Pittsburgh Pirates
Escobar signed with the Pittsburgh Pirates as an international free agent in July 2013. [1] He made his professional debut in 2014 for the DSL Pirates and spent the whole season there,posting a 2–4 record and a 4.75 ERA in 13 games started. In 2015,he played for both the GCL Pirates and the West Virginia Black Bears,pitching to a combined 2–1 record,3.83 ERA,and a 1.13 WHIP in 13 starts,and in 2016,he returned to the Black Bears,posting a 6–5 record and 2.93 ERA in 15 games (12 starts).
Escobar represented the Pirates in the 2017 All-Star Futures Game. [2] He spent the 2017 season with the West Virginia Power where he posted a 10–7 record and a 3.83 ERA with 168 strikeouts in 131.2 innings pitched (26 games,25 starts). [3] On November 20,2017,the Pirates added Escobar to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft. [4] He split the 2018 season between the Bradenton Marauders and the Altoona Curve,going a combined 11–6 with a 4.14 in 127 innings. He opened the 2019 season with Bradenton,before being promoted to the Indianapolis Indians on May 9. [5]
On July 6,2019,the Pirates promoted Escobar to the major leagues. [6] He made his major league debut on July 13,striking out one batter over two scoreless innings in relief. [7] Escobar was designated for assignment on November 20,2019,and outrighted to Triple–A on November 27. [8]
Escobar did not play in a game for the Pirates organization in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. [9] He was released by Pittsburgh on June 9,2020.
