Rubby De La Rosa

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11+13 innings pitched.

On 31 May 2014, De La Rosa was called up to make a start against the Tampa Bay Rays for the injured starter Clay Buchholz. De La Rosa went seven strong innings against the Rays, giving up four hits, no runs allowed, and striking out eight batters. On 16 June, De La Rosa matched his previous outing at Fenway, throwing seven innings of one-hit ball as the Red Sox beat the Minnesota Twins by a score of 1–0.

Arizona Diamondbacks

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De La Rosa with the Diamondbacks in 2016

On 12 December 2014, the Red Sox traded De La Rosa, Allen Webster, and Raymel Flores to the Arizona Diamondbacks in exchange for Wade Miley. [8] After an open competition in spring training, De La Rosa won one of the opening rotation spots and remained their most consistent starter throughout the season, leading the team in every pitching category except in ERA.[ citation needed ]

In 2016, De La Rosa opened the season in the Diamondbacks' rotation but suffered elbow injuries all year. [9] In September, the team elected to end De La Rosa's season early. [10] He was non-tendered by Arizona on 2 December 2016. [11]

On 3 January 2017, De La Rosa and the Diamondbacks agreed to a minor league contract. [12] On 23 June, De La Rosa's contract was selected from the Triple-A Reno Aces. In August, it was determined that he needed a second Tommy John surgery after suffering an injury. [13] He was released by the Diamondbacks on 1 September. De La Rosa re-signed with Arizona on a two-year minor league contract on 7 November.

On 20 June 2019, he was granted his release by the Diamondbacks to play in Japan. [14]

Yomiuri Giants

On 27 June 2019, he signed with the Yomiuri Giants of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). [15] De La Rosa made 26 appearances for Yomiuri on the year, recording a 2.49 ERA with 29 strikeouts in 21+23 innings pitched. On 26 November 2019, De La Rosa signed a one-year extension to remain with the Giants. [16] For the 2020 season, De La Rosa pitched in 36 games for the Giants, logging a 2.48 ERA, almost identical to his 2019 ERA, and striking out the same amount of batters as the previous year (29) in 32+23 innings pitched.

In 2021, De La Rosa saw action in 46 contests for the club, pitching to a 2.64 ERA and striking out 39 in 41+13 innings of work. [17] On 26 March 2022, in his second appearance of the year, De La Rosa entered a game against the Chunichi Dragons in the 9th inning and surrendered an earned run which enabled the Dragons to comeback and win the game in the tenth inning. The following day, he was demoted to the farm team. [18] On the year, De La Rosa recorded a 2.30 ERA with 24 strikeouts in 27+13 innings pitched across 30 appearances for the Giants.

Los Angeles Dodgers (second stint)

On 9 February 2023, De La Rosa signed a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers organization. [19] [20] De La Rosa was released by Los Angeles on 14 April. [21]

References

  1. Gurnick, Ken (18 March 2011). "De La Rosa on a fast track to LA". MLB.com. Archived from the original on 27 February 2017. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  2. "Southern League Announces 2011 North Division All-Star Team". MiLB.com. Southern League (SL1). 7 June 2011. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 October 2012 via OurSports Central.
  3. Gurnick, Ken; DuBose, Ben (24 May 2011). "Heralded De La Rosa thrills in Dodgers debut". MLB.com. Archived from the original on 28 May 2011.
  4. "Dodgers rough up skidding Oswalt, roll Phillies". ESPN.com. 8 June 2011. Archived from the original on 12 September 2017.
  5. "Dodgers vs. Phillies - 06/07/11". MLB.com. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
  6. "Rubby De La Rosa to undergo Tommy John surgery". MLB.com. Archived from the original on 10 October 2012.
  7. Axisa, Mike (25 August 2012). "Red Sox, Dodgers Complete Nine-Player Blockbuster". Archived from the original on 28 October 2012.
  8. "Boston Red Sox acquire pitcher Wade Miley in trade". Seattle Times. 12 December 2014. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  9. Gilbert, Steve (20 February 2017). "Hale hands rotation spot to De La Rosa". MLB.com. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  10. McLellan, Sarah (15 September 2016). "Diamondbacks shut down Rubby De La Rosa for rest of year". Arizona Republic. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  11. Piecoro, Nick (2 December 2016). "Diamondbacks non-tender Welington Castillo, Rubby De La Rosa". Arizona Republic. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  12. Piecoro, Nick (3 January 2017). "Arizona Diamondbacks agree to deal with Rubby De La Rosa". Arizona Republic. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  13. "Diamondbacks' De La Rosa to undergo 2nd Tommy John surgery". Associated Press. 17 August 2017. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
  14. Polishuk, Mark (20 June 2019). "NPB’s Yomiuri Giants To Acquire Rubby De La Rosa". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
  15. "デラロサ投手が入団記者会見". 読売巨人軍公式WEBサイト (in Japanese). 27 June 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  16. "デラロサ、メルセデス両投手と来季の契約合意". 読売巨人軍公式サイト (in Japanese). 26 November 2019. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  17. "Rubby De La Rosa Minor, Winter & Japanese Leagues Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
  18. "巨人 デラロサが2軍降格 広島は中村奨 ソフトバンクはリチャードを抹消【公示】(デイリースポーツ)".
  19. "Rubby De La Rosa bio". Minor League Baseball . Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  20. "Dodgers' Rubby De La Rosa: Nets minors deal from Dodgers". CBSSports.com. 10 February 2023. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
  21. "Transactions". Minor League Baseball . 15 April 2023. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
Rubby De La Rosa
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De La Rosa with the Yomiuri Giants
Pitcher
Born: (1989-03-04) 4 March 1989 (age 36)
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Professional debut
MLB: 24 May, 2011, for the Los Angeles Dodgers
NPB: 15 July, 2019, for the Yomiuri Giants
Last appearance
MLB: August 1, 2017, for the Arizona Diamondbacks
NPB: 2022, for the Yimiuri Giants