Edwin Daniel Uceta (born January 9, 1998) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2021 with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
| Edwin Uceta | |
|---|---|
| Arizona Diamondbacks – No. 66 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: (1998-01-09) January 9, 1998 (age 24) Villa Los Almácigos, Dominican Republic | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 30, 2021, for the Los Angeles Dodgers | |
| MLB statistics (through 2022 season) | |
| Win–loss record | 0–3 |
| Earned run average | 6.27 |
| Strikeouts | 38 |
| Teams | |
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Uceta signed with the Dodgers organization on July 2, 2016, for $10,000, when he was 16 years old by Dodger Scout Matthew Doppelt[1] and spent that season with the Dominican Summer League Dodgers, where he was 2–1 with a 1.72 ERA in 31+1⁄3 innings over 11 games (3 starts)[2] The following season, he was assigned to the Ogden Raptors of the rookie-class Pioneer League, where he was the starting pitcher in the league championship game that the Raptors won.[3] In 2018, he was promoted to the Class-A Great Lakes Loons of the Midwest League and recognized as one of the Dodgers top-30 prospects by MLB Pipeline.[1] He was 5–6 with a 3.2 ERA in 20 starts for the Loons.[2] He split the 2019 season between the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes of the California League and the Tulsa Drillers of the Texas League, pitching to a combined 11–2 record and 2.77 ERA in 26 games (24 of them starts).[2] He was a mid-season all-star for the Quakes[4] and started the Texas League Championship Game and pitched four scoreless innings though the Drillers lost the game late.[5]
The Dodgers added Uceta to their 40-man roster after the 2020 season.[6] On April 29, 2021, Uceta was promoted to the major leagues for the first time.[7] He made his debut the next day as the starting pitcher against the Milwaukee Brewers. In the game, he took the loss as he allowed four hits and two runs in two innings while recording his first MLB strikeout of Travis Shaw.[8] He pitched in 14 games for the Dodgers major league squad, with a record of 0–3 and a 6.64 ERA over 20+1⁄3 innings.[9] In the minor leagues, he appeared in 10 games (with three starts) for the Triple-A Oklahoma City Dodgers, with a 4.71 ERA and a 2–3 record.[2] He was designated for assignment by the Dodgers on October 21, 2021.[10]
On October 27, Uceta was claimed off of waivers by the Arizona Diamondbacks.[11]