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Jesús Rafael Tinoco (born April 30, 1995) is a Venezuelan professional baseball pitcher for the Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Colorado Rockies and Miami Marlins.

Jesús Tinoco
Tinoco in the 2018 All-Star Futures Game
Texas Rangers – No. 63
Pitcher
Born: (1995-04-30) April 30, 1995 (age 27) Maturín, Venezuela
Bats: Right Throws: Right
MLB debut
May 31, 2019, for the Colorado Rockies
MLB statistics (through 2022 season)
Win–loss record	0–3
Earned run average	4.05
Strikeouts	52
Teams
Colorado Rockies (2019) Miami Marlins (2020) Colorado Rockies (2020–2021) Texas Rangers (2022–present)

Career

Toronto Blue Jays

Tinoco signed with the Toronto Blue Jays as an international free agent in September 2011. He made his professional debut in 2012 with the DSL Blue Jays where he was 0-4 with a 4.14 ERA in 12 games (seven starts). He also played in two games for the GCL Blue Jays at the end of the season. In 2013, he played for the GCL Blue Jays where he compiled a 0-5 record and 5.09 ERA in 12 games (nine starts) and in 2014 he pitched with the Bluefield Blue Jays where he was 1-9 with a 4.95 ERA in 13 games (12 starts). Tinoco began 2015 with the Lansing Lugnuts.

Colorado Rockies

On July 28, 2015, the Blue Jays traded him, along with José Reyes, Miguel Castro and Jeff Hoffman to the Colorado Rockies for Troy Tulowitzki and LaTroy Hawkins.[1] Colorado assigned him to the Asheville Tourists and he finished the season there. In 22 starts between the two teams, he pitched to a 7-6 record and 2.97 ERA. He spent 2016 with Asheville and the Modesto Nuts where he compiled a combined 3-11 record and 6.86 ERA in twenty starts and 2017 with the Lancaster JetHawks where he posted an 11-4 record and 4.67 ERA in 24 starts.[2]

The Rockies added him to their 40-man roster after the 2017 season.[3] He spent 2018 with the Hartford Yard Goats, going 9-12 with a 4.79 ERA in 26 starts.[4] He began 2019 with the Albuquerque Isotopes.[5]

On May 31, 2019, he was called up to the major leagues for the first time.[6] In the game that evening, he made his MLB debut pitching a scoreless ninth inning in a win over the Blue Jays, the team that had traded him.[7]

Miami Marlins

On August 13, 2020, the Rockies traded Tinoco to the Miami Marlins in exchange for Chad Smith.[8] Tinoco was designated for assignment by the Marlins on August 30.

Second Stint with Rockies

On September 3, 2020, Tinoco was claimed off waivers by the Rockies.[9] On November 20, 2020, Tinoco was designated for assignment.[10]

On July 28, 2021, Tinoco's contract was selected by the Rockies.[11]

Texas Rangers

On December 3, 2021, Tinoco signed a minor league contract with the Texas Rangers.[12] On June 10, 2022, Texas selected Tinoco's contract as a COVID replacement player.[13] He was returned to the minors on June 20. On October 4, 2022, he gave up a home run to Aaron Judge, his 62nd of the season to break the long-standing AL record previously held by Roger Maris.

See also

• List of Major League Baseball players from Venezuela

References

External links

• Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)

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