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Venezuelan baseball pitcher (born 1999)
Baseball player
Francisco Javier Morales
(born October 27, 1999) is a Venezuelan
professional baseball
pitcher
in the
Arizona Diamondbacks
organization. He has previously played in
Major League Baseball
(MLB) for the
Philadelphia Phillies
.
Career
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Philadelphia Phillies
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Morales signed with the
Philadelphia Phillies
organization as an international free agent on July 2, 2016.
[1]
He made his professional debut with the
GCL Phillies
, posting a 3?2 record and 3.05 ERA in 10 appearances. The next year, Morales played for the Low-A
Williamsport Crosscutters
, logging a 4?5 record and 5.27 ERA with 68 strikeouts in 56.1 innings of work. In 2019 he played for the Single-A
Lakewood BlueClaws
, pitching to a 1?8 record and 3.82 ERA with 129 strikeouts in 96.2 innings pitched.
[2]
Morales did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the
COVID-19 pandemic
.
[3]
The Phillies added him to their 40-man roster after the 2020 season.
[4]
He was assigned to the Double-A
Reading Fightin Phils
to begin the 2021 season. On July 3, he pitched a combined
no-hitter
against the
Erie SeaWolves
along with
Kyle Dohy
, Zach Warren, and Brian Marconi.
[5]
On May 9, 2022, Morales was promoted to the major leagues for the first time when
Zach Eflin
was placed on the
COVID-19
injured list.
[6]
Morales made his MLB debut the same day, pitching two scoreless innings against the
Seattle Mariners
.
[7]
On January 4, 2023, Morales was designated for assignment by the Phillies after the signing of
Craig Kimbrel
was made official.
[8]
On January 11, he was assigned outright to the Triple-A
Lehigh Valley IronPigs
.
[9]
In 22 games for Lehigh Valley, he registered a 6.75 ERA with 36 strikeouts and 2
saves
in
25
+
1
⁄
3
innings pitched. Morales was released by the Phillies organization on July 22.
[10]
Arizona Diamondbacks
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On November 19, 2023, Morales signed a minor league contract with the
Arizona Diamondbacks
.
[11]
References
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Salisbury, Jim.
"Phillies' Francisco Morales Making Strides In 2019"
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www.baseballamerica.com
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"Francisco Morales Minor Leagues Statistics & History"
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"2020 Minor League Season Canceled"
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"Phillies give Rule 5 Draft protection to six prospects"
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Mlb.com
. Retrieved
May 2,
2021
.
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"4 Reading pitchers no-hit SeaWolves, Erie's bullpen improves and other things we learned"
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"Phillies' Francisco Morales: Receives first big-league call-up"
.
cbssports.com
. Retrieved
February 7,
2023
.
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Lauber, Scott (May 10, 2022).
"Francisco Morales' debut, Ranger Suarez's solid start, and a memorable night for the Phillies scout who signed them"
.
The Philadelphia Inquirer
. Retrieved
June 7,
2024
.
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"Phillies' Francisco Morales: Cedes 40-man spot to Kimbrel"
.
cbssports.com
. Retrieved
January 4,
2023
.
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"Phillies' Francisco Morales: Remains in Philly's organization"
.
cbssports.com
. Retrieved
January 11,
2023
.
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"Transactions"
.
MiLB.com
. Retrieved
June 14,
2024
.
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"Transactions November 2023"
.
MLB.com
. Retrieved
June 14,
2024
.
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