Ranger Suárez

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Ranger Suárez
Suárez with the Philadelphia Phillies in 2018
Philadelphia Phillies – No. 55
Pitcher
Born: (1995-08-26) August 26, 1995 (age 28)
Pies de Cuesta, Venezuela
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
MLB debut
July 26, 2018, for the Philadelphia Phillies
MLB statistics
(through April 22, 2024)
Win–loss record33–21
Earned run average3.27
Strikeouts441
Teams
Career highlights and awards

Ranger José Suárez[1] (born August 26, 1995) is a Venezuelan professional baseball pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball (MLB).

The Phillies signed Suárez, a native of Pie de Cuesta, as an international

farm system, spending time in Double-A and Triple-A
as a starting pitcher with a high strikeout rate.

Suárez made his major league debut in 2018, when the Phillies were in need of an additional starting pitcher. He returned to Triple-A at the start of the 2019 season but was a mainstay within the Phillies by the end of June. He was used as a

trading deadline
. Suárez served as the third starter during the 2022 Phillies season and was a key factor in the team winning the National League pennant.

Early life

Suárez was born on August 26, 1995, in Pie de Cuesta, Venezuela.[1] His father Ricardo worked as a farmer in Venezuela, while Suárez spent his childhood playing baseball and soccer. He spent most of his time in the outfield but began pitching at the age of 15.[2]

Baseball career

Minor leagues

The

walk in 80+2⁄3 innings for the VSL Phillies.[6] He posted a 5–4 win–loss record that season, with a 1.56 ERA and 78 strikeouts, while leading the VSL in both innings pitched (80+2⁄3) and strikeouts (78).[1][4]

By

Class A Short-Season Williamsport Crosscutters of the New York–Penn League (NYPL). On July 26, in the first game of a doubleheader against the Auburn Doubledays, Suárez pitched a seven-inning no-hitter and took Williamsport to a 4–0 victory.[8] For the feat, he was named both the Phillies Minor League and the NYPL Pitcher of the Week for the week spanning July 25 to 31.[1] Suárez finished the season with a 6–4 record and a 2.81 ERA, striking out 53 batters in 73+2⁄3 innings.[4] That September, he was honored with the Rankin Johnson Pitcher of the Year Award, given to the Crosscutters' top pitcher of the season as decided by teammates and coaches.[9]

Suárez began the

40-man roster, in order to protect them from the Rule 5 draft.[14]

In 2018, Suárez was assigned to the

Eastern League Pitcher of the Week twice with Reading, once in April and once in June.[16] At the end of June, he was promoted to the Triple-A Lehigh Valley IronPigs, where, after a difficult first start, he accumulated 65 strikeouts in 14 games.[17] Between Reading and Lehigh, Suárez posted a 6–3 record in 2018, with a 2.75 ERA and 85 strikeouts in 21 games and 124+1⁄3 innings.[4]

Philadelphia Phillies

Suarez in 2019

After a rain delay forced a doubleheader against the

Eugenio Suarez and Tucker Barnhart. Suárez came away with the win, however, as the Phillies hit seven home runs for a 9–4 victory.[19] He was the first left-handed starter to pitch for the Phillies since Adam Morgan in 2016.[18] Suárez played four games with the Phillies in 2018, starting three, and posted a 1–1 record with a 5.40 ERA and 11 strikeouts in 15 innings.[20]

Suárez returned to Lehigh in 2019 as MLB.com's No. 10 prospect in the Phillies organization.[21] After two brief major-league call-ups in June, he received a final promotion to the Phillies on June 20. That July, he became the first Phillies pitcher since Michael Stutes in 2011 to record wins in three consecutive appearances.[1] Despite playing 82 of his 94 minor league games as a starting pitcher, Suárez became a staple of the Phillies' bullpen as a left-handed reliever alongside Morgan and José Álvarez.[22] He made 37 relief appearances for the Phillies in 2019, finishing eight games for them. Suárez posted a 6–1 record and a 3.14 ERA, with 42 strikeouts in 48+2⁄3 innings.[20]

After his successful 2019 season, Suárez was expected to be a strong candidate for a position in the Phillies'

opening day, when he tested positive for the COVID-19 virus.[24] After spending four weeks quarantining in a hotel room in Clearwater, Florida, Suárez rejoined the roster for the final part of the season, which was shortened to 60 games due to the impacts of the pandemic.[25] He began rehab assignments in Lehigh Valley in late August before being placed into a bullpen with recent acquisitions Brandon Workman, Heath Hembree, and David Hale.[26] In only four innings with the Phillies, Suárez posted an ERA of 20.25, surrendering 10 hits and nine earned runs, including one home run, while striking out only one batter.[20]

Once again, Suárez opened the 2021 season with Lehigh.

trading deadline, the Phillies acquired closer Ian Kennedy from the Texas Rangers; Suárez, in turn, was promoted to the starting rotation.[31] Suárez threw his first career complete game, a 97 pitch four-hit 3-0 shutout or Maddux against the Pittsburgh Pirates on September 25, 2021.[32][33]

He pitched in 39 games for the Phillies in 2021, starting 12 and finishing 13, and posted an 8–5 record with a 1.36 ERA and 107 strikeouts in 106 innings.[20] He held opposing left-handed batters to a .109 batting average and .129 slugging percentage, the lowest of all major league pitchers.[34]

2022

In 2022 he was 10-7 with a 3.65 ERA in 29 starts over 155.1 innings.[35] He held opposing left-handed batters to a .197 batting average and .303 slugging percentage.[36]

In game five of the 2022 National League Championship series, Suárez helped to clinch the series win over the San Diego Padres. Suárez entered the game in the top of the ninth inning to replace David Robertson, who managed to strikeout his first batter and issued two walks afterwards. Suárez's first pitch was bunted by Trent Grisham to which Suárez fielded to throw out Grisham, allowing the runners to advance to second and third base. With two outs, Suárez faced Austin Nola, who hit a fly ball on the first pitch thrown and was caught by Nick Castellanos, claiming a 4–3 victory over the Padres.

2023

On January 13, 2023, Suárez agreed to a one-year, $2.95 million contract with the Phillies for the 2023 season, avoiding salary arbitration.[37]

In the 2023 regular season Suárez had a record of 4-6 with a 4.18 ERA over 22 starts and 125 innings pitched.

In the 2023 National League Division Series against the Atlanta Braves Suárez would start in both games 1 and 4 in both games matching up with Braves pitcher Spencer Strider . In game 1 he pitched 3.2 innings only giving up 1 hit and recording 4 strikeouts. In game 4 Suárez recorded a victory pitching 5 innings, giving up only 1 earned run in a 3-1 series clinching victory

Pitcher profile

Suárez spent most of his professional baseball career as a starting pitcher before alternating through the bullpen in many roles such as a

sinker and a changeup. Suárez' fastball averages 93 mph (150 km/h) and contributes to a high strikeout rate.[39]

Personal life

Suárez is the first MLB player to be named "Ranger". While he was playing in the minor leagues, some of his teammates nicknamed him the "red

Power Ranger".[40] Suárez has two brothers named Raymer and Rosmer and a sister named Rangerlin. He told reporters that it is a family tradition to give every child a name beginning with the letter "R".[3]

See also

References

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