Gonzalez Germen
| Gonzalez Germen | |||
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Germen with the Rockies in 2016 | |||
| Orix Buffaloes – No. 42 | |||
| Pitcher | |||
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Born: September 23, 1987 La Romana, Dominican Republic | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| July 12, 2013, for the New York Mets | |||
| MLB statistics (through 2016 season) | |||
| Win–loss record | 3–3 | ||
| Earned run average | 4.63 | ||
| Strikeouts | 129 | ||
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Gonzalez Germán Germen Figao (born September 23, 1987) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the Orix Buffaloes of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Mets, Chicago Cubs, and Colorado Rockies.
Career
New York Mets
Germen started the 2013 season with the Las Vegas 51s of the Class AAA Pacific Coast League. He made his major league debut with the Mets on July 12, 2013, in an extra inning game against the Pittsburgh Pirates. He received the loss.[1]
Germen recorded his first major league save on August 16, 2013 against the San Diego Padres, pitching two innings.[2] Germen ended the 2013 season with a 3.93 earned run average in 34 1⁄3 innings pitched.[3] Germen also compiled 33 strikeouts, 1 save, and a 1.40 WHIP.[4]
Germen was designated for assignment by the Mets on December 15, 2014.[5]
Chicago Cubs
The Mets traded Germen to the New York Yankees on December 19.[6] He was designated for assignment on January 13, 2015.[7] The Yankees then traded him to the Texas Rangers on January 20, 2015, in exchange for cash considerations.[8] The Rangers then also designated him for assignment, one day later.[9]
Germen was subsequently claimed off waivers by the Chicago Cubs on January 23.[10] They designated him for assignment on February 4 to make room for Drake Britton.[11] The Cubs promoted Germen to the major leagues on April 19.[12]
Colorado Rockies
Germen was claimed off waivers by the Colorado Rockies on July 7, 2015. On August 12, 2016, Germen was designated for assignment, and outrighted to the Albuquerque Isotopes on August 15, 2016.[13]
Orix Buffaloes
On December 13, 2016, Germen signed with the Orix Buffaloes of Nippon Professional Baseball.[14][15]
References
- ↑ Rubin, Adam (July 13, 2013). "Germen suffers defeat in MLB debut". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 2, 2013.
- ↑ Castillo, Jorge (August 16, 2013). "Mets' Gonzalez Germen emerges as effective option out of the bullpen". The Star-Ledger. Retrieved April 18, 2014.
- ↑ Iseman, Chris (September 30, 2013). "Mets general manager Sandy Alderson targets bullpen depth for 2014". MLB.com. Retrieved October 2, 2013.
- ↑ Philips, Mike (October 29, 2013). "Mets 101 Player Review: Gonzalez Germen". Sports Media 101. Retrieved April 18, 2014.
- ↑ "Mets officially sign John Mayberry Jr., designate reliever Gonzalez Germen for assignment". NJ.com. Retrieved December 19, 2014.
- ↑ "Yankees get reliever Gonzalez Germen from Mets". Washington Post. Retrieved December 19, 2014.
- ↑ "Yankees acquire right-hander Chris Martin from Rockies". ESPN.com. Associated Press. January 13, 2015. Retrieved January 15, 2015.
- ↑ Hurcomb, Michael (January 20, 2015). "Rangers acquire reliever Germen Gonzalez in trade with Yankees". CBS News.
- ↑ Todd, Jeff (January 21, 2015). "Rangers Acquire Carlos Corporan, Designate Gonzalez Germen". MLB trade rumors. Retrieved January 21, 2015.
- ↑ Todd, Jeff (January 23, 2015). "Cubs Claim Gonzalez Germen From Rangers". mlbtradrumors. Retrieved January 23, 2015.
- ↑ Chicago Tribune (February 4, 2015). "Cubs claim pitcher Drake Britton off waivers". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
- ↑ "Cubs call up Gonzalez Germen, option Matt Szczur to Triple-A". CSN Chicago. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
- ↑ Saunders, Patrick (August 12, 2016). "Rockies add first baseman Ben Paulsen, reliever Matt Carasiti; Mark Reynolds out 4-8 weeks". denverpost.com. Retrieved August 20, 2016.
- ↑ Todd, Jeff (December 13, 2016). "Minor MLB Transactions: 12/13/16". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved December 13, 2016.
- ↑ "オリ、ディクソンとモレルが残留 新外国人３投手も獲得". sanspo.com (in Japanese). December 13, 2016. Retrieved December 13, 2016.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)