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Dominican-American baseball player (born 1994) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pedro Julio Payano (born September 27, 1994) is a Dominican-American professional baseball pitcher for the Tigres de Quintana Roo of the Mexican League. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Texas Rangers.
Pedro Payano | |
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Tigres de Quintana Roo – No. 79 | |
Pitcher | |
Born: New York City, New York, U.S. | September 27, 1994|
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
MLB debut | |
July 6, 2019, for the Texas Rangers | |
MLB statistics (through 2019 season) | |
Win–loss record | 1–2 |
Earned run average | 5.73 |
Strikeouts | 17 |
Teams | |
Payano was born in New York City but raised in San Francisco de Macorís, Dominican Republic.[1][2] He signed with the Texas Rangers as an international free agent on June 1, 2012.[3]
Payano spent the 2012, 2013, and 2014 seasons playing for the DSL Rangers of the Rookie-level Dominican Summer League.[4] In 2015, he split the season between the DSL Rangers, AZL Rangers of the Rookie-level Arizona League, and the Hickory Crawdads of the Single–A South Atlantic League, posting a combined 10–2 record with a 1.11 ERA over 87 innings.[5] His 2016 season was spent with Hickory, going 3–3 with a 2.08 ERA in 73.2 innings.[2] He split 2017 between the Down East Wood Ducks of the High–A Carolina League and the Frisco RoughRiders of the Double–A Texas League, going 6–8 with a 3.87 ERA over 134.1 innings.[6][7] He spent the 2018 season with Frisco, going 5–10 with a 5.54 ERA over 118.2 innings.[4] He elected free agency on November 2, 2018,[8] but re-signed with Texas on a minor league contract.[4] He opened the 2019 season back with Frisco, before being promoted to the Nashville Sounds of the Triple-A Pacific Coast League on May 29.[4] Payano combined for a 5–4 record with a 4.93 ERA over 83+1⁄3 innings between the two levels.
On July 6, 2019, the Rangers selected Payano's contract and promoted him to the major leagues.[9] He made his debut that day, pitching a scoreless inning in relief.[10] In 2019, Payano produced a 1–2 record with a 5.73 ERA in 22 MLB innings. Payano was designated for assignment on September 1 and was outrighted to Nashville on September 3.[11] He elected free agency following the season on November 4.[12]
On December 12, 2019, Payano signed a minor league contract with the New York Mets organization.[13] He did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[14] Payano was released on September 5, 2020.
On February 8, 2021, Payano signed a minor league contract with the Detroit Tigers organization.[15] Payano made 25 appearances (24 starts) between the Double-A Erie SeaWolves and the Triple-A Toledo Mud Hens, registering a cumulative 8–8 record and 4.65 ERA with 117 strikeouts in 124.0 innings pitched. He elected free agency following the season on November 7.[16]
On February 1, 2022, Payano signed a minor league contract with the Cincinnati Reds.[17] Payano pitched in 50 games for the Triple-A Louisville Bats, posting a 2–4 record and 3.26 ERA with 62 strikeouts in 60.2 innings of work. He elected free agency following the season on November 10.[18]
On April 19, 2023, Payano signed with the Staten Island FerryHawks of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball.[19] In 22 games for Staten Island, Payano recorded a 1.99 ERA with 20 strikeouts and 5 saves in 22+2⁄3 innings pitched.
On July 6, 2023, Payano's contract was purchased by the Leones de Yucatán of the Mexican League.[19] In 5 appearances down the stretch, he recorded a 5.79 ERA with 5 strikeouts across 4+2⁄3 innings pitched.
Payano made 14 appearances for the Leones in 2024, struggling to an 8.76 ERA with 10 strikeouts across 12+1⁄3 innings of work. He was released by Yucatán on June 16, 2024.[20]
On June 24, 2024, Payano signed with the Tigres de Quintana Roo of the Mexican League.[21]
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