Win–loss record 1–5 Role Baseball player Name Jose Urena | Strikeouts 28 Earned run average 5.25 Salary 302,281 USD (2015) | |
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Current team Miami Marlins (#62 / Pitcher) | ||
Jose Urena intentionally hits Ronald Acuna Jr on first pitch of the game 08/15/18
José Miguel Ureña Rodriguez (born September 12, 1991) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the Miami Marlins of Major League Baseball (MLB).
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- Jose Urena intentionally hits Ronald Acuna Jr on first pitch of the game 081518
- 20092013
- 2015
- Pitching style
- References
2009–2013
Ureña grew up in the Dominican Republic. The Marlins signed him on August 28, 2009, and he played for two seasons with the Dominican Summer League Marlins. In 2011, he played in short season Single-A with the Jamestown Jammers, posting a 4.33 ERA in 15 starts. He advanced to full-season Single-A in 2012, posting a 3.38 ERA in 138.1 innings with the Greensboro Grasshoppers. In 2013, he played in high Single-A with the Jupiter Hammerheads, pitching 149.2 innings with a 3.73 ERA. In 2014, he amassed a record of 13-8, pitching 162 innings with 121 strikeouts and a 3.33 ERA.
2015
Ureña began the 2015 season with the New Orleans Zephyrs of the Class AAA Pacific Coast League. Ureña was called up to the majors for the first time on April 13, 2015 to replace David Phelps. In his first major league start on May 26, 2015, against the Pittsburgh Pirates, he gave up 5 runs in 4 2/3 innings and took the 5-1 loss.
Pitching style
According to a scouting report prepared for MLB's 2014 midseason prospect rankings, the 8th-ranked Ureña had "an above-average fastball that can touch the mid 90s", a change-up, and a breaking ball that is "a combination of a slider and a curve". He was said to have "above-average command".
