Anthony Molina (baseball)
| Anthony Molina | |
|---|---|
| Colorado Rockies – No. 43 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: January 12, 2002 San Joaquín, Carabobo, Venezuela | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| March 28, 2024, for the Colorado Rockies | |
| MLB statistics (through 2024 season) | |
| Win–loss record | 1–1 |
| Earned run average | 6.79 |
| Strikeouts | 41 |
| Teams | |
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Anthony José Molina (born January 12, 2002) is a Venezuelan professional baseball pitcher for the Colorado Rockies of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2024.
Career
[edit]Tampa Bay Rays
[edit]On July 2, 2018, Molina signed with the Tampa Bay Rays as an international free agent.[1] He made his professional debut the following year, logging a 3.23 ERA in 14 games for the Dominican Summer League Rays. Molina did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]
He returned to action in 2021 with the rookie–level Florida Complex League Rays. In 12 appearances, Molina pitched to a 2.61 ERA with 36 strikeouts and 2 saves across 31 innings.[3] In 2022, he made 29 appearances split between the Single–A Charleston RiverDogs and High–A Bowling Green Hot Rods, accumulating a 14–2 record and 3.10 ERA with 85 strikeouts in 95+2⁄3 innings pitched.[4]
Molina split the 2023 season between the Double–A Montgomery Biscuits and Triple–A Durham Bulls. Working primarily as a starting pitcher, he made 28 appearances (27 starts) and registered a 5–7 record and 4.50 ERA with 102 strikeouts across 122 innings of work.[5]
Colorado Rockies
[edit]On December 6, 2023, the Rockies selected Molina from the Rays in the Rule 5 draft.[6][7] After competing for a spot on Colorado's Opening Day roster during spring training,[8] the team announced that he had made the roster.[9] Molina made his MLB debut on March 28, 2024, which was Opening Day.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Anthony Molina Stats, Age, Position, Height, Weight, Fantasy & News". milb.com. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
- ^ "2020 Minor League Baseball season cancelled". mlb.com. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
- ^ "Anthony Molina - Stats - Pitching". fangraphs.com. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
- ^ "Anthony Molina - Baseball Stats". thebaseballcube.com. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
- ^ "Colorado Rockies prospects: No. 27, Anthony Molina". purplerow.com. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
- ^ Mayo, Jonathan (December 6, 2023). "2023 Rule 5 Draft results: Pick by pick". MLB.com. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
- ^ "Rockies snag young righty from Rays, you'll see him in Denver". December 6, 2023.
- ^ "Rule 5 pick Molina learning about MLB life from Rox starters". MLB.com. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
- ^ "NL West Notes: McCarthy, Barnhart, Molina, Slater". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Living people
- 2002 births
- Sportspeople from Carabobo
- Major League Baseball players from Venezuela
- Major League Baseball pitchers
- Colorado Rockies players
- Dominican Summer League Rays players
- Bravos de Margarita players
- Florida Complex League Rays players
- Charleston RiverDogs players
- Bowling Green Hot Rods players
- Montgomery Biscuits players
- Durham Bulls players