Andrés Machado
Venezuelan professional baseball pitcher
Andrés Eduardo Machado (born April 22, 1993) is a Venezuelan professional baseball pitcher for the Orix Buffaloes of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Kansas City Royals and Washington Nationals.
Career
Kansas City Royals
On November 20, 2010, Machado signed with the Kansas City Royals organization as an international free agent. Machado made his professional debut with the DSL Royals, pitching to a 4.66 ERA in 7 appearances. In 2012, Machado returned to the DSL Royals, logging a 2–1 record and 2.87 ERA in 15 appearances. He spent the 2013 season with the rookie ball Burlington Royals, posting an 0–8 record and 8.34 ERA in 12 games for the team. He returned to Burlington in 2014, and pitched to a 1–2 record and 3.63 ERA in 7 games. Machado underwent Tommy John surgery and missed the entire 2015 season as a result. He returned to the organization in 2016, and played for the rookie ball Idaho Falls Chukars, posting a 2–4 record and 3.99 ERA in 13 appearances. He split the 2017 season between the High-A Wilmington Blue Rocks, the Double-A Northwest Arkansas Naturals, and the Triple-A Omaha Storm Chasers, logging a cumulative 8–9 record and 4.54 ERA in 29 appearances between the three teams.
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