Eduardo Salazar

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106+13 innings of work across 35 games (11 starts). [4]

Salazar did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic [5] and spent the majority of the 2021 season with High-A Dayton, making one start for the Double-A Chattanooga Lookouts at the end of the year. [3] In 19 starts for Dayton, he pitched to a 4–5 record and 3.49 ERA with 107 strikeouts in 98 innings of work. [6]

Salazar spent the entire 2022 season with Chattanooga, starting 27 games and registering a 6–10 record and 5.16 ERA with 111 strikeouts in 125+23 innings pitched. [3] He was converted from a starter to a relief pitcher for the 2023 season, [7] which he began with Double-A Chattanooga before being promoted to the Triple-A Louisville Bats after posting a minuscule 0.68 ERA in nine appearances. [8] In three games with Louisville, Salazar allowed no runs with one walk and three strikeouts in 4+13 innings pitched. [9]

On May 24, 2023, Salazar was selected to the 40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time [10] [11] and made his debut with one inning of work against the St. Louis Cardinals, allowing one run on two hits and a walk while striking out one. [12] His first MLB strikeout was of Nolan Gorman. [12] In eight appearances for the Reds, he had a 8.03 ERA with five strikeouts in 12+13 innings pitched. [13] On August 11, he was designated for assignment and removed from the 40-man roster. [14] After finishing the season with Louisville, he became a free agent on November 6. [15]

Los Angeles Dodgers

On November 16, 2023, Salazar signed a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers [16] and was assigned to the Triple–A Oklahoma City Baseball Club to start the season. [17] The Dodgers selected his contract to the major league roster on April 16, 2024, [18] however he was optioned back to the minors the following day without appearing in a game. [19]

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Eduardo Salazar
Los Angeles Dodgers – No. 60
Pitcher
Born: (1998-05-05) May 5, 1998 (age 25)
Cumana, Venezuela
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
May 24, 2023, for the Cincinnati Reds