| Christian Montes De Oca | |
|---|---|
| Arizona Diamondbacks – No. 59 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born:August 30, 1999 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| June 7, 2025, for the Arizona Diamondbacks | |
| MLB statistics (through June 7,2025) | |
| Win–loss record | 0–0 |
| Earned run average | 0.00 |
| Strikeouts | 2 |
| Teams | |
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Christian Montes De Oca (born August 30,1999) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2025.
On December 14,2021,Montes de Oca signed with the Arizona Diamondbacks as an international free agent.
Montes de Oca began the 2025 season with the Triple-A Reno Aces. On May 16,he was selected to the 40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time. [1] He was optioned back to Reno on May 22,without having made an appearance with Arizona. [2] On June 7,the Diamondbacks recalled Montes de Oca to serve as the 27th man for the team's doubleheader against the Cincinnati Reds. [3] He made his major league debut the same day,pitching 2+2⁄3 scoreless innings in relief. [4] Montes De Oca was placed on the injured list on June 10, due to right elbow inflammation. [5] On June 14, it was announced that Montes De Oca would require lower back surgery, a procedure that was likely to rule him out for the remainder of the season. [6]