Daniel Zamora

Daniel James Zamora (born April 15, 1993) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization. Zamora played college baseball for the Stony Brook Seawolves and was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 40th round of the 2015 draft. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Mets, with whom he made his debut in 2018 and for the Seattle Mariners.

Daniel Zamora
Zamora with the New York Mets in 2019
Pittsburgh Pirates
Pitcher
Born: (1993-04-15) April 15, 1993
Loma Linda, California, U.S.
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
MLB debut
August 17, 2018, for the New York Mets
MLB statistics
(through 2021 season)
Win–loss record3–1
Earned run average4.50
Strikeouts27
Teams

Amateur career

Zamora attended Bishop Amat High School in La Puente, California.[1] Zamora was selected in the 27th round by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 2012 MLB draft, but did not sign.[2] Instead, he enrolled at Stony Brook University, where he played college baseball for the Stony Brook Seawolves.

Zamora struggled in his freshman year in college, making 14 starts and posting a 5.11 ERA in 75.2 innings.[3] He redshirted his 2014 sophomore season after tearing his labrum and missing the entire year.[2] Making his return a redshirt sophomore in 2015, Zamora was deemed the 'ace' of the Stony Brook rotation, making 13 starts and putting up a 3.00 ERA while striking out 80 in 81 innings.[2][3] Zamora was named to the America East All-Conference First Team, leading the conference in strikeouts and helping Stony Brook win the conference championship and reach the NCAA tournament.[4] In 2013, he played collegiate summer baseball in the Cape Cod Baseball League for the Orleans Firebirds,[5] and returned to the league in 2015 to play for the Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox.[6]

Professional career

Pittsburgh Pirates

The Pittsburgh Pirates selected Zamora in the 40th round of the 2015 MLB draft.[7] He played for the Bradenton Marauders of the Class A-Advanced Florida State League in 2017, and was named an All-Star. He also played briefly for the Altoona Curve of the Class AA Eastern League.[8]

New York Mets

The Pirates traded Zamora to the New York Mets for Josh Smoker in January 2018.[9] He began the 2018 season with the Binghamton Rumble Ponies of the Eastern League. The Mets promoted him to the major leagues on August 17.[10] He made his debut that night.[11] He was the first player drafted in the 40th round to make the majors since the draft was shortened to 40 rounds. In his rookie season, Zamora appeared in 16 games, pitching nine innings and striking out 16 with a 3.00 ERA. In 2019 for the Mets, Zamora appeared in 17 games, registering a 5.19 ERA with 8 strikeouts in 8.2 innings of work.[12] He did not appear in a game in the pandemic shortened 2020 season. He was assigned to the Triple-A Syracuse Mets to begin the 2021 season. On May 21, 2021, Zamora was designated for assignment by the Mets.[13]

Seattle Mariners

On May 22, 2021, Zamora was claimed off waivers by the Seattle Mariners.[14] Zamora split time between the Triple-A Tacoma Rainiers and Seattle, but was designated for assignment on June 24 after struggling to a 6.23 ERA in 4 major league appearances.[15] The next day, Zamora cleared waivers and was sent outright to Triple-A Tacoma.[16]

Toros de Tijuana

On February 21, 2022, Zamora signed with the Toros de Tijuana of the Mexican League.

Los Angeles Dodgers

On March 10, 2022, Zamora signed a minor league deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers. He spent the season with their Triple-A franchise in Oklahoma City, pitching in 51 games with a 4–2 record and 3.86 ERA.[17] He elected free agency on November 10, 2022.

Pittsburgh Pirates (second stint)

On December 11, 2022, Zamora signed a minor league deal with the Pittsburgh Pirates.[18]

References
  1. "BASEBALL: Bishop Amat's Zamora, Ruiz combine to no-hit St. Paul – Daily Breeze". Dailybreeze.com. April 8, 2011. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
  2. "Former Bishop Amat pitcher Daniel Zamora beat the odds to reach the big leagues". San Gabriel Valley Tribune. September 5, 2018. Retrieved May 22, 2019.
  3. "Daniel Zamora - Baseball". Stony Brook University Athletics. Retrieved May 22, 2019.
  4. "Stony Brook Claims 5th America East Baseball Title". americaeast.com. Retrieved May 22, 2019.
  5. "Daniel Zamora". pointstreak.com. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  6. "Daniel Zamora". pointstreak.com. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  7. Gaine, Chris (June 30, 2015). "Zamora signs professional contract with Pittsburgh Pirates | The Statesman". Sbstatesman.com. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
  8. "Mets trade Josh Smoker for Stony Brook alum Daniel Zamora". Newsday. January 31, 2018. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
  9. "Mets acquire LHP Daniel Zamora from Pittsburgh". MLB.com. May 24, 2018. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
  10. Daily News Sports Staff (August 17, 2018). "Mets bring up lefty reliever Daniel Zamora from Double-A Binghamton and place Bobby Wahl on DL". NY Daily News. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
  11. Anthony DicComo (May 24, 2018). "Mets recall Daniel Zamora; Bobby Wahl on DL". MLB.com. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
  12. "Daniel Zamora disappointed in his few appearances for the 2019 Mets". October 9, 2019.
  13. "Mets Put Alonso on IL, Select Drury, DFA Zamora".
  14. "Mariners Claim Daniel Zamora from Mets".
  15. "Rays Trade Wyatt Mathisen to Mariners".
  16. "Minor MLB Transactions: 6/25/21".
  17. "2022 Oklahoma City Dodgers". Baseball Reference. Retrieved September 28, 2022.
  18. "Pirates Announce Several Minor League Deals".
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