José Ureña
Dominican baseball player
José Miguel Ureña Rodríguez (born September 12, 1991) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Miami Marlins, Detroit Tigers, Milwaukee Brewers, Colorado Rockies, Chicago White Sox, Texas Rangers, New York Mets, Toronto Blue Jays, Los Angeles Dodgers, Minnesota Twins, and Los Angeles Angels.
In 2025, Ureña tied the major league record for most franchises played for in a single season, appearing with five. This tied Mike Baumann (2024), Oliver Drake (2018), and Bobo Leonard (1924).
Career
Florida / Miami Marlins
Minor leagues
Ureña grew up in the Dominican Republic and was signed by the Florida Marlins as an international free agent on August 28, 2009. He spent his first two professional seasons in the Dominican Summer League Marlins.
In 2011, Ureña pitched in Low‑A ball with the Jamestown Jammers, where he posted a 4.33 earned run average (ERA) in 15 starts. The following year, he advanced to full‑season Single‑A with the Greensboro Grasshoppers, recording a 3.38 ERA in 138+1⁄3 innings. In 2013, he played for the High‑A Jupiter Hammerheads, pitching 149+2⁄3 innings with a 3.73 ERA.
The 2014 season marked a breakout year in the minors, as Ureña finished with a 13–8 record, 121 strikeouts, and a 3.33 ERA across 162 innings pitched.
Ureña began the 2015 season with the New Orleans Zephyrs of the Triple–A Pacific Coast League.
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