Montana DuRapau

Montana Robert DuRapau (/duːˈrɑːpoʊ/ doo-RAH-poh;[1] born March 27, 1992) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Oakland Athletics organization. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates

Montana DuRapau
DuRapau with the Altoona Curve in 2017
Oakland Athletics – No. 45
Pitcher
Born: (1992-03-27) March 27, 1992
Deltona, Florida
Bats: Right Throws: Right
MLB debut
May 9, 2019, for the Pittsburgh Pirates
MLB statistics
(through 2019 season)
Win–loss record0–1
Earned run average9.35
Strikeouts22
Teams

Career

DuRapau attended Deltona High School in Deltona, Florida.[2] He played college baseball for four years at Bethune–Cookman University (2011–2014).[3]

Pittsburgh Pirates

He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 32nd round, 971st overall, of the 2014 MLB draft.[4][5]

He made his professional debut in 2014 with the Jamestown Jammers, going 3–2 with a 2.21 ERA in 61 innings.[4] He split the 2015 season between the West Virginia Power, the Bradenton Marauders, and the Altoona Curve, combining to go 5–1 with a 1.38 ERA in 71.1 innings.[4] He spent 2016 back with Altoona, going 3–3 with a 3.65 ERA in 49 innings.[4] He played for the Surprise Saguaros of the Arizona Fall League during the 2016 offseason.[6] His 2017 season was split between Altoona and the Indianapolis Indians, going 3–2 with a 2.04 ERA in 52.1 innings.[4] He appeared in 4 games for the Toros del Este of the Dominican Winter League in the 2017 offseason.[7] In January 2018, DuRapau was suspended 50 games for a positive test for a drug of abuse.[8] He split the 2018 season between Altoona and Indianapolis, going 1–2 with a 5.28 ERA in 30 innings.[4]

He opened the 2019 season back with Indianapolis.[4] On May 9, his contract was selected and he was recalled to the major league roster.[9] He made his debut that night, pitching two innings of relief versus the St. Louis Cardinals.[10] DuRapau was outrighted off the Pirates roster on November 27.[11] He became a free agent on November 2, 2020.

Oakland Athletics

On November 11, 2020, DuRapau signed a minor league contract with the Oakland Athletics organization.[12]

References
  1. Western Division Player Roster, Eastern League 2017 All-Star Classic, Manchester, NH, Wednesday, July 12, 2017. Retrieved August 18, 2019
  2. "Montana DuRapau". Perfect Game. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
  3. "2014 Baseball Roster: Montana DuRapau". bcuathletics.com. Bethune-Cookman Wildcats. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
  4. "Montana DuRapau". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
  5. "Minor league report: 32nd-round pick DuRapau excels as closer". archive.triblive.com. Trib Total Media. July 9, 2016. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
  6. "2016 Surprise Saguaros". MLB.com. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
  7. "2017–18 Toros del Este". Baseball Reference. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
  8. "Pirates prospect Montana DuRapau suspended for drug violation". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
  9. Adams, Steve (May 9, 2019). "Pirates Designate Tyler Lyons For Assignment". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved May 9, 2019.
  10. "Pittsburgh Pirates at St. Louis Cardinals Box Score, May 9, 2019". Baseball Reference. Retrieved May 10, 2019.
  11. RotoWire Staff (November 27, 2019). "Pirates' Montana DuRapau: Outrighted to Triple-A". CBSSports.com. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
  12. https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2020/11/mlb-transactions-novermber-11.html
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