Jeremiah Estrada

Jeremiah Ramiro Estrada (born November 1, 1998) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2022.

Jeremiah Estrada
Chicago Cubs – No. 56
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

Career

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 a minor league game in 2020 due to the season being cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. 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.[4] 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.[5] On September 1, Estrada was selected back to the major league roster.[6] 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.[7]

References
  1. "Palm Desert Aztec Jeremiah Estrada drafted by Chicago Cubs in sixth round".
  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. "Cubs' Jeremiah Estrada: Called up from minors". cbssports.com. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
  5. "Cubs' Jeremiah Estrada: Moves back to Triple-A". cbssports.com. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
  6. "Cubs' Jeremiah Estrada: Back in big leagues". cbssports.com. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
  7. "Cubs' Jeremiah Estrada: Sent to Triple-A". cbssports.com. Retrieved 2023-03-21.


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