Álvaro Seijas
| Álvaro Seijas | |
|---|---|
| Tigres de Quintana Roo | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: October 10, 1998 Maracay, Venezuela | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right |
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.
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+1⁄3 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+1⁄3 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]- ^ Dave Reynolds. "Cardinals pitching prospect finding his voice with Peoria Chiefs". Journal Star. Peoria, Illinois. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Gordon, Jeff (16 May 2019). "Gordo: Who's hot (Wong), who's not (Ozuna) for Cards". STLtoday.com.
- ^ FOX Sports Midwest (November 20, 2019). "Cardinals add three prospects to 40-man roster, DFA Leone". FOX Sports. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
- ^ Hummel, Rick (20 November 2019). "Cardinals add pitchers Woodford and Seijas, 3B Montero to 40-man roster; Leone dropped". STLtoday.com.
- ^ "2020 Minor League Baseball season cancelled". mlb.com. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
- ^ "Major League Baseball Transactions". Major League Baseball.
- ^ "Alvaro Seijas: Let go by Cardinals". CBSSports.com. 27 July 2021.
- ^ https://twitter.com/tigresqroficial/status/1761431821185610074/photo/1
External links
[edit]- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Living people
- 1998 births
- Tigres de Aragua players
- Dominican Summer League Cardinals players
- Venezuelan expatriate baseball players in the Dominican Republic
- Gulf Coast Cardinals players
- Johnson City Cardinals players
- Peoria Chiefs players
- Palm Beach Cardinals players
- Springfield Cardinals players
- Baseball players from Maracay