José Berríos

José Berríos
Minnesota Twins – No. 17
Pitcher
Born: (1994-05-27) May 27, 1994
Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Bats: Right Throws: Right
MLB debut
April 27, 2016, for the Minnesota Twins
MLB statistics
(through May 2, 2016)
Win-loss record 1-1
Earned run average 6.75
Strikeouts 13
Teams

José Orlando Berríos (born May 27, 1994) is a Puerto Rican professional baseball pitcher for the Minnesota Twins of Major League Baseball (MLB). He was drafted by the Twins in the first round of the 2012 Major League Baseball draft.
Medal record
Representing Puerto Rico
Men's Baseball
World Baseball Classic
2013 San Francisco Team

Career

The Minnesota Twins selected Berríos in the first round of the 2012 Major League Baseball draft.[1] He made his professional debut that season for the Elizabethton Twins of the Rookie-level Appalachian League and the Gulf Coast Twins of the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League.

Berríos played for the Puerto Rican national baseball team in the 2013 World Baseball Classic.[2] During the 2013 season, Berríos played for the Cedar Rapids Kernels of the Class A Midwest League.[3] Berríos started 2014 with the Fort Myers Miracle of the Class A-Advanced Florida State League.[4] He was selected to play in the All-Star Futures Game in July.[5] He was promoted to the New Britain Rock Cats of the Class AA Eastern League on July 7,[6] and in mid-August was promoted to the Rochester Red Wings of the Class AAA International League.[7] Berríos began the 2015 season with the Chattanooga Lookouts of the Class AA Southern League, and received another midseason promotion to Rochester. He started the 2016 season with Rochester.[8]

The Twins promoted Berríos to make his major league debut on April 27, 2016.[8]

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