Ronald Bolaños

Ronald Bolaños (born August 23, 1996) is a Cuban professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Diego Padres and Kansas City Royals.

Ronald Bolaños
Bolaños with the Omaha Storm Chasers in 2021
Free agent
Pitcher
Born: (1996-08-23) August 23, 1996
Jaruco, Cuba
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
September 3, 2019, for the San Diego Padres
MLB statistics
(through 2022 season)
Win–loss record0–4
Earned run average5.25
Strikeouts43
Teams

Career

San Diego Padres

Before coming to the United States, Bolaños played for Mayabeque of the Cuban National Series.[1] He signed with the San Diego Padres as an international free agent on August 11, 2016.[2]

Bolaños played for the Fort Wayne TinCaps in 2017, going 5–2 with a 4.42 ERA in 69 innings.[3][4] He spent the 2018 season with the Lake Elsinore Storm, going 6–9 with a 5.11 ERA in 125 innings.[4] Bolaños split the 2019 minor league season between Lake Elsinore and the Amarillo Sod Poodles, combining to go 13–7 with a 3.66 ERA over 129 innings.[5][6]

The Padres selected Bolaños' contract and promoted him to the major leagues for the first time on September 2, 2019.[7] He made his major league debut on September 3 versus the Arizona Diamondbacks, allowing two runs over six innings pitched.[8] Bolaños made three starts and two relief appearances for the Padres in 2019 and ended the season with a 5.95 ERA and 19 strikeouts in 192⁄3 innings.

Kansas City Royals

On July 16, 2020, Bolaños and Franchy Cordero were traded to the Kansas City Royals in exchange for Tim Hill.[9] With the 2020 Kansas City Royals, Bolaños appeared in 2 games, compiling a 0–2 record with 12.27 ERA and 2 strikeouts in 3.2 innings pitched.[10]

On June 18, 2021, Bolaños was placed on the 60-day injured list with a right forearm strain.[11] Bolaños was activated from the injured list on September 12. In only 3 appearances for Kansas City in 2021, he recorded a 1.42 ERA with 10 strikeouts.

Bolaños made 8 appearances for Kansas City in 2022, working to a 4.42 ERA with 12 strikeouts in 18.1 innings pitched. On June 27, 2022, he was designated for assignment following the promotion of Vinnie Pasquantino.[12] He cleared waivers and was sent outright to the Triple-A Omaha Storm Chasers on July 4.[13] In 28 appearances for Omaha to close out the year, he struggled to a 6.26 ERA with 34 strikeouts in 41.2 innings pitched.

Bolaños was released by the Royals organization on March 24, 2023.[14]

Miami Marlins

On April 16, 2023, Bolaños signed a minor league deal with the Miami Marlins. In 16 games (15 starts) for the Triple–A Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp, he struggled to a 3–10 record and 8.63 ERA with 48 strikeouts in 65+2⁄3 innings pitched. On August 3, Bolaños was released by the Marlins organization.[15]

References
  1. Dennis Lin (August 2, 2016). "Padres agree to sign Cuban RHP Ronald Bolanos". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
  2. San Diego Padres (August 11, 2016). "Padres sign Cuban RHP Ronald Bolanos". MLB.com. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
  3. Chris Goff (May 19, 2017). "Touted Cuban prospect Bolanos joins team to fill out six-man rotation". The Journal Gazette. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
  4. Bill Center (February 1, 2019). "PadresOnDeck: Cuban Pitchers Baez, Bolaños, Perez Climbing through Padres' System". Friar Wire. MLB.com. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
  5. Brian Stultz (August 25, 2019). "Bolanos fetches six more zeros for Poodles". MiLB.com. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
  6. Dennis Lin (August 23, 2019). "Padres prospect Owen Miller keeps hitting, moving closer to making a big-league impact". The Athletic. Retrieved September 1, 2019.
  7. Steve Adams (September 2, 2019). "Padres Select Ronald Bolanos". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
  8. Jake Rill (September 3, 2019). "Bolanos' mettle on display in promising debut". MLB.com. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
  9. "Royals land slugging OF Cordero from SD". MLB.com.
  10. "Ronald Bolaños Stats, Fantasy & News". MLB.com.
  11. "Royals Select Anthony Swarzak". 18 June 2021.
  12. "Royals' Ronald Bolaños: Removed from 40-man roster". cbssports.com. 27 June 2022. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
  13. "Royals' Ronald Bolaños: Outrighted to Triple-A". cbssports.com. 4 July 2022. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
  14. "Transactions".
  15. https://www.milb.com/transactions/2023-08-03
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