Frankie Montas, Relief Pitcher, New York Yankees
Date of Birth: 3/21/1993
Birthplace: San Cristobal, Dominican Republic
Frankie Montas, relief pitcher for the New York Yankees, was first signed by the Boston Red Sox in December, 2009. After three and a half years in Boston's minor league system, he was traded to the Chicago White Sox on July 30, 2013. He continued to pitch in the minors through 2014.
Montas joined the White Sox for 2 games as a starter and 5 games in relief in 2015. He had a 4.80 ERA in 15.0 innings. He spent most of the season in the minors, pitching 112.0 innings in 23 games as a starting pitcher.
Montas was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers on December 16, 2015. The Oakland Athletics acquired him in a trade on August 1, 2016. He underwent rib surgery in February, 2016, and a second injury led to a broken rib during the 2016 season. He spent most of the season on the DL, pitching in just seven games in the minors.
Montas pitched in 23 games with the Athletics in 2017. He finished the season with 1 win and 1 loss, 36 strikeouts to 20 walks, and a 7.03 ERA in 32.0 innings.
Montas split his time in 2018 between the Athletics and the minor leagues. In 13 games with the Athletics, he had 5 wins and 4 losses, 43 strikeouts to 21 walks, and a 3.88 ERA in 65.0 innings. He also pitched 71.2 innings in 15 games in the minors.
Montas received an 80-game suspension for the use of PEDs in June, 2019. He finished the season with 9 wins and 2 losses, 103 strikeouts to 23 walks, and a 2.63 ERA in 96.0 innings in 16 games. He didn't pitch in the postseason.
Montas pitched in 11 games in 2020. He finished the season with 3 wins and 5 losses, 60 strikeouts to 23 walks, and a 5.60 ERA in 53.0 innings. In the postseason, he pitched 5.2 innings in 2 games, and he gave up 9 hits and 6 runs.
Montas finished the 2021 season with 13 wins and 9 losses, 207 strikeouts to 57 walks, and a 3.37 ERA in 187.0 innings in 32 games.
The Athletics traded Montas to the Yankees on August 1, 2022.
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