Jairo Asencio

Jairo Asencio
240px Asencio with the Baltimore Orioles
Free agent
Relief pitcher
Born: (1983-05-30) May 30, 1983 Sabana Grande de Palenque, Dominican Republic
Bats: Right Throws: Right
MLB debut
July 12, 2009, for the Atlanta Braves
MLB statistics (through 2013 season)
Win–loss record	1–2
Earned run average	5.34
Strikeouts	41
Teams
Atlanta Braves (2009, 2011) Cleveland Indians (2012) Chicago Cubs (2012) Baltimore Orioles (2013) Kia Tigers (2014) (KBO)

Jairo Manuel Asencio (born May 30, 1983) is a professional baseball right-handed pitcher who is a free agent. He has also played for the Atlanta Braves, Cleveland Indians, Chicago Cubs, and Baltimore Orioles in MLB. He spent 2014 with the Kia Tigers of the Korea Baseball Organization.

Career

Asencio was first signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2001. He was placed on the Atlanta Braves 40-man roster for the first time in 2009 when he made three appearances for the major league team, and later on April 16, 2011 to replace the disabled Peter Moylan. His Major League debut was on July 12, 2009, against the Colorado Rockies. On April 28, 2011, Asencio was optioned back to the Triple-A Gwinnett Braves.

For the entire 2010 Atlanta Braves season, Asencio was on the team's restricted list because of visa problems. It was discovered later in the year that Asencio had used a false name, Luis Valdez, and birthdate.

On March 29, 2012, Asencio was traded to the Cleveland Indians for cash considerations. Asencio was designated for assignment on May 28, 2012. The Chicago Cubs claimed Asencio off waivers on June 1, 2012.

Asencio signed a Minor League contract with an invitation to Spring training with the Milwaukee Brewers on Nov. 5, 2012. On March 25, 2013, he was traded to the Baltimore Orioles for a player to be named later or cash. He started the 2013 season with the Triple-A Norfolk Tides. He was recalled by the Orioles on July 12, and pitched one inning of relief against the Toronto Blue Jays that night. He was designated for assignment on July 28, 2013. He elected free agency on October 4, 2013.

Asencio signed a deal with the Kia Tigers in the Korea Baseball Organization for the 2014 season.

On January 22, 2015, he signed a minor league contract with the Chicago White Sox. He was released on May 29.

External links

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