David Paulino

David Paulino
Pitcher
Born: (1994-02-06) February 6, 1994 (age 30)
Nizao, Peravia, Dominican Republic
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 8, 2016, for the Houston Astros
Last MLB appearance
August 13, 2021, for the Philadelphia Phillies
MLB statistics
Win–loss record3–1
Earned run average5.64
Strikeouts42
Teams

David Confesor Paulino (born February 6, 1994) is a Dominican former professional baseball pitcher. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Houston Astros, Toronto Blue Jays and Philadelphia Phillies.

Career

Detroit Tigers

Paulino was signed by the Detroit Tigers as an international free agent in 2010. He made his professional debut in 2011 with the Dominican Summer League Tigers and spent 2012 and 2013 with the Gulf Coast Tigers. In 2013, he underwent Tommy John surgery which caused him to miss the 2014 season.[1]

Houston Astros

On September 13, 2013, Paulino was acquired by the Houston Astros as a player to be named later in an earlier trade for José Veras.[2] Paulino made his debut in the Astros organization in 2015 with the Tri-City ValleyCats and also played for the Quad Cities River Bandits and Lancaster JetHawks.[3] The Astros added him to their 40-man roster after the season.[4] Paulino was promoted to the major leagues on September 6, 2016.

On July 1, 2017, Paulino was suspended 80 games without pay for testing positive for a performance enhancing substance.[5] From that point on, he would not play again for the rest of 2017, but finished with a 2–0 record and a 6.52 ERA in six starts.[6]

Toronto Blue Jays

On July 30, 2018, the Astros traded Paulino, Ken Giles, and Héctor Pérez to the Toronto Blue Jays for Roberto Osuna.[7] The Blue Jays activated Paulino from the disabled list on September 5.[8] Paulino was designated for assignment on August 7, 2019.[9] He was released on August 10.

Philadelphia Phillies

On January 18, 2021, Paulino signed a minor league contract with the Philadelphia Phillies organization and was invited to Spring Training.[10] He was assigned to the Triple-A Lehigh Valley IronPigs to start the season. After posting a 4.35 ERA with 58 strikeouts in 25 appearances with Triple-A Lehigh Valley, Paulino's contract was selected by the Phillies.[11] He made his Phillies debut on August 13, pitching 2 innings and giving up 2 runs. The following day, he was designated for assignment.[12] He was outrighted to Lehigh Valley on August 16.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Houston Astros prospects David Paulino, Zach Davis, Trent Thornton, Juan Santos combine on one-hit shutout for Tri-City ValleyCats - MiLB.com News - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
  2. ^ "Detroit Tigers announce minor league pitcher David Paulino as 'player to be named later' in Jose Veras trade". MLive.com. 13 September 2013. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
  3. ^ "Astros' pro scouting strategy hits big on Francis Martes, David Paulino". Ultimate Astros. 9 September 2015. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
  4. ^ "Astros add five players to 40-man roster". USA Today. 2015-11-20. Archived from the original on 2021-05-25.
  5. ^ Lott, Thomas (July 1, 2017). "Astros rookie David Paulino suspended 80 games for positive PED test". Sporting News. Archived from the original on March 7, 2019. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
  6. ^ McTaggart, Brian; Gurnick, Ken. "Houston Astros win 2017 World Series". MLB. Archived from the original on November 7, 2017. Retrieved November 2, 2017.
  7. ^ Kelly, Matt (July 30, 2018). "Astros acquire Osuna from Blue Jays". MLB.com. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
  8. ^ "Blue Jays activate pitcher David Paulino off DL". September 5, 2018. Retrieved September 5, 2018.
  9. ^ "Blue Jays claim pitcher Zack Godley off waivers from Diamondbacks". sportsnet.ca. August 7, 2019. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
  10. ^ "Phillies Sign Hector Rondon, David Paulino to Minors Deals". 2 February 2021.
  11. ^ "Phillies Select David Paulino". 12 August 2021.
  12. ^ "Phillies Designate David Paulino for Assignment, Activate Bailey Falter". 14 August 2021.

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