Jandel Gustave

Jandel Francisco Gustave (born October 12, 1992) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization. He signed with the Houston Astros as an amateur free agent in 2010. Gustave made his MLB debut in 2016 for the Astros and has also played in Major League Baseball for the San Francisco Giants.

Jandel Gustave
Gustave pitching for the Houston Astros in 2016 spring training
Pittsburgh Pirates – No. 77
Pitcher
Born: (1992-10-12) October 12, 1992
Pimentel, Dominican Republic
Bats: Right Throws: Right
MLB debut
August 11, 2016, for the Houston Astros
MLB statistics
(through 2019 season)
Win–loss record1–0
Earned run average3.43
Strikeouts32
Teams

Career

Houston Astros

Gustave signed with the Houston Astros as an amateur free agent on May 25, 2010, receiving a $40,000 signing bonus. He spent his first two professional seasons with the Dominican Summer League Astros, and played for the Gulf Coast League Astros in 2012. In 2013, he pitched for the Greeneville Astros of the Rookie-level Appalachian League, pitching to a 2–3 win–loss record and a 2.68 earned run average (ERA).[1] He played for the Quad Cities River Bandits of the Class A Midwest League in 2014, finishing the year with a 5–5 win-loss record and a 5.01 ERA.[2]

After the 2014 season, the Boston Red Sox selected Gustave from the Astros in the 2014 Rule 5 draft, and traded him to the Kansas City Royals.[3] During spring training in 2015, the Royals placed Gustave on waivers,[4] and he was claimed by the San Diego Padres.[5] The Padres then returned Gustave to the Astros before the start of the regular season.[6]

Gustave pitched for the Corpus Christi Hooks of the Class AA Texas League in 2015. He pitched to a 5–2 record and a 2.15 ERA with 20 saves,[1] and was named a postseason All-Star.[7] The Astros added him to their 40-man roster after the season.[8] Gustave began the 2016 season with the Fresno Grizzlies of the Class AAA Pacific Coast League, and was promoted to the major leagues on August 10.[9]

The Astros chose Gustave for their 2017 Opening Day roster.[10] He went on the disabled list for a muscle strain on April 19, 2017. In June, he underwent Tommy John surgery, ending his chances of playing for the rest of the season.[11] In 6 appearances, Gustave finished with a 5.40 ERA.[12] He missed the entire 2018 season while recovering from Tommy John surgery. He was outrighted to the minors and removed from the 40-man roster on October 31, 2018.[13]

San Francisco Giants

On February 15, 2019, Gustave signed a minor league contract with the San Francisco Giants.[14] On July 18, the Giants selected Gustave's contract. In 2019 in the minor leagues Gustave was 2-2 with seven saves and a 5.52 ERA in 32 games (one start) in which he pitched 29.1 innings.[15] With the Giants, he was 0-0 with one save and a 2.96 ERA in 23 relief appearances in which he pitched 24.1 innings.[15]

On August 2, 2020, the Giants designated Gustave for assignment. He was outrighted on August 9.

Pittsburgh Pirates

On September 5, 2020, Gustave signed a minor league contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates.[16]

Personal life

Gustave's mother died when he was two years old. He and his two siblings were raised by his maternal grandmother. To support her grandchildren, the family moved from Pimentel to Santo Domingo.[1]

Gustave is of Haitian descent.[17]

References
  1. de Jesus Ortiz, Jose (March 14, 2016). "Grandmother's love goes far for Astros' Jandel Gustave: Gustave rises from humble beginnings to cusp of majors". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved August 10, 2016.
  2. "River Bandits picked in Rule V draft". Quad City Times. December 11, 2014. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
  3. KWCH. "Royals acquire pitcher Jandel Gustave from Red Sox". kwch.com. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
  4. "Royals waive former Astro Jandel Gustave". Ultimate Astros. March 24, 2015. Retrieved March 26, 2015.
  5. Dennis Lin (March 26, 2015). "Padres claim Rule 5 pick Jandel Gustave off waivers – UTSanDiego.com". U-T San Diego. Retrieved March 26, 2015.
  6. Baer, Bill (April 3, 2015). "Padres return pitcher Jandel Gustave to the Astros". hardballtalk.nbcsports.com. Retrieved April 5, 2015.
  7. "Linares named TL's top manager, four Hooks tabbed Postseason All-Stars". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. August 27, 2015. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
  8. "Astros add five players to 40-man roster". USA Today. KHOU.com. November 20, 2015. Retrieved August 10, 2016.
  9. Kaplan, Jake (August 10, 2016). "Astros cut ties with Carlos Gomez". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved August 10, 2016.
  10. Zwerneman, Brent (2017-03-31). "Jandel Gustave makes Astros' roster over James Hoyt". HoustonChronicle.com. Retrieved 2019-11-21.
  11. Barron, David (2017-06-21). "Astros reliever Jandel Gustave has Tommy John surgery - Houston Chronicle". Chron.com. Retrieved 2019-11-21.
  12. McTaggart, Brian; Gurnick, Ken. "Houston Astros win 2017 World Series". MLB. Retrieved November 2, 2017.
  13. Adams, Steve (October 31, 2018). "Astros Decline Option On Brian McCann, Outright Jandel Gustave". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved October 31, 2018.
  14. Eddy, Matt (February 18, 2019). "Minor League Transactions: Feb 2 - Feb 15". Baseball America. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
  15. "Jandel Gustave Minor & Winter Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2019-11-21.
  16. https://www.mlb.com/news/pirates-jandel-gustave-agree
  17. Ferreras, Alonso, ed. (20 July 2015). "Los atletas dominicanos de ascendencia haitiana". Hoy. Retrieved 24 May 2017. (in Spanish)
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