Édgar Isaac Arredondo Guzmán (born May 16, 1997) is a Mexican professional baseball pitcher for the Acereros de Monclova of the Mexican League. He is also a member of the Mexican national baseball team, competing in the 2020 Summer Olympics.
| Édgar Arredondo | |
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| Acereros de Monclova | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: (1997-05-16) May 16, 1997 (age 25) Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
Arrendondo made his professional baseball debut for the Tigres de Quintana Roo of the Mexican League on April 18, 2013, when he was 15 years, 11 months, and 2 days old. He became the youngest player to debut in the Mexican League.[1][2]
On July 4, 2013, Arredondo signed a minor league contract with the Texas Rangers organization.[3] Arredondo made his organization debut in 2015, pitching in 11 games for the rookie-level AZL Rangers and posting a 3.97 ERA with 22 strikeouts in 22.2 innings of work. In 2016, Arredondo played for the Dominican Summer League Rangers, registering a 6–2 record and 1.60 ERA with 56 strikeouts in 62.0 innings pitched. The following season, Arredondo played for the Single-A Hickory Crawdads, pitching to a 6–6 record and 3.86 ERA in 22 appearances.[4]
In 2018, Arredondo began the season with the Down East Wood Ducks of the High-A Carolina League.[5] He was twice named the Carolina League's player of the week,[6][7] and played in the Carolina League's all-star game.[1] He was promoted to the Frisco RoughRiders of the Double-A Texas League in June.[8] In 2019, Arredondo spent the whole season with the RoughRiders, where he registered a 7–3 record with a 4.17 ERA and 75 strikeouts over 101+1⁄3 innings pitched.[9] He appeared in the Texas League's all-star game in 2019.[1] On March 26, 2020, the Rangers released Arredondo.[10]
On April 17, 2020, Arredondo signed with the Tigres de Quintana Roo of the Mexican League, the team with whom he had started his career.[11] Arredondo did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the Mexican League season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[12] On December 12, Arredondo was traded to the Acereros de Monclova of the Mexican League.[11]
On January 12, 2021, Arredondo signed a minor league contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks organization.[13] He began the season with the Double-A Amarillo Sod Poodles, posting a 4–1 record with a 3.27 ERA in 14 appearances out of the bullpen. He was later promoted to the Triple-A Reno Aces.[14] He elected free agency following the season.
On February 14, 2022, Arredondo signed with the Acereros de Monclova of the Mexican League.[15]
Arredondo pitches for the Tomateros de Culiacán of the Mexican Pacific League, and competed at the 2021 Caribbean Series.[16]
In July 2021, Arredondo was a last-minute addition to Team Mexico at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[17] He replaced Héctor Velázquez, who did not make the trip to Tokyo after testing positive for COVID-19.[18]
Mexico roster – 2020 Summer Olympics | |
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