strikeouts139
WHIP1.506
Teams

Career

Philadelphia Phillies

Bonilla signed as an international free agent with the Philadelphia Phillies in 2008. He was named to appear in the All-Star Futures Game in 2012, but was unable to play due to a thumb injury.[1]

Texas Rangers

On December 9, 2012, the Phillies traded Bonilla to the Texas Rangers with Josh Lindblom for Michael Young.[2]

The Rangers promoted Bonilla to the major leagues on September 2, 2014.[3] He made his major league debut on September 4, pitching three innings against the Seattle Mariners, and allowing two hits.[4] Bonilla started the 2015 season on the 15-day disabled list due to shoulder impingement.[5] On April 11, it was announced Bonilla had also suffered an elbow injury. He was moved to the 60-day disabled list.[6]

Los Angeles Dodgers

On October 21, 2015, Bonilla was claimed off waivers by the Los Angeles Dodgers.[7][8] However, they chose to non-tender him on December 2, making him a free agent.[9] The Dodgers later re-signed him to a minor league contract with a spring training invitation[10] and he was assigned to the Triple-A Oklahoma City Dodgers to begin the season.[11] He pitched in 24 games for Oklahoma City and seven for the Tulsa Drillers in 2016. He was 5–7 in the 31 games and made 13 starts. His combined ERA was 3.97.[12]

Pittsburgh Pirates

On November 29, 2016, Bonilla signed with the Pittsburgh Pirates for one-year at the major league minimum $575,000.[13] On February 9, 2017, with the Pirates looking to clear a spot on the 40-man roster, Bonilla was designated for assignment.[14]

Cincinnati Reds

On February 13, 2017, Bonilla was claimed off waivers by the Cincinnati Reds.[15] He was called up to the Reds on April 18 and made his Reds debut on April 22, pitching 5 innings out of the bullpen, surrendering 4 runs on 3 hits, 3 BBs, and 6 K's in a 12-8 Loss to the Chicago Cubs and was optioned back to Triple-A Louisville the next day. Bonilla was released by the Reds on September 1, 2017.[16]

Cleveland Indians

On December 18, 2017, Bonilla signed a minor league contract with the Cleveland Indians. The deal included an invitation to the Indians' 2018 spring training camp.[17]

Samsung Lions

On February 16, 2018, Bonilla was released by the Indians to sign with the Samsung Lions of the KBO. He became a free agent following the 2018 season.

Tigres de Quintana Roo

On April 21, 2019, Bonilla signed with the Tigres de Quintana Roo of the Mexican League.

Rakuten Monkeys

On February 17, 2020, Bonilla signed with the Rakuten Monkeys of the Chinese Professional Baseball League.[18] He became a free agent following the season.

References
  1. "Injured Phillies prospect pitcher Lisalverto Bonilla misses chance to shine in Futures Game | phillies.com: News". MLB.com. June 19, 2012. Retrieved March 25, 2013.
  2. "Michael Young deal could lead to series of moves for Texas". MLB.com. December 9, 2012. Retrieved March 25, 2013.
  3. "Rangers recall RHP Bonilla, INF Sardinas, and RHP Tepesch from Round Rock". MLB.com. September 2, 2014. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
  4. Sullivan, T. R. (September 4, 2014). "Rangers lose sixth straight with rout by Mariners". MLB.com.
  5. Sullivan, T. R. (April 4, 2014). "Rangers will take final roster decisions to Sunday". MLB.com. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
  6. "Rangers put lefty Holland on 60-day disabled list". ESPN.com. Associated Press. April 11, 2015. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
  7. "Rangers assign 4 players to Triple-A, lose Bonilla on waiver". ESPN.com. Associated Press. October 21, 2015. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
  8. Berry, Adam (October 21, 2015). "Rangers assign four outright to Triple-A". MLB.com. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
  9. Stephen, Eric (December 2, 2015). "Dodgers non-tender Juan Nicasio, Lisalverto Bonilla". SB Nation. Retrieved December 2, 2015.
  10. Stephen, Eric (December 9, 2015). "Lisalverto Bonilla, Brooks Brown get non-roster invitations to spring training". SB Nation.
  11. "OKC Dodgers Release 2016 Opening Day Roster". news9.com. April 6, 2016. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
  12. "Lisalverto Bonilla Register Statistics & History". Baseball Reference.
  13. "Pirates sign free agent RHP Lisalverto Bonilla". Major League Baseball. Retrieved 2017-02-13.
  14. "Pat Light traded from Twins to Pirates". Pittsburgh Pirates. Retrieved 2017-02-13.
  15. "Cincinnati Reds on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2017-02-13.
  16. "Reds' Lisalverto Bonilla: Released by Reds".
  17. "Indians invite RHP Lisalverto Bonilla to Major League camp". Indians.com. December 18, 2017.
  18. "Rakuten Monkeys Sign Lisalverto Bonilla". February 17, 2020. Retrieved February 18, 2020.
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