Reiver Sanmartín

Reiver José Sanmartín (born April 15, 1996) is a Colombian professional baseball pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2021.

Reiver Sanmartín
Cincinnati Reds – No. 52
Pitcher
Born: (1996-04-15) April 15, 1996
Cartagena, Colombia
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
MLB debut
September 27, 2021, for the Cincinnati Reds
MLB statistics
(through April 26, 2022)
Win–loss record2–3
Earned run average6.91
Strikeouts21
Teams

Career

Texas Rangers

Sanmartin signed as an international free agent with the Texas Rangers on July 2, 2015.[1] Sanmartin spent the 2016 and 2017 season with the DSL Rangers of the Rookie-level Dominican Summer League; going 0–1 with a 5.23 ERA over 10+1⁄3 innings in 2016, and 7–1 with a 2.35 ERA and 56 strikeouts over 61+1⁄3 innings in 2017.[2] He split the 2017 season between the Spokane Indians of the Class A Short Season Northwest League and the Hickory Crawdads of the Class A South Atlantic League, going a combined 7–2 with a 2.45 ERA and 56 strikeouts over 66 innings.[3]

New York Yankees

On November 20, 2017, Sanmartin was traded to the New York Yankees in exchange for Ronald Herrera.[4] Sanmartin split the 2018 season between the Staten Island Yankees, the Charleston RiverDogs, the Tampa Tarpons, and the Trenton Thunder. Between the four levels, he posted a combined 5–7 record with a 2.81 ERA and 58 strikeouts over 67+1⁄3 innings.[2]

Cincinnati Reds

On January 21, 2019, Sanmartin and Sonny Gray were traded to the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Shed Long Jr. and draft pick compensation.[5] Sanmartin split the 2019 season between the Daytona Tortugas, and the Chattanooga Lookouts, going a combined 4–12 with a 4.05 ERA and 114 strikeouts over 122+1⁄3 innings.[6] He did not play in 2020 due to the cancellation of the Minor League Baseball season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Sanmartin split the 2021 minor league season between Chattanooga and the Louisville Bats, going a combined 10–2 with a 3.32 ERA and 112 strikeouts over 100+1⁄3 innings.[7][8]

On September 27, 2021, Sanmartin’s contract was selected to the active roster to make his MLB debut versus the Pittsburgh Pirates.[9]

References
  1. Communications, Reds (January 21, 2019). "Reds Acquire Righthander Sonny Gray From Yankees Sign All-Star Pitcher To 3-Year Contract". WRGT. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
  2. "Reiver Sanmartin Minor & Winter Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 26, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. "Yankees trade RHP Herrera to Rangers". ESPN.com. November 20, 2017. Retrieved September 26, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. "Yankees acquire minor league pitcher Sanmartin from Rangers". USA Today. Retrieved September 26, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. Thosar, Deesha (January 21, 2021). "Yankees' Sonny Gray has been traded to the Reds". SportsNet New York. Retrieved September 26, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. Moryan, Angela (May 2, 2021). "Three top Reds prospects tabbed for Lookouts". WDEF-TV. Retrieved September 26, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. Sheldon, Mark (September 25, 2021). "Miley (neck) lands on IL; season likely over". MLB.com. Retrieved September 26, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. Armenteros De La Hoz, Ernesto (September 26, 2021). "Rojos de Cincinnati suben a Reiver Sanmartín". El Universal (in European Spanish). Retrieved September 26, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. Nightengale, Bobby (September 26, 2021). "Three things to know about Reds pitcher Reiver Sanmartin, who will debut vs. Pirates". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved September 26, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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