José Marcos Torres (born September 24, 1993) is a Venezuelan professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He made his MLB debut in 2016.
| José Torres | |
|---|---|
| Free agent | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: (1993-09-24) September 24, 1993 (age 29) Caracas, Venezuela | |
Bats: Left Throws: Left | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 22, 2016, for the San Diego Padres | |
| MLB statistics (through 2017 season) | |
| Win–loss record | 7–4 |
| Earned run average | 4.04 |
| Strikeouts | 66 |
| Teams | |
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Torres signed as an international free agent with the Oakland Athletics in July 2010. The Athletics began using him exclusively as a relief pitcher during the 2015 season, and he had a 2.56 earned run average in 77+1⁄3 innings pitched mostly for the Beloit Snappers of the Class A Midwest League,[1] while also making three appearances for the Stockton Ports of the Class A-Advanced California League.[2]
After the 2015 season, the Athletics added Torres to their 40-man roster to protect him from being eligible to be selected in the Rule 5 draft on November 20.[2]
The Athletics then traded Torres, Drew Pomeranz, and a player to be named later or cash considerations to the San Diego Padres for Marc Rzepczynski and Yonder Alonso on December 2.[1]
Following the 2016 minor league season, the Padres promoted Torres to the major leagues on September 21.[3] He pitched three innings for the Padres, and was then assigned to the Peoria Javelinas of the Arizona Fall League.[4]
Torres made the Padres' Opening Day roster in 2017.[5] He was 7-4 with a 4.21 ERA, and shared the major league lead in balks, with three.[6]
He was placed on the MLB restricted list by the Padres in February 2018 as a result of an arrest for a domestic violence incident.[7] On June 8, he was suspended for the remainder of the season without pay for violating MLB's personal conduct policy.[8] On October 4, he was designated for assignment after the season was over, and on October 10, he was released after clearing outright waivers.[9]
On May 20, 2021, Torres signed with the Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos of the Mexican League. He was released on August 1, 2022.[10]
Torres was arrested in December 2017 and charged with assault with a deadly weapon, criminal damage, and intimidation as a result of a domestic dispute in Phoenix, Arizona.[7]