Jorge Luis Alcalá (born July 28, 1995) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the Minnesota Twins of Major League Baseball (MLB).
| Jorge Alcalá | |
|---|---|
 Alcalá with the Minnesota Twins in 2024 | |
| Minnesota Twins – No. 66 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: July 28, 1995 Bajos de Haina, Dominican Republic | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 21, 2019, for the Minnesota Twins | |
| MLB statistics (through August 11, 2024) | |
| Win–loss record | 7–11 |
| Earned run average | 3.38 |
| Strikeouts | 147 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
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Career
editHouston Astros
editAlcalá signed with the Houston Astros as an international free agent in December 2014. He made his professional debut in 2015 with the Dominican Summer League Astros, going 2–0 with a 3.06 ERA in 32.1 innings pitched. He played 2016 with the Gulf Coast Astros, Greeneville Astros and Tri-City ValleyCats, pitching to a combined 3–3 record with a 2.41 ERA in 15 games (ten starts) between the three teams. He played 2017 with the Quad Cities River Bandits and Buies Creek Astros, compiling a 7–6 record with a 3.05 ERA in 22 games (18 starts), and started 2018 with Buies Creek before being promoted to the Corpus Christi Hooks.[1]
Minnesota Twins
editOn July 27, 2018, Alcalá and Gilberto Celestino were traded to the Minnesota Twins in exchange for Ryan Pressly.[2][3] He was assigned to the Chattanooga Lookouts. In 24 games (16 starts) between Buies Creek, Corpus Christi, and Chattanooga, he pitched to a 3–11 record with a 3.81 ERA and a 1.34 WHIP.[4] He split the 2019 minor league season between the Pensacola Blue Wahoos and the Rochester Red Wings, combining to go 6–7 with a 5.47 ERA over 109 innings.[5][6]
On September 14, 2019, the Twins selected Alcalá's contract and promoted him to the major leagues.[7] He made his major league debut on September 21 versus the Kansas City Royals, pitching +2⁄3 of an inning.[8]
With the 2020 Minnesota Twins, Alcalá appeared in 16 games, compiling a 2–1 record with 2.63 ERA and 27 strikeouts in 24.0 innings pitched.[9]
In 2021, Alcalá appeared in 59 games for the Twins. He ended the year with a 3–6 record, a 3.92 ERA, and 61 strikeouts across 59.2 innings.[10]
Alcalá only appeared in 2 games during the 2022 season. Unfortunately, elbow inflammation essentially wiped out his entire season, as he was placed on the injured list 5 games into the year, before being shut down for the season in August.[11] He pitched 2.1 innings, striking out 2 while walking 2 other batters.[12]
On January 13, 2023, Alcalá agreed to a one-year, $790K contract with the Twins, avoiding salary arbitration.[13] On May 16, Alcalá was placed on the injured list with a forearm injury;[14] after undergoing an MRI, he was diagnosed with a radial stress fracture in his right forearm.[15] He was transferred to the 60–day injured list on June 18.[16] On September 10, Alcalá began a rehab assignment with the Low–A Fort Myers Miracle,[17] and was activated from the injured list on October 1.[18]
References
edit- ^ "Astros' Alcala, Saldana lights-out in one-hitter". MiLB.com. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
- ^ "Astros land righty reliever Pressly from Twins". ESPN.com. July 28, 2018. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
- ^ Chandler Rome (July 28, 2018). "Ryan Pressly returns to Texas to bolster Astros' bullpen". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
- ^ "Jorge Alcala Stats, Highlights, Bio – MiLB.com Stats – The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved October 24, 2018.
- ^ Dan Hayes (May 3, 2019). "Twins farm report: Jorge Alcala's rise, Sanó's big day, Kirilloff's debut and more". The Athletic. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
- ^ "Twins minor league update". Star Tribune. August 24, 2019. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
- ^ RotoWire Staff (September 14, 2019). "Twins' Jorge Alcala: Added to big-league roster". CBSSports.com. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
- ^ "Kansas City Royals at Minnesota Twins Box Score, September 21, 2019". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 22, 2019.
- ^ "Jorge Alcala Stats, Fantasy & News | Minnesota Twins". MLB.com.
- ^ "Jorge Alcala Stats".
- ^ "Jorge Alcala Undergoes Season-Ending Elbow Surgery". August 4, 2022.
- ^ "Jorge Alcala Stats".
- ^ "2023 MLB Arbitration Tracker". MLBTradeRumors. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
- ^ "Twins' Jorge Alcala: Will receive MRI on forearm". cbssports.com. May 17, 2023. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
- ^ "Twins' Jorge Alcala: Testing reveals stress fracture". cbssports.com. May 21, 2023. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
- ^ "Twins' Jorge Alcala: Moves to 60-day IL". cbssports.com. June 18, 2023. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
- ^ "Twins' Jorge Alcala: Begins rehab assignment". cbssports.com. September 10, 2023. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
- ^ "Twins' Jorge Alcala: Activated Sunday". cbssports.com. October 2023. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
External links
edit- Career statistics from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet