Robinson Leyer | |
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![]() Leyer with the
St. Paul Saints in 2021 | |
Free agent | |
Pitcher | |
Born: El Seibo, Dominican Republic | March 13, 1993|
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
MLB debut | |
August 31, 2020, for the Boston Red Sox | |
MLB statistics (through 2020 season) | |
Win–loss record | 0–0 |
Earned run average | 21.21 |
Strikeouts | 9 |
Teams | |
Robinson Leyer (born March 13, 1993) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Boston Red Sox. He made his MLB debut with Boston in 2020. Listed at 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) and 185 pounds (84 kg), he bats and throws right-handed.
On November 6, 2011, Leyer signed with the Chicago White Sox as an international free agent. Leyer pitched in the farm system of the White Sox from 2012 through 2017. [1] With the White Sox, he advanced from the Dominican Summer League to the Double-A level. [1]
On March 21, 2018, Leyer was traded to the Cincinnati Reds. With the [[Double-A Pensacola Blue Wahoos, he registered a 2.59 earned run average (ERA) in 42 relief appearances spanning 59 innings pitched. [1] On November 2, Leyer elected free agency. [2]
On January 4, 2019, Leyer signed a minor league contract with the Seattle Mariners. In 2019, with the Mariners organization, Leyer reached the Triple-A level for the first time, appearing in 13 games with the Tacoma Rainiers of the Pacific Coast League, recording a 4.58 ERA and 27 strikeouts in 19+2⁄3 innings pitched. [1] He was released by the Mariners on June 15, 2019.
The Boston Red Sox signed Leyer as a minor league free agent on June 22, 2019. [1] That season, Leyer appeared in a total of 18 games with the Class A Short Season Lowell Spinners and the Double-A Portland Sea Dogs. [1] Through eight seasons from 2012 to 2019, Leyer appeared in 236 minor league games (84 starts), compiling a 28–43 record with 4.24 ERA and 522 strikeouts in 623+1⁄3 innings pitched. [3]
The Red Sox called Leyer up to the majors for the first time on August 31, 2020. [4] He made his debut the same night against the Atlanta Braves, pitching one inning, giving up two hits, one earned run, and one walk while striking out one batter, Marcell Ozuna. [5] He was optioned back to Boston's alternate training site on September 18. [6] Overall with the 2020 Red Sox, Leyer appeared in six games (one start), compiling an 0–0 record with 21.21 ERA and 9 strikeouts in 4+2⁄3 innings pitched. [7] On October 26, Leyer was assigned to Triple-A and outrighted off of the 40-man roster. [8] He became a minor-league free agent on November 2, 2020. [9]
On February 8, 2021, Leyer signed a minor league contract with the Minnesota Twins organization. [10]