Daniel Palencia

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.

Not to be confused with Danny Valencia.
Daniel Palencia
Chicago Cubs – No. 48
Pitcher
Born: (2000-02-05) February 5, 2000
San Carlos, Venezuela
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
July 4, 2023, for the Chicago Cubs
MLB statistics
(through 2023 season)
Win–loss record5–3
Earned run average4.45
Strikeouts33
Teams

Career

Oakland Athletics

Palencia 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

On July 26, 2021, Palencia along with Greg Deichmann were traded to the Chicago Cubs for in exchange Andrew Chafin.[4] He started his Cubs career pitching for the Single–A Myrtle Beach Pelicans. In 2022, he played for the High–A South Bend Cubs.

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.[5]

References
  1. "Cubs prospect Daniel Palencia's inspiring journey to become a professional pitcher | Chicago Cubs News". April 18, 2022.
  2. "2020 Minor League Baseball season cancelled". mlb.com. Retrieved July 4, 2023.
  3. "Daniel Palencia Stats & Scouting Report". baseballamerica.com. Retrieved July 4, 2023.
  4. "A's acquire Chafin from Cubs for 2 minor leaguers". July 27, 2021.
  5. "Cubs' Daniel Palencia: Added to big-league roster". cbssports.com. Retrieved July 4, 2023.
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