Miguel Socolovich
| Miguel Socolovich | |
|---|---|
 Socolovich in 2012 | |
| New York Mets | |
| Pitcher | |
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Born: July 24, 1986 Caracas, Venezuela | |
| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
| MLB debut | |
| July 14, 2012 for the Baltimore Orioles | |
| Career statistics (through 2012 season) | |
| Win-loss record | 0-0 |
| Earned run average | 6.06 |
| Strikeouts | 12 |
| Teams | |
Miguel A. Socolovich (born July 24, 1986) is a Venezuelan professional baseball pitcher for the New York Mets.
Playing career
He was signed by the Boston Red Sox as an international free agent in 2004, but did not join the organization until 2006.[1] He spent the rest of the season playing for the Gulf Coast League Red Sox. Socolovich moved up to Single-A the following year, playing for the Lowell Spinners and later the Greenville Drive.[2] On January 28, 2008, he and fellow pitching prospect Willy Mota were traded to the Chicago White Sox for David Aardsma.[3] Socolovich would spend the next four seasons playing in the White Sox organization, taking the field for the Single-A Kannapolis Intimidators and Winston-Salem Dash, Double-A Birmingham Barons, and the Triple-A Charlotte Knights during that time.[2] After the 2011 season, he became a free agent and on January 30, 2012, he signed a minor league contract with the Baltimore Orioles.[1] He began the 2012 season playing in Triple-A with the Norfolk Tides[2] before earning his first call-up to the major leagues on July 14. At the time of his call-up, he had a 1.95 earned run average in 24 games with Norfolk.[4] He made six appearances with the Orioles before being designated for assignment on August 14. He recorded a 6.97 ERA in 10.1 innings during his time in Baltimore. On August 23, 2012, Socolovich was claimed off waivers by the Chicago Cubs. On November 15, 2012, the Hiroshima Toyo Carp agreed to terms with Socolovich to bring him to Japan. Socolovich spent last season with the Orioles and Cubs and decided to sign in Japan as well as Cardinals righty Brandon Dickson. On Nov 21, 2013 the New York Mets announced that they have signed Socolovich to a Minor League Deal.[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Miguel Socolovich". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Miguel Socolovich". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
- ↑ "Red Sox acquire reliever Aardsma for minor leaguers". ESPN. 28 January 2008. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
- ↑ Vaswani, Navin (14 July 2012). "Orioles designate Dana Eveland for assignment". CBS Sports. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
- ↑ "Mets sign pitcher Miguel Socolovich to minor league deal". 21 Nov 2013. Retrieved 21 Nov 2013.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or [http://www.thebaseballcube.com/profile.asp?P=Miguel-Socolovich-R. The Baseball Cube], or Baseball-Reference (Minors)