1990
Born January 4, 1990
Isla de la Juventud, Isla de la Juventud, Cuba
Raisel Iglesias Notable
b. January 4, 1990 · Cincinnati Reds 2015–2020, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 2021–2022, Atlanta Braves 2022–2025
Raisel Iglesias's 253 saves are tied for the 38th most anyone has.
He played for three clubs across 11 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Cincinnati Reds in 2015 and closing with the Atlanta Braves in 2025.
Working almost entirely in relief, he saved 253 games and appeared 600 times, with a 2.90 earned run average. He struck out 869. Across 600 games he batted .085, with 4 hits and 0 runs. He finished with 1 double.
He was born in Isla de la Juventud, Isla de la Juventud, Cuba on January 4, 1990. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed. He has not retired; our record has no final game for him.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Reliever of the Month | 4 | 2021, 2023, 2024, 2025 |
| All-MLB Team - Second Team | 1 | 2021 |
| The Sporting News All-Star | 1 | 2024 |
| The Sporting News Reliever of the Year | 1 | 2024 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | CIN | 18 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | .067 |
| 2016 | CIN | 37 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .091 |
| 2017 | CIN | 63 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2018 | CIN | 66 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 2019 | CIN | 68 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 2020 | CIN | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | LAA | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2022 | ATL/LAA | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2023 | ATL | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2024 | ATL | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | ATL | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 600 | 47 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 | .085 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | CIN | 3 | 7 | 18 | 16 | 0 | 95.1 | 81 | 44 | 28 | 104 | 4.15 |
| 2016 | CIN | 3 | 2 | 37 | 5 | 6 | 78.1 | 63 | 22 | 26 | 83 | 2.53 |
| 2017 | CIN | 3 | 3 | 63 | 0 | 28 | 76.0 | 57 | 21 | 27 | 92 | 2.49 |
| 2018 | CIN | 2 | 5 | 66 | 0 | 30 | 72.0 | 52 | 19 | 25 | 80 | 2.38 |
| 2019 | CIN | 3 | 12 | 68 | 0 | 34 | 67.0 | 61 | 31 | 21 | 89 | 4.16 |
| 2020 | CIN | 4 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 8 | 23.0 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 31 | 2.74 |
| 2021 | LAA | 7 | 5 | 65 | 0 | 34 | 70.0 | 53 | 20 | 12 | 103 | 2.57 |
| 2022 | ATL/LAA | 2 | 6 | 67 | 0 | 17 | 62.0 | 46 | 17 | 14 | 78 | 2.47 |
| 2023 | ATL | 5 | 4 | 58 | 0 | 33 | 55.2 | 51 | 17 | 15 | 68 | 2.75 |
| 2024 | ATL | 6 | 2 | 66 | 0 | 34 | 69.1 | 38 | 15 | 13 | 68 | 1.95 |
| 2025 | ATL | 4 | 6 | 70 | 0 | 29 | 67.1 | 51 | 24 | 16 | 73 | 3.21 |
| Career | — | 42 | 55 | 600 | 21 | 253 | 736.0 | 569 | 237 | 202 | 869 | 2.90 |
On this day & linked events
2015
Major-league debut: Raisel Iglesias
Raisel Iglesias made a major-league debut on April 12, 2015.