1990
Born October 17, 1990
Higuerito, San Cristóbal, D.R.
Rafael Montero Notable
b. October 17, 1990 · New York Mets 2014–2017, Texas Rangers 2019–2020, Seattle Mariners 2021, Houston Astros 2021–2025, Atlanta Braves 2025, Detroit Tigers 2025
Rafael Montero played for six clubs across 12 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the New York Mets in 2014 and closing with the Detroit Tigers in 2025. His longest stay was with the Houston Astros, from 2021 to 2025.
He went 23 and 30 with a 4.68 earned run average, pitching 522.7 innings in 380 games. He struck out 517. Across 380 games he batted .047, with 2 hits and 1 run.
He was born in Higuerito, San Cristóbal, D.R. on October 17, 1990. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed. He has not retired; our record has no final game for him.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | NYM | 10 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .000 |
| 2015 | NYM | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 2016 | NYM | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 |
| 2017 | NYM | 34 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | .080 |
| 2019 | TEX | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | TEX | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | HOU/SEA | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2022 | HOU | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2023 | HOU | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2024 | HOU | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | ATL/DET/HOU | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 380 | 43 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0 | .047 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | NYM | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 44.1 | 44 | 20 | 23 | 42 | 4.06 |
| 2015 | NYM | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10.0 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 4.50 |
| 2016 | NYM | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 19.0 | 23 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 8.05 |
| 2017 | NYM | 5 | 11 | 34 | 18 | 0 | 119.0 | 141 | 73 | 67 | 114 | 5.52 |
| 2019 | TEX | 2 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 29.0 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 34 | 2.48 |
| 2020 | TEX | 0 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 8 | 17.2 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 19 | 4.08 |
| 2021 | HOU/SEA | 5 | 4 | 44 | 0 | 7 | 49.1 | 59 | 35 | 17 | 42 | 6.39 |
| 2022 | HOU | 5 | 2 | 71 | 0 | 14 | 68.1 | 47 | 18 | 23 | 73 | 2.37 |
| 2023 | HOU | 3 | 3 | 68 | 0 | 1 | 67.1 | 74 | 38 | 29 | 79 | 5.08 |
| 2024 | HOU | 1 | 2 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 38.1 | 35 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 4.70 |
| 2025 | ATL/DET/HOU | 1 | 2 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 60.1 | 42 | 30 | 37 | 58 | 4.48 |
| Career | — | 23 | 30 | 380 | 30 | 30 | 522.2 | 509 | 272 | 247 | 517 | 4.68 |
On this day & linked events
2014
Major-league debut: Rafael Montero
Rafael Montero made a major-league debut on May 14, 2014.
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