Maikel Cleto | |
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![]() Cleto with the Omaha Storm Chasers in 2013 | |
Pitcher | |
Born: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | May 1, 1989|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
June 2, 2011, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 26, 2014, for the Chicago White Sox | |
MLB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 0–1 |
Earned run average | 6.60 |
Strikeouts | 58 |
Stats at Baseball Reference | |
Teams | |
Maikel Jose Cleto (born May 1,1989) is a Dominican former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago White Sox.
Cleto began his professional career in 2007 with the Gulf Coast League Mets. He went 1–2 with a 5.03 ERA,one save,and 28 strikeouts.
In 2008 Cleto split the season between the Single-A Savannah Sand Gnats and the High-A St. Lucie Mets. He had a combined record of 5–12 with a 4.41 ERA,one shutout,and 82 strikeouts in 26 games (23 starts) split between the two affiliates.
On December 11,2008,Cleto was traded to the Mariners with Aaron Heilman,Endy Chávez,Jason Vargas,Mike Carp and Ezequiel Carrera in exchange for J. J. Putz,Jeremy Reed and Sean Green. [1]
Cleto split the 2009 season between the Rookie-Level Peoria Mariners and the Class-A Clinton LumberKings. He went 0–4 with a 5.54 ERA and 25 strikeouts in nine games,eight starts. He attended spring training with the Mariners but was assigned to the Minor Leagues early in camp. [2] Cleto was placed on the disabled list of July 7 due to back discomfort and made his return on August 15. [3]
On December 12,2010,Cleto was traded to the St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for shortstop Brendan Ryan. [4]
Cleto was activated on June 2,2011,(the same day Lance Lynn was also called up),directly from the Double-A (Springfield Cardinals) to shore up an overworked bullpen. [5]
Cleto was claimed off waivers to the Kansas City Royals on June 23,2013. [6] On February 17,2014,he was designated for assignment by the Royals. [7]
On February 26,2014,Cleto was claimed off waivers by the Chicago White Sox. [8] Cleto was designated for assignment on May 10,to make room for Frank Francisco on the roster. [9] He was called back up on August 4.
On February 2,2016,the White Sox re-signed Cleto to a minor league contract. [10] He was released prior to the start of the season on March 31. [11]
On May 30,2016,Cleto signed with the Vaqueros Laguna of the Mexican League. In 14 relief outings for Laguna,he posted an 0-1 record and 1.29 ERA with 16 strikeouts across 14 innings pitched. Cleto was released by the team on July 1.
On July 3,2016,Cleto signed a minor league contract with the Atlanta Braves organization. He was assigned to the Triple-A Gwinnett Braves,where he made 20 appearances and registered a 2.14 ERA with 31 strikeouts and 4 saves in 21 innings pitched. He elected free agency following the season on November 7. [12]
On December 13,2016,Cleto signed a minor league contract with the Chicago Cubs. [13] He was released on March 13,2017. [14]
On May 4,2017,Cleto signed with the Vaqueros Unión Laguna of the Mexican Baseball League. On June 20,2017,he was traded to the Leones de Yucatán. On March 19,2018,Cleto was traded back to the Algodoneros de Unión Laguna prior to the beginning of the 2018 season. On July 17,2018,Cleto was traded back to the Leones de Yucatán. On June 1,2019,Cleto was loaned to the Toros de Tijuana. On July 2,2019,he was loaned to the Rieleros de Aguascalientes. On February 27,2020,Cleto signed with the Piratas de Campeche. Cleto did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the LMB season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. [15] On April 7,2021,Cleto signed with the Algodoneros de Unión Laguna. On October 20,2021,Cleto was traded back to the Toros de Tijuana. He was released prior to the 2022 season on March 1,2022. [16]
Cleto is a hard-thrower,wielding a four-seam fastball at 96–99 mph. The fastball is by far his most used pitch,but he also throws three off-speed pitches:a changeup (89–91) to lefties,a slider (84–86) to righties,and a curveball (79–82) to hitters from both sides of the plate. [17]
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