Reiver Sanmartín

Reiver José Sanmartín (born April 15, 1996) is a Colombian professional baseball pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2021.

Reiver Sanmartín
Cincinnati Reds – No. 52
Pitcher
Born: (1996-04-15) April 15, 1996
Cartagena, Colombia
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
MLB debut
September 27, 2021, for the Cincinnati Reds
MLB statistics
(through 2023 season)
Win–loss record7–4
Earned run average5.77
Strikeouts71
Teams

Career

Texas Rangers

Sanmartin signed as an international free agent with the Texas Rangers on July 2, 2015.[1] Sanmartin spent the 2016 and 2017 season with the DSL Rangers of the Rookie-level Dominican Summer League; going 0–1 with a 5.23 ERA over 10+1⁄3 innings in 2016, and 7–1 with a 2.35 ERA and 56 strikeouts over 61+1⁄3 innings in 2017.[2] He split the 2017 season between the Spokane Indians of the Low-A Northwest League and the Hickory Crawdads of the Single-A South Atlantic League, going a combined 7–2 with a 2.45 ERA and 56 strikeouts over 66 innings.[3]

New York Yankees

On November 20, 2017, Sanmartin was traded to the New York Yankees in exchange for Ronald Herrera.[4] Sanmartin split the 2018 season between the Low-A Staten Island Yankees, the Single-A Charleston RiverDogs, the High-A Tampa Tarpons, and the Double-A Trenton Thunder. Between the four levels, he posted a combined 5–7 record with a 2.81 ERA and 58 strikeouts over 67+1⁄3 innings.[2]

Cincinnati Reds

On January 21, 2019, Sanmartin and Sonny Gray were traded to the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Shed Long Jr. and draft pick compensation.[5] Sanmartin split the 2019 season between the High-A Daytona Tortugas, and the Double-A Chattanooga Lookouts, going a combined 4–12 with a 4.05 ERA and 114 strikeouts over 122+1⁄3 innings.[6]

He did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the Minor League Baseball season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[7] Sanmartin split the 2021 minor league season between Chattanooga and the Triple-A Louisville Bats, going a combined 10–2 with a 3.32 ERA and 112 strikeouts over 100+1⁄3 innings.[8][9]

On September 27, 2021, Sanmartin’s contract was selected to the active roster to make his MLB debut versus the Pittsburgh Pirates.[10] In two starts in his rookie campaign, Sanmartin logged a pristine 1.54 ERA with 11 strikeouts in 11.2 innings of work. Sanmartin spent the 2022 season mainly working out of the Reds' bullpen, making 45 appearances (4 starts) and registering a 4-4 record and 6.32 ERA with 47 strikeouts in 57.0 innings pitched.[11]

Sanmartin began the 2023 season working out of Cincinnati's bullpen as a situational reliever.[12] In 14 games, he struggled to a 7.07 ERA with 13 strikeouts in 14.0 innings pitched. On May 7, he departed an appearance against the Chicago White Sox with what was described as left elbow soreness.[13] He was placed on the 60-day injured list on May 14 with a stress reaction in his left elbow.[14] On July 7, Sanmartin underwent season–ending UCL surgery.[15]

References
  1. Communications, Reds (January 21, 2019). "Reds Acquire Righthander Sonny Gray From Yankees Sign All-Star Pitcher To 3-Year Contract". WRGT. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
  2. "Reiver Sanmartin Minor & Winter Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
  3. "Yankees trade RHP Herrera to Rangers". ESPN.com. November 20, 2017. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
  4. "Yankees acquire minor league pitcher Sanmartin from Rangers". USA Today. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
  5. Thosar, Deesha (January 21, 2021). "Yankees' Sonny Gray has been traded to the Reds". SportsNet New York. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
  6. Moryan, Angela (May 2, 2021). "Three top Reds prospects tabbed for Lookouts". WDEF-TV. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
  7. "2020 Minor League Baseball season cancelled". mlb.com. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
  8. Sheldon, Mark (September 25, 2021). "Miley (neck) lands on IL; season likely over". MLB.com. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
  9. Armenteros De La Hoz, Ernesto (September 26, 2021). "Rojos de Cincinnati suben a Reiver Sanmartín". El Universal (in European Spanish). Retrieved September 26, 2021.
  10. Nightengale, Bobby (September 26, 2021). "Three things to know about Reds pitcher Reiver Sanmartin, who will debut vs. Pirates". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
  11. "Reds' Reiver Sanmartin: Called up from Triple-A". cbssports.com. June 13, 2022. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
  12. "Reds' Reiver Sanmartin: Situational reliever". cbssports.com. April 2, 2023. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
  13. "Reds' Reiver Sanmartin: Dealing with sore elbow". cbssports.com. May 8, 2023. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
  14. "Reds' Reiver Sanmartin: Moved to 60-day IL". cbssports.com. May 14, 2023. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
  15. "Reds' Reiver Sanmartin: Undergoes season-ending surgery". cbssports.com. Retrieved July 30, 2023.
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