Jeremiah Estrada
San Diego Padres
Pitcher
Born: (1998-11-01) November 1, 1998
Rancho Mirage, California, U.S.
Bats: Switch
Throws: Right
MLB debut
August 30, 2022, for the Chicago Cubs
MLB statistics
(through 2023 season)
Win–loss record0–0
Earned run average5.51
Strikeouts21
Teams

Jeremiah Ramiro Estrada (born November 1, 1998) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Chicago Cubs.

Career

Chicago Cubs

Estrada attended Palm Desert High School in Palm Desert, California. He was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the sixth round of the 2017 Major League Baseball draft.[1] He made his professional debut that year with the Arizona League Cubs.[2] He did not pitch in 2018 due to injury and returned in 2019 to play for the Eugene Emeralds before suffering an injury which caused him to undergo Tommy John surgery.[3]

Estrada did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[4] He returned in 2021 to pitch for the Myrtle Beach Pelicans. He started 2022 with the South Bend Cubs and was promoted to the Double–A Tennessee Smokies and Triple–A Iowa Cubs during the season.

On August 30, 2022, Estrada was selected to the 40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time as a COVID-19 replacement player.[5] Estrada made his MLB debut that night against the Toronto Blue Jays, striking out two in a scoreless innings of relief. He was removed from the roster and sent outright to Iowa the following day.[6] On September 1, Estrada was selected back to the major league roster.[7] In 5 appearances in his rookie campaign, he registered a 3.18 ERA with 8 strikeouts in 5+2⁄3 innings of work.

Estrada was optioned to Triple-A Iowa to begin the 2023 season.[8] In 12 games for the Cubs, he struggled to a 6.75 ERA with 13 strikeouts across 10+2⁄3 innings pitched. Following the season on November 2, 2023, Estrada was removed from the 40–man roster and sent outright to Triple–A.[9]

San Diego Padres

On November 6, 2023, Estrada was claimed off waivers by the San Diego Padres.[10]

References

  1. ↑ Brown, Nathan (June 13, 2017). "Palm Desert Aztec Jeremiah Estrada drafted by Chicago Cubs in sixth round". The Desert Sun. Retrieved 2023-11-10.
  2. ↑ "Palm Desert grad Jeremiah Estrada loving life as a Chicago Cub, even if he is the only teenager".
  3. ↑ "The Minor Setback: How Jeremiah Estrada has battled injuries to lead Pelicans bullpen".
  4. ↑ "2020 Minor League Baseball season cancelled". mlb.com. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Cubs' Jeremiah Estrada: Called up from minors". cbssports.com. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Cubs' Jeremiah Estrada: Moves back to Triple-A". cbssports.com. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Cubs' Jeremiah Estrada: Back in big leagues". cbssports.com. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Cubs' Jeremiah Estrada: Sent to Triple-A". cbssports.com. Retrieved 2023-03-21.
  9. ↑ "Cubs' Jeremiah Estrada: Removed from 40-man roster". cbssports.com. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Michael Wacha Opts Out; Padres Give Qualifying Offers to Blake Snell, Josh Hader". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
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