José Torres (baseball)

José Marcos Torres (born September 24, 1993) is a Venezuelan professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He made his MLB debut in 2016.

José Torres
Free agent
Pitcher
Born: (1993-09-24) September 24, 1993
Caracas, Venezuela
Bats: Left Throws: Left
MLB debut
September 22, 2016, for the San Diego Padres
MLB statistics
(through 2017 season)
Win–loss record7–4
Earned run average4.04
Strikeouts66
Teams

Career

Oakland Athletics

Torres signed as an international free agent with the Oakland Athletics in July 2010. The Athletics began using him exclusively as a relief pitcher during the 2015 season, and he had a 2.56 earned run average in ​77 1⁄3 innings pitched mostly for the Beloit Snappers of the Class A Midwest League,[1] while also making three appearances for the Stockton Ports of the Class A-Advanced California League.[2]

After the 2015 season, the Athletics added Torres to their 40-man roster to protect him from being eligible to be selected in the Rule 5 draft on November 20.[2]

San Diego Padres

The Athletics then traded Torres, Drew Pomeranz, and a player to be named later or cash considerations to the San Diego Padres for Marc Rzepczynski and Yonder Alonso on December 2.[1]

Following the 2016 minor league season, the Padres promoted Torres to the major leagues on September 21.[3] He pitched three innings for the Padres, and was then assigned to the Peoria Javelinas of the Arizona Fall League.[4]

Torres made the Padres' Opening Day roster in 2017.[5] He was 7-4 with a 4.21 ERA, and shared the major league lead in balks, with three.[6]

He was placed on the MLB restricted list by the Padres in February 2018 as a result of an arrest for a domestic violence incident.[7] On June 8, he was suspended for the remainder of the season without pay for violating MLB's personal conduct policy.[8] On October 4, he was designated for assignment after the season was over, and on October 10, he was released after clearing outright waivers.[9]

Torres was arrested in December 2017 and charged with assault with a deadly weapon, criminal damage, and intimidation as a result of a domestic dispute in Phoenix, Arizona. He was also cited in a separate incident in December 2017 for a marijuana violation and drug paraphernalia possession/use.[7]

See also

References
  1. "Padres acquire LHP Drew Pomeranz, LHP Jose Torres and a PTBNL or cash considerations from Oakland Athletics: Club sends INF Yonder Alonso and LHP Marc Rzepczynski to Oakland". San Diego Padres (Press release). MLB.com. December 2, 2015. Retrieved December 2, 2015.
  2. Lee, Jane (November 20, 2015). "Wendle, Torres added to A's 40-man roster: Abad, Gentry designated for assignment to clear room; Griffin also DFA'd to make way for Hill". MLB.com. Retrieved December 2, 2015.
  3. "Top prospects set to join Padres". Retrieved April 6, 2017.
  4. Sanders, Jeff. "Padres roster review: Jose Torres". Retrieved April 6, 2017.
  5. "Padres finalize roster, retain 3 Rule 5 picks". Retrieved April 6, 2017.
  6. Major League Leaderboards » 2017 » Pitchers » Standard Statistics | FanGraphs Baseball
  7. Acee, Kevin (February 13, 2018). "Padres pitcher Jose Torres facing domestic violence charges". San Diego Union Tribune. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
  8. Padres pitcher suspended for domestic violence incident | fox5sandiego.com
  9. Padres Release Jose Torres - MLB Trade Rumors
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