Édgar Isaac Arredondo Guzmán (born May 16, 1997) is a Mexican professional baseball pitcher for the Acereros de Monclova of the Mexican League. He is also a member of the Mexican national baseball team, competing in the 2020 Summer Olympics.
| Édgar Arredondo | |
|---|---|
| Acereros de Monclova – No. 17 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: May 16, 1997 Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right |
Career
editTigres de Quintana Roo
editArrendondo made his professional baseball debut for the Tigres de Quintana Roo of the Mexican League on April 18, 2013, when he was 15 years, 11 months, and 2 days old. He became the youngest player to debut in the Mexican League.[1][2]
Texas Rangers
editOn July 4, 2013, Arredondo signed a minor league contract with the Texas Rangers organization.[3] Arredondo made his organization debut in 2015, pitching in 11 games for the rookie-level AZL Rangers and posting a 3.97 ERA with 22 strikeouts in 22.2 innings of work. In 2016, Arredondo played for the Dominican Summer League Rangers, registering a 6–2 record and 1.60 ERA with 56 strikeouts in 62.0 innings pitched. The following season, Arredondo played for the Single-A Hickory Crawdads, pitching to a 6–6 record and 3.86 ERA in 22 appearances.[4]
In 2018, Arredondo began the season with the Down East Wood Ducks of the High-A Carolina League.[5] He was twice named the Carolina League's player of the week,[6][7] and played in the Carolina League's all-star game.[1] He was promoted to the Frisco RoughRiders of the Double-A Texas League in June.[8] In 2019, Arredondo spent the whole season with the RoughRiders, where he registered a 7–3 record with a 4.17 ERA and 75 strikeouts over 101+1⁄3 innings pitched.[9] He appeared in the Texas League's all-star game in 2019.[1] On March 26, 2020, the Rangers released Arredondo.[10]
On April 17, 2020, Arredondo signed with the Tigres de Quintana Roo of the Mexican League, the team with whom he had started his career.[11] Arredondo did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the Mexican League season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[12] On December 12, Arredondo was traded to the Acereros de Monclova of the Mexican League.[11]
Arizona Diamondbacks
editOn January 12, 2021, Arredondo signed a minor league contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks organization.[13] He began the season with the Double-A Amarillo Sod Poodles, posting a 4–1 record with a 3.27 ERA in 14 appearances out of the bullpen. He was later promoted to the Triple-A Reno Aces.[14] He elected free agency following the season.
Acereros de Monclova
editOn February 14, 2022, Arredondo signed with the Acereros de Monclova of the Mexican League.[15]
International career
editArredondo pitches for the Tomateros de Culiacán of the Mexican Pacific League, and competed at the 2021 Caribbean Series.[16]
In July 2021, Arredondo was a last-minute addition to Team Mexico at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[17] He replaced Héctor Velázquez, who did not make the trip to Tokyo after testing positive for COVID-19.[18]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Acereros: Édgar Arredondo fortalece el pitcheo de los campeones". MiLB.com (in Spanish). Retrieved July 26, 2021.
- ^ "'Me temblaban las manos y los pies': Édgar Arredondo". www.noroeste.com.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved July 25, 2021.
- ^ "Edgar Arredondo firma con Rangers de Texas". MiLB.com (in Spanish). Retrieved July 26, 2021.
- ^ "Edgar Arredondo Mexican, Minor & Winter Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ "2018 Down East Rotation Set". MiLB.com. April 3, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
- ^ "Edgar Arredondo Named Carolina League Pitcher of the Week". MiLB.com. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
- ^ "Arredondo Earns his Second Pitcher of the Week Honor". MiLB.com. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
- ^ "Texas Rangers promote Edgar Arredondo, C.D. Pelham to Double-A; Joe Palumbo to start for Rookie League game". Dallas News. June 22, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
- ^ "EDGAR ARREDONDO, ESTRELLA MEXICANA EN DOBLE A". Puro Beisbol. June 26, 2019. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
- ^ "Rangers da de baja a Edgar Arredondo | Deportes | Noticias | TVP | TVPACIFICO.MX". tvpacifico.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved July 25, 2021.
- ^ a b "Mexican League Transactions | MiLB.com Stats | The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com.
- ^ "Mexican League Cancels 2020 Season". mlb traderumors.com.
- ^ "Snake Bytes: 01/04 - Magical Gifts". AZ Snake Pit. January 4, 2021.
- ^ "Edgar Arredondo, en la antesala de MLB". DEBATE (in Spanish). Retrieved July 25, 2021.
- ^ "ACEREROS YA CUENTA CON ÉDGAR ARREDONDO". acereros.com.mx (in Spanish). February 14, 2022. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
- ^ "Edgar Arredondo: "Quiero demostrar que los D-Backs no se equivocaron"". DEBATE (in Spanish). Retrieved July 25, 2021.
- ^ "Otro sinaloense más a Tokio 2020; Edgar Arredondo reforzará al equipo de béisbol". DEBATE (in Spanish). Retrieved July 25, 2021.
- ^ "Mexico to replace two pitchers after positive COVID-19 tests, per coach | NBC Olympics". www.nbcolympics.com. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
External links
edit- Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)