Roenis Elías

Roenis Elías

Elías with the Seattle Mariners
Boston Red Sox – No. 51
Pitcher
Born: (1988-08-01) August 1, 1988
Guantánamo, Cuba
Bats: Left Throws: Left
MLB debut
April 3, 2014, for the Seattle Mariners
MLB statistics
(through 2016 season)
Win–loss record 15–21
Earned run average 4.21
Strikeouts 243
WHIP 1.34
Teams

Roenis Elías (/roʊˈɛniːs/ /ɛˈliːəs/; roh-EN-ees e-LEE-ǝs;[1] born August 1, 1988) is a left-handed Cuban professional baseball pitcher for the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played in MLB for the Seattle Mariners.

Professional career

Seattle Mariners

Elias defected from Cuba in 2010, hoping to sign a contract with a Major League Baseball team.[2] He signed a minor league contract with the Seattle Mariners on May 3, 2011.[3] He made his debut that season and pitched in games for the Pulaski Mariners, Arizona League Mariners and Clinton LumberKings. Overall he went 5–2 with a 4.28 earned run average (ERA) and 41 strikeouts over  48 1⁄3 innings pitched.

In 2012 he played for the High Desert Mavericks. He started 26 games, finishing with an 11–6 record, 3.76 ERA, 128 strikeouts over  148 1⁄3 innings pitched. He played the 2013 season with the Jackson Generals. He started 22 games, had a 6–11 record and 121 strikeouts over 130 innings.

Invited to Spring Training by the Mariners in 2014, Elias competed for a rotation spot on the Mariners' opening day roster,[4][5] making the team as one of the starting pitchers.[6][7] Elias made his Major League debut April 3, 2014.[8] Against the Detroit Tigers on June 1, Elias recorded the team's first shutout by a rookie since Freddy García in 1999.[9]

Boston Red Sox

On December 7, 2015, the Mariners traded Elías and Carson Smith to the Boston Red Sox for Wade Miley and Jonathan Aro.[10] Elías made his Boston debut in relief on April 23, 2016, against the Houston Astros. In June, he was called up from AAA Pawtucket and faced his former Mariners in his first starting appearance with the Red Sox on June 17, giving up seven runs over four innings. Elías was optioned back to Pawtucket after the game.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Mariners Spring Training Update – Day 29," From the Corner of Edgar & Dave (Seattle Mariners official blog), Wednesday, March 12, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Mavs pitcher Elias left Cuba to chase dream of playing in MLB". Vvdailypress.com. Retrieved March 25, 2014.
  3. ↑ Dutton, Bob. "Rising pitcher Elias keeps Mariners' management interested". Bellinghamherald.com. Retrieved March 25, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Elias emerging as contender for starting rotation". Seattle.mariners.mlb.com. March 15, 2014. Retrieved March 25, 2014.
  5. ↑ Condotta, Bob. "Left-hander Elias hopes to make jump from Class AA to Mariners". Seattletimes.com. Retrieved March 25, 2014.
  6. ↑ Roenis Elias in Seattle's rotation
  7. ↑ Miller to start at shortstop as Mariners make cuts
  8. ↑ Drayer, Shannon (April 3, 2014). "Mariners notebook: Roenis Elias makes his debut". My Northwest.com. Retrieved September 19, 2014.
  9. ↑ Caple, Christian (June 1, 2014). "Roenis Elias pitches three-hit shutout as Mariners beat Tigers, 4-0". The News Tribune. Retrieved June 1, 2014.
  10. ↑ http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mlb-big-league-stew/report--mariners-get-starter-wade-miley-in-trade-with-red-sox-200557371.html
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