Ronald Bolaños (born August 23, 1996) is a Cuban professional baseball pitcher for the Kansas City Royals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut with the San Diego Padres in 2019.
| Ronald Bolaños | |
|---|---|
 Bolaños with the Omaha Storm Chasers in 2021 | |
| Kansas City Royals – No. 57 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: August 23, 1996 Santa Cruz del Norte, Cuba | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 3, 2019, for the San Diego Padres | |
| MLB statistics (through 2021 season) | |
| Win–loss record | 0–4 |
| Earned run average | 5.76 |
| Strikeouts | 31 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
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Career
San Diego Padres
Before coming to the United States, Bolaños played for Mayabeque of the Cuban National Series.[1] He signed with the San Diego Padres as an international free agent on August 11, 2016.[2]
Bolaños played for the Fort Wayne TinCaps in 2017, going 5–2 with a 4.42 ERA in 69 innings.[3][4] He spent the 2018 season with the Lake Elsinore Storm, going 6–9 with a 5.11 ERA in 125 innings.[4] Bolaños split the 2019 minor league season between Lake Elsinore and the Amarillo Sod Poodles, combining to go 13–7 with a 3.66 ERA over 129 innings.[5][6]
The Padres selected Bolaños' contract and promoted him to the major leagues for the first time on September 2, 2019.[7] He made his major league debut on September 3 versus the Arizona Diamondbacks, allowing two runs over six innings pitched.[8] Bolaños made three starts and two relief appearances for the Padres in 2019 and ended the season with a 5.95 ERA and 19 strikeouts in 192⁄3 innings.
Kansas City Royals
On July 16, 2020, Bolaños and Franchy Cordero were traded to the Kansas City Royals in exchange for Tim Hill.[9] With the 2020 Kansas City Royals, Bolaños appeared in 2 games, compiling a 0-2 record with 12.27 ERA and 2 strikeouts in 3.2 innings pitched.[10]
On June 18, 2021, Bolaños was placed on the 60-day injured list with a right forearm strain.[11]
References
- ^ Dennis Lin (August 2, 2016). "Padres agree to sign Cuban RHP Ronald Bolanos". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
- ^ San Diego Padres (August 11, 2016). "Padres sign Cuban RHP Ronald Bolanos". MLB.com. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
- ^ Chris Goff (May 19, 2017). "Touted Cuban prospect Bolanos joins team to fill out six-man rotation". The Journal Gazette. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
- ^ a b Bill Center (February 1, 2019). "PadresOnDeck: Cuban Pitchers Baez, Bolaños, Perez Climbing through Padres' System". Friar Wire. MLB.com. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
- ^ Brian Stultz (August 25, 2019). "Bolanos fetches six more zeros for Poodles". MiLB.com. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
- ^ Dennis Lin (August 23, 2019). "Padres prospect Owen Miller keeps hitting, moving closer to making a big-league impact". The Athletic. Retrieved September 1, 2019.
- ^ Steve Adams (September 2, 2019). "Padres Select Ronald Bolanos". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
- ^ Jake Rill (September 3, 2019). "Bolanos' mettle on display in promising debut". MLB.com. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
- ^ https://www.mlb.com/news/royals-padres-trade-franchy-cordero-tim-hill
- ^ https://www.mlb.com/player/ronald-bolanos-671790
- ^ https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2021/06/royals-select-anthony-swarzak.html
External links
- Career statistics from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)