Andrew Suárez

Andrew Jose Suárez (born September 11, 1992) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the San Francisco Giants. He has also played in the KBO League for the LG Twins and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows. The Giants selected Suárez in the second round of the 2015 Major League Baseball draft.

Andrew Suárez
Suárez with the San Francisco Giants, 2020
St. Louis Cardinals – No. 31
Pitcher
Born: (1992-09-11) September 11, 1992
Miami, Florida, U.S.
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Professional debut
MLB: April 11, 2018, for the San Francisco Giants
KBO: April 6, 2021, for the LG Twins
NPB: May 12, 2022, for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows
MLB statistics
(through 2023 season)
Win–loss record7–15
Earned run average4.96
Strikeouts177
KBO statistics
(through 2021 season)
Win–loss record10–2
Earned run average2.18
Strikeouts126
NPB statistics
(through 2022 season)
Win–loss record0-0
Earned run average6.23
Strikeouts16
Teams

Early life

Suárez attended Christopher Columbus High School in Miami, Florida.[1] He is of Cuban descent.[2] In 2010, he had a 5–1 win–loss record with a 1.51 earned run average (ERA), and was named First Team All-Dade County and FHSAA Class 6-A Pitcher of the Year.[3] In 2011 he was 5–3 with a 1.65 ERA and 58 strikeouts in 34 innings pitched, and was All-Dade County First Team and an AFLAC All-American.[3]

College career

He enrolled at the University of Miami to play college baseball for the Miami Hurricanes baseball team. As a Hurricane, Suárez became a top prospect.[4] The Washington Nationals selected Suárez in the second round, with the 57th overall selection, of the 2014 MLB draft.[5][6] He chose to return to Miami for his senior year,[7][1][8] in order to earn his degree and attempt to improve his draft status for 2015.[9]

Professional career

Minor leagues (2015–2018)

The Toronto Blue Jays selected Suárez in the ninth round of the 2011 MLB draft, but he did not sign. The San Francisco Giants selected Suárez in the second round, with the 61st overall selection, of the 2015 MLB draft.[10] Suárez signed with the Giants for a signing bonus of $1,010,100, and made three appearances with the Arizona Giants of the rookie-level Arizona League before he was promoted to the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes of the Low–A Northwest League.[11][12] In August, the Giants promoted Suárez to the San Jose Giants of the High–A California League.[13] In 39.1 total innings pitched between the three teams, he posted a 2–0 record and 1.60 ERA.

Suárez began the 2016 season in San Jose, and was promoted to the Richmond Flying Squirrels of the Double–A Eastern League; he finished the season with a combined 9–8 record and 3.63 ERA in 24 total games started between both teams. In 2017, he started the season with Richmond and was promoted to the Sacramento River Cats of the Triple–A Pacific Coast League.[14] In 26 total games (24 starts) between Richmond and Sacramento, Suárez pitched to a 10–10 record and 3.30 ERA with a 1.34 WHIP.[15]

The Giants invited Suárez to spring training as a non-roster player in 2018.[16]

Major leagues (2018–2020)

The Giants promoted Suárez to the major leagues on April 11, 2018,[17] and he made his debut that same night at AT&T Park against the Arizona Diamondbacks. He started the game and pitched 5.1 innings, giving up four earned runs on four hits along with striking out seven and walking none; he received a loss as Arizona defeated the Giants 7–3.[18] In 2018 with Sacramento and San Jose he was 2–0 with a 1.16 ERA in four starts.[19] In 2018 with the Giants he was 7–13 with a 4.49 ERA, as in 29 starts he pitched 160.1 innings.[19]

In 2019 with Sacramento he was 7–6 with a 5.73 ERA in 18 games (15 starts) in which he pitched 88 innings.[19] That season with the Giants he was 0–2 with a 5.79 ERA, as in 21 games (2 starts) he pitched 32.2 innings.[19]

LG Twins (2021)

On January 4, 2021, the Giants sold Suárez's rights to the LG Twins of the KBO League.[20] That same day, he signed a one-year $600,000 deal with the Twins. Suárez made 23 appearances for the Twins, posting a 2.18 ERA and 126 strikeouts. He became a free agent following the season.

Tokyo Yakult Swallows (2022)

On December 20, 2021, Suárez signed with the Tokyo Yakult Swallows of Nippon Professional Baseball.[21] In 2022, Suárez made 6 appearances for the Swallows, struggling to 6.23 ERA with 16 strikeouts in 21.2 innings pitched. He became a free agent after the 2022 season.

St. Louis Cardinals

On January 27, 2023, Suárez signed a minor league contract with the St. Louis Cardinals organization.[22] In 28 games for the Triple–A Memphis Redbirds, he recorded a 4.08 ERA with 69 strikeouts in 64.0 innings of work. On July 24, the Cardinals selected Suárez's contract, adding him to the major league roster.[23]

References
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  2. "2020 MLB Season: What Cubans are in each 60 man pool". June 29, 2020.
  3. "Andrew Suarez – Baseball – University of Miami Athletics". Hurricanesports.com. June 26, 2017. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  4. "Baseball: UM's Andrew Suarez is top local 2014 draft prospect, Park Vista alum Trea Turner No. 3 overall – Canes Watch". palmbeachpost.com. Retrieved June 24, 2015.
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  12. "San Francisco Giants second-rounder Andrew Suarez throws five one-hit frames for Salem-Keizer Volcanoes – MiLB.com News – The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved August 21, 2015.
  13. "San Francisco Giants second-rounder Andrew Suarez twirls four one-hit innings in California League debut for San Jose – MiLB.com News – The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved August 21, 2015.
  14. Pavlovic, Alex (July 28, 2017). "Down on the Farm: Giants prospect Suarez sets season-high with nine Ks | NBCS Bay Area". Csnbayarea.com. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
  15. "Andrew Suarez Stats, Highlights, Bio – MiLB.com Stats – The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved February 18, 2018.
  16. Fracassa, Dominic (February 28, 2018). "Ty Blach, Andrew Suarez engage in Giants' rotation competition". SFChronicle.com. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
  17. "Giants' Suarez to make major-league debut against Diamondbacks". Fox Sports. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
  18. RotoWire Staff (April 12, 2018). "Giants' Andrew Suarez: Gives up four runs but strikes out seven in debut". CBSSports.com. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
  19. "Andrew Suarez College & Minor Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  20. "Giants Sign Curt Casali".
  21. "Andrew Suarez Signs With NPB's Yakult Swallows".
  22. "Cardinals' Andrew Suarez: Lands NRI from St. Louis". cbssports. Retrieved January 27, 2023.
  23. "Cardinals' Andrew Suarez: Contract selected by St. Louis". cbssports.com. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
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