To say it's truly a blessing to make it to the big leagues is one thing. But being able to stay healthy AND successful for multiple years in any professional sport is even more rare. For Pedro Baez, he was one of the unlucky ones. Baez was signed as an international free agent in 2014 by Los Angeles.
The Dodgers have released Pedro Baez. Baez made his return to the organization when he signed a minor league contract in May.
Even the most well-oiled machine can have an "oopsie" slip right through the cracks and this week, it happened in Houston. It started when a member of the media noticed something at Minute Maid Park that wasn't quite right.
Andrew Friedman, Dodgers President of Baseball Operations, will always go out and get bullpen help wherever he can find it. Dodger fans have seen this time and again and at this time of the year, the organization is usually able to get that done via waiver claims or small trades.
Baez is headed to the Dodgers’ complex in Arizona to work with the staff before being assigned to a minor league affiliate.
Signed to a two-year, $12.5M guarantee in January 2021, Baez wound up making just seven appearances in an Astros uniform.
The Astros have designated right-hander Pedro Baez for assignment and recalled righty Seth Martinez from Triple-A Sugar Land, the team announced Tuesday.
On Tuesday, the Houston Astros made the Hector Neris’ signing official at a remote press conference. The right-hander will wear. No. 50, last worn by Charlie Morton in 2018, but even on Neris’ day, general manager James Click offered a few other pitching updates.
During his time with the Dodgers, Baez was quietly one of the league’s more consistent and productive relievers.
Last offseason, general manager James Click reeled in a veteran reliever by the name of Pedro Baez. The right-hander spent his last seven seasons with the Los Angeles Dodgers and was now starting a two-year deal with the Houston Astros worth $12.5 million plus escalators to boost the value.
Over the past week, the Houston Astros have designated three pitchers for assignment. This was in part to bring in new players to the 40-man roster, along with activating Josh James from the injured list.
The Astros haven't yet said who, among them, tested positive for COVID-19 and who were deemed high-risk close contacts.
The Astros have agreed to a two-year contract with free-agent reliever.
Roberts admitted after the game that he told Baez that the reliever was done for the night following the sixth inning. But after the Dodgers took a 6-5 lead, Roberts changed his mind and asked Baez to pitch the seventh.
The Red Sox are hoping to cap off a 108-win regular season with a World Series title this year, while the Dodgers are hoping to win the World Series for the first time in 30 years after falling to Houston last year.
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