Former Dodgers pitcher Reyes Moronta died Sunday, in keeping with a number of reviews. He was 31.
The information of his loss of life was posted to the official Twitter/X account of the Bravos de León, the Mexican League crew for whom he pitched this season:
In accordance with his MLB transactions web page, Moronta was launched by León solely this Thursday.
A right-handed reliever, Moronta signed with the Dodgers in March 2022. He pitched 22 video games for the Dodgers that season, throwing 23.2 inings, permitting 11 runs (4.18 ERA), strolling 10 batters, and hanging out 27.
Moronta additionally appeared in 11 video games for Triple-A Oklahoma Metropolis, going 1-0 with a 2.70 ERA (three runs allowed in 10 innings) that season.
Initially signed by the San Francisco Giants as an newbie out of the Dominican Republic, Moronta debuted with the Giants in Sept. 2017. He would go on to seem in 136 video games with San Francisco from 2017-21 earlier than leaving as a free agent.
The Dodgers designated Moronta for task in a roster crunch in Aug. 2022. He completed the season with the Arizona Diamondbacks, showing in 17 video games.
Moronta’s final main league look got here with the Angels in Might 2023. In 177 main league video games, all as a reliever, Moronta went 10-11 with a 3.05 ERA and 202 strikeouts in 171.1 innings.
According to reporter Hector Gomez, Moronta died in an accident whereas driving house Sunday. The Dominican information outlet El Pregonero reported that the accident occurred in the Quinigua neighborhood close to the town of Santiago de los Caballeros.
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