| Daniel Palencia | |
|---|---|
| Chicago Cubs – No. 48 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: February 5, 2000 San Carlos, Venezuela | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| July 4, 2023, for the Chicago Cubs | |
| MLB statistics (through 2023 season) | |
| Win–loss record | 5–3 |
| Earned run average | 4.45 |
| Strikeouts | 33 |
| Teams | |
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Daniel Jesús Palencia (born February 5, 2000) is a Venezuelan professional baseball pitcher for the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2023.
Career
Oakland Athletics
Palencia signed with the Oakland Athletics as an international free agent on February 13, 2020. [1] Palencia 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 made his professional debut in 2021 with the Single–A Stockton Ports. In 6 starts for Stockton, he struggled to an 0–2 record and 6.91 ERA with 14 strikeouts in 14+1⁄3 innings pitched. [3]
Chicago Cubs
On July 26, 2021, Palencia, along with Greg Deichmann, was traded to the Chicago Cubs for Andrew Chafin. [4] He started his Cubs career pitching for the Single–A Myrtle Beach Pelicans. In 2022, Palencia played for the High–A South Bend Cubs, making 21 appearances (20 starts) and logging a 3.94 ERA with 98 strikeouts across 75+1⁄3 innings pitched. [5]
Palencia began the 2023 season with the Double–A Tennessee Smokies. In 18 games split between Tennessee and the Triple–A Iowa Cubs, he registered a 6.83 ERA with 36 strikeouts and 2 saves in 29.0 innings pitched. On July 4, 2023, Palencia was promoted to the major leagues for the first time, winning his debut in extra innings. [6] In 27 relief outings in his rookie campaign, he logged a 5–3 record and 4.45 ERA with 33 strikeouts across 28+1⁄3 innings pitched.
Palencia was optioned to Triple–A Iowa to begin the 2024 season. [7]
References
- ^ "Cubs prospect Daniel Palencia's inspiring journey to become a professional pitcher | Chicago Cubs News". April 18, 2022.
- ^ "2020 Minor League Baseball season cancelled". mlb.com. Retrieved July 4, 2023.
- ^ "Daniel Palencia Stats & Scouting Report". baseballamerica.com. Retrieved July 4, 2023.
- ^ "A's acquire Chafin from Cubs for 2 minor leaguers". July 27, 2021.
- ^ "Daniel Palencia - Stats - Pitching". fangraphs.com. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
- ^ "Cubs' Daniel Palencia: Added to big-league roster". cbssports.com. Retrieved July 4, 2023.
- ^ "Cubs' Daniel Palencia: Demoted to Triple-A". cbssports.com. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- 2000 births
- Living people
- Chicago Cubs players
- Iowa Cubs players
- Major League Baseball pitchers
- Major League Baseball players from Venezuela
- Myrtle Beach Pelicans players
- South Bend Cubs players
- Stockton Ports players
- Tennessee Smokies players
- Venezuelan expatriate baseball players in the United States