Álvaro Daniel Seijas (born October 10, 1998) is a Venezuelan professional baseball pitcher for the Tigres de Quintana Roo of the Mexican League. He signed with the St. Louis Cardinals as an international free agent in 2015.

Álvaro Seijas
Tigres de Quintana Roo
Pitcher
Born: (1998-10-10) October 10, 1998 (age 25)
Maracay, Venezuela
Bats: Right
Throws: Right

Career edit

St. Louis Cardinals edit

Seijas signed with the St. Louis Cardinals as an international free agent on July 2, 2015.[1][2] He made his professional debut in 2016 with the Dominican Summer League Cardinals before being promoted to the Gulf Coast League Cardinals. Over 14 games (13 starts), he went 5–2 with a 3.38 ERA, striking out 55 over 69+13 innings. In 2017, he played with the rookie-level Johnson City Cardinals, going 4–3 with a 4.97 ERA over 12 starts, and in 2018, he pitched for the Single-A Peoria Chiefs, compiling a 5–8 record with a 4.52 ERA over 25 games (22 starts).[3] Seijas began the 2019 season back with Peoria,[2] with whom he was named a Midwest League All-Star, before being promoted to the High-A Palm Beach Cardinals in July. Over 24 starts with both clubs, he went 8–6 with a 2.81 ERA, compiling 114 strikeouts over 134+13 innings.[4]

On November 20, 2019, the Cardinals added Seijas to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.[5] He did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[6] On August 21, 2020, Seijas was outrighted off of the 40-man roster.[7] To begin the 2021 season, he was assigned to the Double-A Springfield Cardinals. After posting an 8.78 ERA in six games for Springfield, Seijas was released by the Cardinals on July 27, 2021.[8]

Tigres de Quintana Roo edit

On February 24, 2024, Seijas signed with the Tigres de Quintana Roo of the Mexican League.[9]

References edit

  1. ^ Dave Reynolds. "Cardinals pitching prospect finding his voice with Peoria Chiefs". Journal Star. Peoria, Illinois. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
  2. ^ a b Dave Eminian. "Alvaro Seijas makes journey from kid in Venezuela, to emerging prospect with Chiefs - Sports - Journal Star - Peoria, IL". Journal Star. Peoria, Illinois. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
  3. ^ Gordon, Jeff (16 May 2019). "Gordo: Who's hot (Wong), who's not (Ozuna) for Cards". STLtoday.com.
  4. ^ FOX Sports Midwest (November 20, 2019). "Cardinals add three prospects to 40-man roster, DFA Leone". FOX Sports. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
  5. ^ Hummel, Rick (20 November 2019). "Cardinals add pitchers Woodford and Seijas, 3B Montero to 40-man roster; Leone dropped". STLtoday.com.
  6. ^ "2020 Minor League Baseball season cancelled". mlb.com. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
  7. ^ "Major League Baseball Transactions". Major League Baseball.
  8. ^ "Alvaro Seijas: Let go by Cardinals". CBSSports.com. 27 July 2021.
  9. ^ https://twitter.com/tigresqroficial/status/1761431821185610074/photo/1

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