| Luis Avilán | |||
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Avilán with the Atlanta Braves
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| Los Angeles Dodgers – No. 43 | |||
| Pitcher | |||
| Born: July 19, 1989 Caracas, Venezuela |
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| MLB debut | |||
| July 14, 2012, for the Atlanta Braves | |||
| MLB statistics (through 2015 season) |
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| Win–loss record | 12–6 | ||
| Earned run average | 2.96 | ||
| Strikeouts | 145 | ||
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Luis Armando Avilán (born July 19, 1989) is a Venezuelan professional baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball. He previously played for the Atlanta Braves.
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Professional career[edit]
Atlanta Braves[edit]
Avilán signed with the Atlanta Braves as an international free agent in 2008. The Braves added him to the 40 man roster after the 2011 season to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.
On July 5, 2012, Avilán was called up by the Braves to replace the injured Jonny Venters.[1] He made his first appearance on July 14 against the New York Mets, striking out the only batter he faced. His first career win came on October 3 against the Pittsburgh Pirates on closing day.[2] Avilán made 75 appearances in 2013, posting a 1.52 earned run average with a .144 batting average against and .219 on base percentage. In addition, he made appearances in all four games of the 2013 NLDS. However, he struggled through the first half of the 2014 season, recording a 4.85 ERA in 47 games.[3] Avilán was demoted to Triple A Gwinnett on July 19, and replaced by Chasen Shreve.[4]
Los Angeles Dodgers[edit]
On July 30, 2015, in a three-team trade, the Los Angeles Dodgers acquired Avilán, Mat Latos, Michael Morse, Bronson Arroyo, Alex Wood, Jim Johnson, and José Peraza, while the Miami Marlins acquired minor league pitchers Victor Araujo, Jeff Brigham, and Kevin Guzman, and the Braves received Héctor Olivera, Paco Rodriguez, minor league pitcher Zachary Bird and a competitive balance draft pick for the 2016 MLB Draft.[5] He pitched in 23 games for the Dodgers with a 5.17 ERA.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ Associated Press (2012-07-05). "Braves put LHP Venters on DL". foxsports.com. Retrieved 2012-07-05.
- ^ Cooper, Jon (July 14, 2012). "Braves benefiting from Prado's versatility". MLB.com. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
- ^ Morgan, Joe (July 19, 2014). "Braves option Avilan and promote fellow lefty Shreve". MLB.com. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
- ^ "Braves option LHP Avilan to minors". ESPN.com. Associated Press. July 19, 2014. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
- ^ Hoornstra, J.P. (July 30, 2015). "Dodgers get pitchers Mat Latos, Alex Wood in three-team deadline deal". San Gabriel Valley Tribune. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
- ^ "2015 Los Angeles Dodgers Batting, Pitching, & Fielding Statistics". Baseball Reference. Retrieved October 5, 2015. line feed character in
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External links[edit]
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)