Francisco Javier Morales (born October 27, 1999) is a Venezuelan professional baseball pitcher in the Arizona Diamondbacks organization. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies.
| Francisco Morales | |
|---|---|
| Arizona Diamondbacks | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: October 27, 1999 San Juan de los Morros, Venezuela | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| May 9, 2022, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |
| MLB statistics (through 2022 season) | |
| Win–loss record | 0–0 |
| Earned run average | 7.20 |
| Strikeouts | 3 |
| Teams | |
Career edit
Philadelphia Phillies edit
Morales signed with the Philadelphia Phillies organization as an international free agent on July 2, 2016.[1] He made his professional debut with the GCL Phillies, posting a 3–2 record and 3.05 ERA in 10 appearances. The next year, Morales played for the Low-A Williamsport Crosscutters, logging a 4–5 record and 5.27 ERA with 68 strikeouts in 56.1 innings of work. In 2019 he played for the Single-A Lakewood BlueClaws, pitching to a 1–8 record and 3.82 ERA with 129 strikeouts in 96.2 innings pitched.[2] Morales did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] The Phillies added him to their 40-man roster after the 2020 season.[4] He was assigned to the Double-A Reading Fightin Phils to begin the 2021 season. On July 3, he pitched a combined no-hitter against the Erie SeaWolves along with Kyle Dohy, Zach Warren, and Brian Marconi.[5]
On May 9, 2022, Morales was promoted to the major leagues for the first time when Zach Eflin was placed on the COVID-19 injured list.[6] Morales made his MLB debut the same day, pitching 2 shutout innings against the Seattle Mariners.[citation needed]
On January 4, 2023, Morales was designated for assignment by the Phillies after the signing of Craig Kimbrel was made official.[7] On January 11, he was assigned outright to the Triple-A Lehigh Valley IronPigs.[8] In 22 games for Lehigh Valley, he registered a 6.75 ERA with 36 strikeouts and 2 saves in 25+1⁄3 innings pitched. Morales was released by the Phillies organization on July 22.[9]
Arizona Diamondbacks edit
On November 19, 2023, Morales signed a minor league contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks.[10]
References edit
- ^ Salisbury, Jim. "Phillies' Francisco Morales Making Strides In 2019". www.baseballamerica.com.
- ^ "Francisco Morales Minor Leagues Statistics & History".
- ^ "2020 Minor League Season Canceled".
- ^ "Phillies give Rule 5 Draft protection to six prospects". Mlb.com. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
- ^ "4 Reading pitchers no-hit SeaWolves, Erie's bullpen improves and other things we learned".
- ^ "Phillies' Francisco Morales: Receives first big-league call-up". cbssports.com. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
- ^ "Phillies' Francisco Morales: Cedes 40-man spot to Kimbrel". cbssports.com. Retrieved January 4, 2023.
- ^ "Phillies' Francisco Morales: Remains in Philly's organization". cbssports.com. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
- ^ https://www.milb.com/transactions/2023-07-22
- ^ https://www.mlb.com/dbacks/roster/transactions/2023/11
External links edit
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
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