Leyson Séptimo Rojas (born July 7, 1985) is a Dominican former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago White Sox and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Chunichi Dragons.
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_(cropped).jpg) Séptimo (left) with the South Bend Silver Hawks in 2006 | |||||||||||||||
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| Born: July 7, 1985 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | |||||||||||||||
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |||||||||||||||
| Professional debut | |||||||||||||||
| MLB: June 29, 2012, for the Chicago White Sox | |||||||||||||||
| NPB: July 13, 2016, for the Chunichi Dragons | |||||||||||||||
| Last appearance | |||||||||||||||
| October 3, 2012, for the Chicago White Sox | |||||||||||||||
| MLB statistics | |||||||||||||||
| Win–loss record | 0–2 | ||||||||||||||
| Earned run average | 5.02 | ||||||||||||||
| Strikeouts | 14 | ||||||||||||||
| NPB statistics | |||||||||||||||
| Win–loss record | 0–1 | ||||||||||||||
| Earned run average | 4.26 | ||||||||||||||
| Strikeouts | 1 | ||||||||||||||
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Medals
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Career
editArizona Diamondbacks
editSéptimo appeared in the 2009 All-Star Futures Game. He was a Southern League mid-season All-Star in 2010.[1]
Chicago White Sox
editOn June 13, 2011, Séptimo was claimed off waivers by the Chicago White Sox from the Arizona Diamondbacks and optioned to the Double-A Birmingham Barons.[2]
Séptimo was promoted to the major leagues for the first time on June 28, 2012.[1] On June 29, 2012, Séptimo made his Major League debut against the New York Yankees pitching a perfect 9th inning while striking out Alex Rodriguez and Robinson Canó.
Atlanta Braves
editOn January 10, 2015, Septimo signed a minor league deal with the Atlanta Braves.
Joplin Blasters
editOn April 5, 2016, Septimo was released by the Joplin Blasters.
Chunichi Dragons
editOn June 5, 2016, Septimo signed with Chunichi Dragons of Nippon Professional Baseball.[3] He appeared in three games for Chunichi, logging a 4.26 ERA with one strikeout across 6+1⁄3 innings pitched. On October 29, it was confirmed that Septimo would be released from the Dragons along with Ricardo Nanita, Juan Jaime, Drew Naylor and Anderson Hernandez.[4][5]
Coaching career
editOn April 10, 2024, the Guerreros de Oaxaca of the Mexican League announced Septimo as their bullpen coach.[6]
Pitching style
editSéptimo throws four pitches — a four-seam fastball in the low 90s, a two-seam fastball, a slider averaging at about 80 mph, and an occasional changeup. The slider is his main 2-strike pitch.[7]
References
edit- ^ a b "White Sox recall lefty reliever Septimo". June 28, 2012.
- ^ "Leyson Septimo: ChiSox claim Septimo; option him to minors". Rotoworld. Archived from the original on October 9, 2012. Retrieved June 13, 2011.
- ^ "レイソン・セプティモ投手が入団". 中日ドラゴンズ. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
- ^ "中日ナニータら外国人５選手と契約更新せず (Nanita and 4 other foreign players not given renewals)" (in Japanese). Sports Nikkan. October 28, 2016. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
- ^ "中日 ナニータ、エルナンデスら外国人５選手が戦力外 成績残せず (Chunichi: Nanita, Hernandez and 3 others released; did not leave an impact)" (in Japanese). Sponichi. October 28, 2016. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
- ^ "LMB: Movimientos en listas de reserva - 10 de abril de 2024". milb.com (in Spanish). Retrieved April 13, 2024.
- ^ "Brooks Baseball · Home of the PitchFX Tool - Player Card: Leyson Septimo". Brooks Baseball. Retrieved September 25, 2012.
External links
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- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)