Keider Montero
| Keider Montero | |
|---|---|
| Detroit Tigers – No. 54 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: July 6, 2000 Santa Teresa del Tuy, Venezuela | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| May 29, 2024, for the Detroit Tigers | |
| MLB statistics (through May 29, 2024) | |
| Win–loss record | 0–1 |
| Earned run average | 8.31 |
| Strikeouts | 5 |
| Teams | |
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Keider Eduardo Montero (born July 6, 2000) is a Venezuelan professional baseball pitcher for the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Career[edit]
Montero signed with the Detroit Tigers as an international free agent in August 2016.[1] He made his professional debut in 2017 with the Dominican Summer League Tigers and played 2018 with them. He pitched 2019 with the Gulf Coast Tigers and Connecticut Tigers.
Montero did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] He returned in 2021 to play for the West Michigan Whitecaps and also spent 2022 with them. Montero started 2023 with West Michigan before being promoted to the Erie SeaWolves and Toledo Mud Hens.[3]
On November 14, 2023, the Tigers added Montero to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft. He was optioned to Triple–A Toledo to begin the 2024 season.[4] On May 29, 2024, Montero was promoted to the major leagues for the first time as the team's 27th man for their doubleheader against the Pittsburgh Pirates.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ "Detroit Free Press".
- ^ "2020 Minor League Baseball season cancelled". mlb.com. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
- ^ "Tigers' Keider Montero Shows Promise in First Run Through Double-A". August 2023.
- ^ "Tigers make 10 cuts as spring roster trimmed again". mlive.com. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
- ^ "Tigers Place Kerry Carpenter On Injured List, Call Up Keider Montero For MLB Debut". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
External links[edit]
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
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