Elvis Araújo
| Elvis Araújo | |||
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| Philadelphia Phillies – No. 59 | |||
| Pitcher | |||
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Born: July 15, 1991 Maracaibo, Zulia, Venezuela | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| May 5, 2015, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |||
| MLB statistics (through August 27, 2015) | |||
| Win–loss record | 2–1 | ||
| Earned run average | 3.38 | ||
| Strikeouts | 34 | ||
| WHIP | 1.38 | ||
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Elvis Araújo (born July 15, 1991) is a Venezuelan professional baseball pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Career
Araújo signed as an international free agent with the Cleveland Indians in 2007.[1] The Phillies signed Araujo to a major league contract on November 13, 2014.[2]
Araújo was promoted to the major leagues on May 2, 2015, making his debut on May 5. He earned his first career victory on May 15. While pitching only 1⁄3 of an inning, striking out the Arizona Diamondback's David Peralta to shut down the 7th inning for the Phillies defense, he was the pitcher of record when the Phillies regained the lead in the next half-inning.[3]
References
- ↑ Zolecki, Todd (November 13, 2014). "Phillies sign lefty reliever Araujo to contract". MLB.com. Retrieved November 14, 2014.
- ↑ "Jeff Francoeur agrees with Phillies". ESPN.com. Associated Press. November 13, 2014. Retrieved November 14, 2014.
- ↑ "Gameday". mlb.com. Major League Baseball. May 15, 2015. Retrieved May 16, 2015.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
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