Raúl Alcántara

Raúl Alcántara
Oakland Athletics – No. 50
Pitcher
Born: (1992-12-04) December 4, 1992
Barahona, Dominican Republic
Bats: Right Throws: Right
MLB debut
September 5, 2016, for the Oakland Athletics
MLB statistics
(through September 17, 2016)
Win–loss record 1–1
Earned run average 5.65
Strikeouts 7
Teams

Raúl Alcántara (born December 4, 1992) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Career

Alcántara began his career in the Boston Red Sox organization playing for the Rookie Dominican Summer League Red Sox in 2010. He played for both the Rookie Gulf Coast League Red Sox and Class A Short Season Lowell Spinners in 2011.

On December 28, 2011, Alcántara was traded with Josh Reddick and Miles Head to the Oakland Athletics in exchange for Andrew Bailey and Ryan Sweeney.[1] He played the entirety of the 2012 season with the Class A Burlington Bees. He returned to Class A in 2013 with the Beloit Snappers, but was promoted to the Class A-Advanced Stockton Ports at mid-season. He was added to the Athletics' 40-man roster on November 20, 2013.[2]

Alcántara began the 2014 season with the Double-A Midland RockHounds, but made only three starts before requiring season-ending Tommy John surgery.[3] He returned to play in 2015, making 15 starts at Class A-Advanced Stockton. He played that off season with the Estrellas Orientales of the Dominican Winter League. He began the 2016 season at Double-A, but was promoted to the Triple-A Nashville Sounds on July 20.[4] Alcántara was called up to the Athletics to make his major league debut on September 5 against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.[5]

References

  1. "A's ship Andrew Bailey to Boston". Espn.go.com. December 29, 2011. Retrieved December 14, 2013.
  2. "A's add RHP Raul Alcantara to 40-man roster". Oakland.athletics.mlb.com. November 20, 2013. Retrieved December 14, 2013.
  3. Garcia, Jacob. "5 A's Prospects Who Billy Beane Should Not Trade". Bleacher Report. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
  4. "Raul Alcantara Stats, Highlights, Bio". MiLB.com. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
  5. Slusser, Susan (September 4, 2016). "A's confirm Raul Alcantara, Jharel Cotton promotions". San Francisco Gate. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
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