Ariel Miranda

Ariel Miranda Gil (born January 10, 1989) is a Cuban professional baseball pitcher for the Saraperos de Saltillo of the Mexican League. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Baltimore Orioles and Seattle Mariners, Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks, the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) for the Chinatrust Brothers, and the KBO League for the Doosan Bears.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Miranda and the second or maternal family name is Gil.
Ariel Miranda
Miranda with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks in 2019
Saraperos de Saltillo – No. 57
Pitcher
Born: (1989-01-10) January 10, 1989
Havana, Cuba
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Professional debut
MLB: July 3, 2016, for the Baltimore Orioles
NPB: August 8, 2018, for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
CPBL: April 12, 2020, for the Chinatrust Brothers
KBO: April 7, 2021, for the Doosan Bears
MLB statistics
(through 2018 season)
Win–loss record13–9
Earned run average4.72
Strikeouts186
NPB statistics
(through 2019 season)
Win–loss record13–6
Earned run average3.37
Strikeouts98
CPBL statistics
(through 2020 season)
Win–loss record10–8
Earned run average3.80
Strikeouts170
KBO statistics
(through 2022 season)
Win–loss record14–5
Earned run average2.58
Strikeouts233
Teams
Career highlights and awards
NPB

KBO

Career

Miranda played in the Cuban National Series from 2007 to 2013.[1] He defected from Cuba to pursue a career in Major League Baseball (MLB).[2]

Baltimore Orioles
Miranda pitching for the Baltimore Orioles in 2016 spring training

On May 23, 2015, Miranda signed a minor league deal with the Baltimore Orioles on May 23, 2015.[3][4] He made his major league debut for the Orioles on July 3 against the Seattle Mariners, pitching 2 innings of relief giving up 3 runs off 4 hits and striking out 4.

Seattle Mariners

On July 31, 2016, the Orioles traded Miranda to the Seattle Mariners for Wade Miley.[5] The 2017 Mariners roster was crippled by player injuries, specifically to the starting rotation, and Miranda was one of the only starters to consistently stay in the rotation without injuring himself or being sent down. On June 4, Miranda pitched his first complete game, a 7-1 win against the Tampa Bay Rays. For the season, he finished with a record of 8-7 in 31 games, 29 starts for the Mariners. He allowed 37 home runs in 160 innings pitched while striking out 137.

Miranda was released by the Mariners on July 4, 2018.[6]

Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks

On July 17, 2018, he signed with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball. On August 18, he pitched against the Orix Buffaloes as a starting pitcher, and won the game for the first time in the Pacific League.[7] In the 2018 season, he finished the regular season with 5 games pitched, a 6–1 win–loss record, a 1.89 ERA, and 40 strikeouts in 47 2/3 innings. On October 30, he pitched against the Hiroshima Toyo Carp as a starting pitcher, and won the game in the 2018 Japan Series.

In the 2019 season, Miranda finished the regular season with 18 games pitched, a 7–5 win–loss record, a 4.19 ERA, one save, and 58 strikeouts in 86 innings. And he was selected to the Japan Series roster in the 2019 Japan Series.[8] On November 28, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks announced that team will not sign with Miranda for next season.[9] On December 2, 2019, he became a free agent.[10]

Chinatrust Brothers

On January 7, 2020, Miranda signed with the Chinatrust Brothers of the Chinese Professional Baseball League.[11]

Doosan Bears

On December 23, 2020, Miranda signed a one-year deal with the Doosan Bears that will be worth up to $800,000.[12] On October 24, 2021, Miranda struck out Hong Chang-ki of the LG Twins to record his 224th strikeout of the season. This surpassed the 37-year-old KBO strikeout record previously held by Choi Dong-won.[13] Miranda finished the season with 225 total strikeouts, and won the Choi Dong-won Award as the league's best pitcher for the 2021 KBO League season.[14] Miranda led the KBO with a 2.33 ERA and 225 strikeouts, both setting new single-season records. He won the KBO League Most Valuable Player Award and the Choi Dong-won Award, presented annually to the top pitcher in South Korea, earlier this month.[15]

On December 24, 2021, Miranda re-signed with the Bears for the 2022 season on a one-year, $1.9 million deal.[16] He was released by the team on July 13, 2022 after suffering a shoulder injury.[17]

Saraperos de Saltillo

On March 13, 2023, Miranda signed with the Saraperos de Saltillo of the Mexican League.[18]

References
  1. "Promesa de la pelota cubana muy cerca de poder negociar con Grandes Ligas". elnuevoherald. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  2. "Nuevos agentes libres cubanos tocan a las puertas de las Mayores". elnuevoherald. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  3. "Orioles agree to deal with Cuban pitcher Miranda". Comcast SportsNet – CSNNE.com. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  4. Baltimore Sun (May 23, 2015). "Baltimore Orioles promote former Navy pitcher Oliver Drake and agree to terms with Cuban left-hander Ariel Miranda". baltimoresun.com. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  5. "Mariners deal Wade Miley to Orioles". MLB.com.
  6. "Mariners to cut ties with lefty Ariel Miranda". MLB.com.
  7. "Nikkan Sports baseball news (Japanese) ソフトバンクが2連勝、オリックス・ローチ初黒星". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). August 18, 2018. Retrieved November 30, 2019.
  8. "Nippon Professional Baseball (Japanese) SMBC日本シリーズ2019 出場資格者名簿（福岡ソフトバンクホークス）". NPB.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved November 28, 2019.
  9. "Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Press release (Japanese) 2019/11/28(木) プレスリリース 来季契約について". Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Official site (in Japanese). November 28, 2019. Retrieved November 30, 2019.
  10. "2019年度 自由契約選手". NPB.jp 日本野球機構 (in Japanese). Retrieved December 22, 2019.
  11. "Chinatrust Brothers Sign Ariel Miranda". January 7, 2020. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
  12. "KBO's Bears acquire new pitcher, re-sign DH from Cuba". Yonhap News Agency. December 23, 2020. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
  13. "Bears' ace Ariel Miranda breaks KBO single-season strikeout record". 24 October 2021.
  14. "Reference at en.yna.co.kr". 12 November 2021.
  15. "(LEAD) Bears' ace Ariel Miranda voted 2021 KBO MVP". 29 November 2021.
  16. "Reigning KBO MVP Ariel Miranda back with Doosan Bears". 24 December 2021.
  17. "두산, 지난 시즌 MVP 투수 미란다 방출" (in Korean). 14 July 2022.
  18. https://www.milb.com/mexican/news/lmb-movimientos-en-listas-de-reserva-14-de-marzo-de-2023
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