Édgar Isaac Arredondo Guzmán (born May 16, 1997) is a Mexican professional baseball pitcher for the Acereros de Monclova of the Mexican League. He is also a member of the Mexican national baseball team, competing in the 2020 Summer Olympics.

Édgar Arredondo
Acereros de Monclova – No. 17
Pitcher
Born: (1997-05-16) May 16, 1997 (age 27)
Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico
Bats: Right
Throws: Right

Career

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Tigres de Quintana Roo

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Arrendondo made his professional baseball debut for the Tigres de Quintana Roo of the Mexican League on April 18, 2013, when he was 15 years, 11 months, and 2 days old. He became the youngest player to debut in the Mexican League.[1][2]

Texas Rangers

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On July 4, 2013, Arredondo signed a minor league contract with the Texas Rangers organization.[3] Arredondo made his organization debut in 2015, pitching in 11 games for the rookie-level AZL Rangers and posting a 3.97 ERA with 22 strikeouts in 22.2 innings of work. In 2016, Arredondo played for the Dominican Summer League Rangers, registering a 6–2 record and 1.60 ERA with 56 strikeouts in 62.0 innings pitched. The following season, Arredondo played for the Single-A Hickory Crawdads, pitching to a 6–6 record and 3.86 ERA in 22 appearances.[4]

In 2018, Arredondo began the season with the Down East Wood Ducks of the High-A Carolina League.[5] He was twice named the Carolina League's player of the week,[6][7] and played in the Carolina League's all-star game.[1] He was promoted to the Frisco RoughRiders of the Double-A Texas League in June.[8] In 2019, Arredondo spent the whole season with the RoughRiders, where he registered a 7–3 record with a 4.17 ERA and 75 strikeouts over 101+13 innings pitched.[9] He appeared in the Texas League's all-star game in 2019.[1] On March 26, 2020, the Rangers released Arredondo.[10]

On April 17, 2020, Arredondo signed with the Tigres de Quintana Roo of the Mexican League, the team with whom he had started his career.[11] Arredondo did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the Mexican League season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[12] On December 12, Arredondo was traded to the Acereros de Monclova of the Mexican League.[11]

Arizona Diamondbacks

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On January 12, 2021, Arredondo signed a minor league contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks organization.[13] He began the season with the Double-A Amarillo Sod Poodles, posting a 4–1 record with a 3.27 ERA in 14 appearances out of the bullpen. He was later promoted to the Triple-A Reno Aces.[14] He elected free agency following the season.

Acereros de Monclova

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On February 14, 2022, Arredondo signed with the Acereros de Monclova of the Mexican League.[15]

International career

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Arredondo pitches for the Tomateros de Culiacán of the Mexican Pacific League, and competed at the 2021 Caribbean Series.[16]

In July 2021, Arredondo was a last-minute addition to Team Mexico at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[17] He replaced Héctor Velázquez, who did not make the trip to Tokyo after testing positive for COVID-19.[18]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Acereros: Édgar Arredondo fortalece el pitcheo de los campeones". MiLB.com (in Spanish). Retrieved July 26, 2021.
  2. ^ "'Me temblaban las manos y los pies': Édgar Arredondo". www.noroeste.com.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved July 25, 2021.
  3. ^ "Edgar Arredondo firma con Rangers de Texas". MiLB.com (in Spanish). Retrieved July 26, 2021.
  4. ^ "Edgar Arredondo Mexican, Minor & Winter Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com.
  5. ^ "2018 Down East Rotation Set". MiLB.com. April 3, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
  6. ^ "Edgar Arredondo Named Carolina League Pitcher of the Week". MiLB.com. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
  7. ^ "Arredondo Earns his Second Pitcher of the Week Honor". MiLB.com. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
  8. ^ "Texas Rangers promote Edgar Arredondo, C.D. Pelham to Double-A; Joe Palumbo to start for Rookie League game". Dallas News. June 22, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
  9. ^ "EDGAR ARREDONDO, ESTRELLA MEXICANA EN DOBLE A". Puro Beisbol. June 26, 2019. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
  10. ^ "Rangers da de baja a Edgar Arredondo | Deportes | Noticias | TVP | TVPACIFICO.MX". tvpacifico.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved July 25, 2021.
  11. ^ a b "Mexican League Transactions | MiLB.com Stats | The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com.
  12. ^ "Mexican League Cancels 2020 Season". mlb traderumors.com.
  13. ^ "Snake Bytes: 01/04 - Magical Gifts". AZ Snake Pit. January 4, 2021.
  14. ^ "Edgar Arredondo, en la antesala de MLB". DEBATE (in Spanish). Retrieved July 25, 2021.
  15. ^ "ACEREROS YA CUENTA CON ÉDGAR ARREDONDO". acereros.com.mx (in Spanish). February 14, 2022. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
  16. ^ "Edgar Arredondo: "Quiero demostrar que los D-Backs no se equivocaron"". DEBATE (in Spanish). Retrieved July 25, 2021.
  17. ^ "Otro sinaloense más a Tokio 2020; Edgar Arredondo reforzará al equipo de béisbol". DEBATE (in Spanish). Retrieved July 25, 2021.
  18. ^ "Mexico to replace two pitchers after positive COVID-19 tests, per coach | NBC Olympics". www.nbcolympics.com. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
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