Julio Teherán
| Julio Teherán | |
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| Atlanta Braves – No. 49 | |
| Starting pitcher | |
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Born: January 27, 1991 Cartagena, Colombia | |
| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
| MLB debut | |
| May 7, 2011 for the Atlanta Braves | |
| Career statistics (through 2013 season) | |
| Win-loss record | 15–9 |
| Earned run average | 3.44 |
| Strikeouts | 185 |
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Julio Alberto Teherán Pinto (born January 27, 1991) is a Colombian professional baseball pitcher for the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball. Teherán was signed by the Atlanta Braves out of his hometown of Cartagena, Colombia as a non-drafted free agent at the young age of 16.
Prior to the 2011 season, Teherán was the top ranked prospect by Baseball America in the Atlanta Braves system and fifth overall of all prospects.[1][2]
Professional career
Minor league career
Teherán started his professional career in 2008, pitching for the Danville Braves. During that season he started six games and had a 1–2 record with a 6.60 ERA and 17 strikeouts in 15 innings.
He spent the 2009 season pitching for Danville and the Rome Braves. In 14 starts he went 3–4 with a 3.65 ERA and 67 strikeouts in 81 innings. Prior to the 2010 season, Baseball America ranked him as the Braves third best prospect behind Jason Heyward and Freddie Freeman.[3]
Coming off a promising 2009 season, the Atlanta Braves decided to allow Teheran another full season in the Minors. He spent the 2010 season pitching for the Rome Braves, Myrtle Beach Pelicans and Mississippi Braves. He finished the season with a 9–8 record, a 2.59 ERA and 159 strikeouts in 142 innings over 24 starts.
Teherán started the 2011 season with the Triple-A Gwinnett Braves, going 3–0 with a 1.80 ERA in his first 5 starts. He was the starting pitcher for the World team in the 2011 All-Star Futures Game on July 10, 2011, but gave up a home run on a 95-mph fastball to the first batter, Cleveland Indians prospect Jason Kipnis, who was leading off the bottom of the first inning for the United States.[4][5][6]
Atlanta Braves (2011–present)
On May 6, 2011, the Braves announced that Teherán would be making his Major League debut on May 7 against the Philadelphia Phillies.[7] He took the loss, allowing three earned runs in 4 2/3 innings pitched with two walks and a strikeout.[8] He was optioned back to Triple-A the next day. Teherán was called up again for another spot start on May 18, pitching 4 innings and getting a no-decision. He was again optioned back to Triple-A the next day.
He completed the 2011 Minor League season with a 15-3 win-loss record and a 2.55 ERA in 24 starts.
Teherán rejoined the Atlanta Braves when rosters expanded in September.[9] He earned his first major league win against the New York Mets on September 8.[10] He was named a starting pitcher on Baseball America's 2011 Minor League All Star team.[11]
Julio Teheran was ranked No. 1 by MLB.com among top right-handed pitching prospects entering 2012 season. With the 5-man rotation in question, Teheran was invited to Spring Training to make his case for a spot on the 25-man roster. In the 5 games he appeared in, including 3 starts, Teheran struggled to find a groove giving up 22 hits and 18 runs in just 16.1 innings pitched. He was unable to consistently throw strikes as well, giving up 8 walks.
After struggling against Major League hitters, Teheran was assigned to re-join Gwinnett where he continued his inconsistencies. He fell to a 7–9 record in 26 starts with a 5.08 ERA, giving up 18 home runs.
When injuries plagued the Major League roster, including a season-ending injury to Brandon Beachy, Teheran was passed over by several other players for the call-up. Atlanta signed free agent Ben Sheets, traded for Paul Maholm, and called Randall Delgado up as replacements rather than the highly touted prospect.
Expectations were lower for the 21-year-old Teheran than the previous Spring. He was invited to the Major League Spring Training once again, however, where he has shown flares of stardom posting a 1.29 ERA through four starts, spanning 14.1 innings through March 16.
On June 5, Teherán was pitching a no-hitter against the Pittsburgh Pirates through 7.2 innings before giving up a single to pinch hitter Brandon Inge.[12]
References
- ↑ Ballew, Bill (December 15, 2010). "Atlanta Braves top 2011 prospects". Baseballamerica.com. Retrieved November 13, 2011.
- ↑ "2011 Top 100 Prospects: 1–20". Baseballamerica.com. February 23, 2011. Retrieved November 13, 2011.
- ↑ Ballew, Bill (November 2, 2009). "2010 Baseball America Atlanta Braves top 10 prospects". Baseballamerica.com. Retrieved November 13, 2011.
- ↑ Haller, Doug (July 10, 2011). "Former ASU star Jason Kipnis leads Team USA over Team World in All-Star Futures Game". Azcentral.com. Retrieved July 22, 2011.
- ↑ Haller, Doug (July 10, 2011). "Former ASU star Jason Kipnis leads Team USA over Team World in All-Star Futures Game". Azcentral.com. Retrieved July 24, 2011.
- ↑ Badler, Ben (July 10, 2011). "Prospects: Futures Game Superlatives". Baseball America. Retrieved July 24, 2011.
- ↑ "Top prospect Teheran will make debut Saturday". atlantabraves.com. May 6, 2011.
- ↑ "Ryan Howard's homer supports Kyle Kendrick as Phillies top Braves". Scores.espn.go.com. May 7, 2011. Retrieved November 13, 2011.
- ↑ 5:52 pm September 3, 2011, by Carroll Rogers (September 3, 2011). "Delgado poised for third major league start". Blogs.ajc.com. Retrieved November 13, 2011.
- ↑ Jones, Braves sweep Mets in doubleheader
- ↑ J.J. Cooper and Matt Eddy (September 16, 2011). "2011 Minor League All-Star Team". Baseball America. Retrieved October 2, 2011.
- ↑ Rogers, Carroll. "Teheran comes four outs shy of no-no in victory over Pirates". Atlanta Journal-Constituion. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
| Preceded by Starlin Castro |
Youngest Player in the National League 2011 |
Succeeded by Jordan Lyles |
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