Daniel Jesús Palencia (born February 5, 2000) is a Venezuelan professional baseball pitcher for the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2023.
| Daniel Palencia | |
|---|---|
| Chicago Cubs – No. 48 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: February 5, 2000 San Carlos, Venezuela | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| July 4, 2023, for the Chicago Cubs | |
| MLB statistics (through 2024 season) | |
| Win–loss record | 5–4 |
| Earned run average | 5.02 |
| Strikeouts | 49 |
| Teams | |
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Career
editOakland Athletics
editPalencia signed with the Oakland Athletics as an international free agent on February 13, 2020.[1] Palencia did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] He made his professional debut in 2021 with the Single–A Stockton Ports. In 6 starts for Stockton, he struggled to an 0–2 record and 6.91 ERA with 14 strikeouts in 14+1⁄3 innings pitched.[3]
Chicago Cubs
editOn July 26, 2021, Palencia, along with Greg Deichmann, was traded to the Chicago Cubs for Andrew Chafin.[4] He started his Cubs career pitching for the Single–A Myrtle Beach Pelicans. In 2022, Palencia played for the High–A South Bend Cubs, making 21 appearances (20 starts) and logging a 3.94 ERA with 98 strikeouts across 75+1⁄3 innings pitched.[5]
Palencia began the 2023 season with the Double–A Tennessee Smokies. In 18 games split between Tennessee and the Triple–A Iowa Cubs, he registered a 6.83 ERA with 36 strikeouts and 2 saves in 29.0 innings pitched. On July 4, 2023, Palencia was promoted to the major leagues for the first time, winning his debut in extra innings.[6] In 27 relief outings in his rookie campaign, he logged a 5–3 record and 4.45 ERA with 33 strikeouts across 28+1⁄3 innings pitched.
Palencia was optioned to Triple–A Iowa to begin the 2024 season.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Cubs prospect Daniel Palencia's inspiring journey to become a professional pitcher | Chicago Cubs News". April 18, 2022.
- ^ "2020 Minor League Baseball season cancelled". mlb.com. Retrieved July 4, 2023.
- ^ "Daniel Palencia Stats & Scouting Report". baseballamerica.com. Retrieved July 4, 2023.
- ^ "A's acquire Chafin from Cubs for 2 minor leaguers". July 27, 2021.
- ^ "Daniel Palencia - Stats - Pitching". fangraphs.com. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
- ^ "Cubs' Daniel Palencia: Added to big-league roster". CBSSports.com. July 4, 2023. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
- ^ "Cubs' Daniel Palencia: Demoted to Triple-A". CBSSports.com. March 21, 2024. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
External links
edit- Career statistics from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)