Win–loss record 1–0 Role Baseball player Salary 476,994 USD (2015) Name Jose Dominguez Career start 2008 | Strikeouts 17 Weight 73 kg Earned run average 4.43 Height 1.83 m | |
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Current team Durham Bulls (#36 / Pitcher) Similar People Kevin Cash, Don Mattingly, Dane Johnson, Ron Roenicke, Dave Martinez | ||
José Alfredo Dominguez (born August 7, 1990) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher in the San Francisco Giants organization of Major League Baseball. He previously played for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Tampa Bay Rays and San Diego Padres.
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He was called up to the majors for the first time on June 29, 2013. He is the cousin of Álex Colomé and his fastball has been clocked at over 100 mph.
Los Angeles Dodgers
Dominguez was signed by the Los Angeles Dodgers for $50,000 as a 16-year-old in 2007. He pitched for the Dodgers Dominican Summer League team from 2008-2010. In September 2009, he was suspended 50 games for violating the Minor League Drug Prevention program, when he tested positive for Stanozolol, a performance-enhancing drug.
In 2011 he moved to the U.S. based leagues and pitched for the Ogden Raptors and Arizona League Dodgers. In 2012 he began in Class-A with the Great Lakes Loons and was promoted to AA with the Chattanooga Lookouts.
He was suspended again, for violating the minor league drug policy in November 2012, receiving a 25-game suspension. After serving the suspension at the start of the 2013 season, he rejoined Chattanooga, where he had a 2.60 ERA in 14 games with 28 strikeouts. He was quickly promoted to the Triple-A Albuquerque Isotopes. In 8 games in AAA, he had 12 strikeouts in 8 innings without allowing a run.
His contract was purchased and he was called up to the Dodgers on June 29, 2013. He made his debut in relief on June 30 against the Philadelphia Phillies and retired the 3 batters he faced. He appeared in 9 games, with a 2.16 ERA before he was shut down with a quad strain. In 2014 he again spent most of the season with the Isotopes, where he was in 31 games and had a 3.24 ERA with 10 saves. In 5 games with the Dodgers, he allowed 8 runs in 6.1 innings for an 11.37 ERA. He was not called up in September because he was dealing with an arm injury he suffered in the minor leagues.
Tampa Bay Rays
He was traded to the Tampa Bay Rays on November 20, 2014 (along with Greg Harris) for Joel Peralta and Adam Liberatore. On August 16, he was designated for assignment to make room for Drew Smyly. He elected free agency on November 6.
San Diego Padres
On December 23, 2015, Dominguez signed a minor league deal with the San Diego Padres. He refused his outright assignment and became a free agent after the season ended.