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 | |
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| Cincinnati Reds – No. 52 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: (1996-04-15) April 15, 1996 (age 26) Cartagena, Colombia | |
Bats: Left Throws: Left | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 27, 2021, for the Cincinnati Reds | |
| MLB statistics (through 2022 season) | |
| Win–loss record | 6–4 |
| Earned run average | 5.50 |
| Strikeouts | 58 |
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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]
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]
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]
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Colombia roster – 2017 World Baseball Classic | |
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