Francisco Ríos
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![]() Ríos with the Lansing Lugnuts in 2016 | |||||||||||||||
Acereros de Monclova – No. 27 | |||||||||||||||
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Born: Monclova, Coahuila, Mexico | May 6, 1995|||||||||||||||
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |||||||||||||||
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Jesus Francisco Ríos Alfaro (born May 6, 1995) is a Mexican professional baseball pitcher for the Acereros de Monclova of the Mexican League.
Career
[edit]Toronto Blue Jays
[edit]Ríos signed with the Toronto Blue Jays as an international free agent on July 20, 2012.[1] He made his professional debut in 2013 with the Dominican Summer League Blue Jays, appearing in 15 games. In 521⁄3 innings pitched, Ríos would post a 4–6 win–loss record, 4.47 earned run average (ERA), and 48 strikeouts.[2] In the offseason, he played with the Tomateros de Culiacán of the Mexican Pacific League.[2] Ríos spent 2014 with the Rookie-Advanced Bluefield Blue Jays, and pitched to a 3–2 record, 5.91 ERA, and 38 strikeouts in 531⁄3 innings.[2]
Ríos was promoted to the Low–A Vancouver Canadians for the 2015 season, and in 15 total appearances, posted a 3–6 win–loss record, 4.27 ERA, and 59 strikeouts in 651⁄3 innings pitched.[2] He was assigned to the Single–A Lansing Lugnuts to open the 2016 season. In 6 starts, Ríos went 2–0 with a 1.20 ERA and 43 strikeouts in 30 total innings.[2][3] He was promoted to the High–A Dunedin Blue Jays on May 10.[4] In June he was selected to play in the All-Star Futures Game.[5] Ríos made 21 starts and four relief appearances in 2016, and pitched to a 7–6 record, 2.91 ERA, and 108 strikeouts in 1202⁄3 innings.[2] Ríos played the entire 2017 season for the Double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats, pitching to a 3–9 record, 4.29 ERA, and 63 strikeouts in 86 total innings.[2]
On May 28, 2019, Ríos was loaned to the Diablos Rojos del México of the Mexican League. In 19 games, he compiled a 2–1 record and 3.94 ERA with 24 strikeouts over 32 innings pitched.[6] In 9 games split between New Hampshire and the Triple–A Buffalo Bisons, Ríos accumulated a 6.19 ERA with 10 strikeouts across 16 innings. Ríos elected free agency following the season on November 4.[7]
New York Mets
[edit]On December 13, 2019, Ríos signed a minor league contract with the New York Mets organization.[8] He did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[9] He became a free agent on November 2, 2020.
Acereros de Monclova
[edit]On May 20, 2021, Ríos signed with the Acereros de Monclova of the Mexican League. In 13 starts, he went 4–4 with a 4.39 ERA and 64 strikeouts over 67+2⁄3 innings. Ríos returned in 2022, but was limited to only 6 appearances due to injuries, posting an inflated 17.05 ERA over 6.1 innings. In 2023, he registered a 1–4 record with a 9.25 ERA and 17 strikeouts over 24+1⁄3 innings pitched.
Tigres de Quintana Roo
[edit]On June 27, 2023, Ríos was loaned to the Tigres de Quintana Roo of the Mexican League for the remainder of the 2023 season.[6]
Acereros de Monclova (Second stint)
[edit]Ríos returned to the Acereros de Monclova for the 2024 season.
References
[edit]- ^ "Francisco Rios Profile". baseballamerica.com. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Francisco Rios Register Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
- ^ Leboff, Michael (May 6, 2016). "Rios celebrates in a big way for Lugnuts". MiLB.com. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
- ^ "Francisco Rios Stats, Highlights, Bio". MiLB.com. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
- ^ Chisholm, Gregor (June 28, 2016). "Blue Jays prospect Rios earns Futures Game nod". MLB.com. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
- ^ a b "Francisco Rios Stats, Highlights, Bio". MiLB.com. Retrieved July 29, 2019.
- ^ "Minor League Free Agents 2019". baseballamerica.com. Retrieved August 16, 2024.
- ^ Hilburn-Trenkle, Chris (January 3, 2019). "Minor League Transactions: Nov 3 - Dec 17". Baseball America. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
- ^ "2020 Minor League Season Canceled". 30 June 2020.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- 1995 births
- Living people
- Acereros de Monclova players
- Baseball pitchers
- Bluefield Blue Jays players
- Dominican Summer League Blue Jays players
- Dunedin Blue Jays players
- Gulf Coast Blue Jays players
- Lansing Lugnuts players
- Leones del Caracas players
- Mexican expatriate baseball players in Venezuela
- Mexican expatriate baseball players in Canada
- Mexican expatriate baseball players in the United States
- New Hampshire Fisher Cats players
- Sportspeople from Monclova
- Tigres de Quintana Roo players
- Tomateros de Culiacán players
- Vancouver Canadians players
- 2019 WBSC Premier12 players