Héctor Rondón
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| Héctor Rondón | |||
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| Chicago Cubs – No. 56 | |||
| Pitcher | |||
| Born: February 26, 1988 Guatire, Venezuela |
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 3, 2013, for the Chicago Cubs | |||
| MLB statistics (through May 30, 2016) |
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| Win–loss record | 12–10 | ||
| Earned run average | 2.67 | ||
| Strikeouts | 203 | ||
| Saves | 68 | ||
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Héctor Luis Rondón (born February 26, 1988) is a Venezuelan professional baseball pitcher for the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Professional career
Cleveland Indians
Rondón signed as an international free agent with the Cleveland Indians. He had Tommy John surgery in 2010 and fractured his elbow in 2011.[1]
Chicago Cubs
Rondón was selected by the Chicago Cubs from the Indians in the 2012 Rule 5 Draft.[2] He made the Cubs' 2013 Opening Day roster and made his major league debut on April 3.
After struggles by Cubs closer José Veras early in the 2014 season, Rondón was named the new Cubs closer. He had a breakout 2014 season. He earned two saves in the 2015 National League Division Series against the St. Louis Cardinals, including a save in the series-clinching game 4.[3]
References
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Pura Pelota website – Venezuelan League batting and fielding statistics
Categories:
- Pages using baseballstats with unknown parameters
- 1988 births
- Akron Aeros players
- Arizona League Indians players
- Chicago Cubs players
- Columbus Clippers players
- Gulf Coast Indians players
- Kinston Indians players
- Lake County Captains players
- Leones del Caracas players
- Living people
- Mahoning Valley Scrappers players
- Major League Baseball players from Venezuela
- People from Guatire
- Venezuelan expatriate baseball players
