Yosver Zulueta #67

Yosver Jose Zulueta...Pronounced “YOHZ-ver zoo-loo-etta”... Played for the Cuban national junior team and came to Canada as part of a tour of games vs. the Can-Am League in 2016...Signed by the Blue Jays as an international free agent on June 11, 2019...Listed as Toronto’s third-best prospect after the 2022 season by Baseball America and fifth by MLB.com...Ranked as the 17th-highest prospect entering the 2024 season, according to MLB.com.

2024

On 3/28 was claimed off waivers from TOR and optioned to AAA-Louisville...On 6/25 was recalled from AAA-Louisville...Made his Major League debut that night vs. PIT, becoming the fourth Red to make his Major League debut in 2024...He and INF/OF Levi Jordan (debuted on 6/24 vs. PIT) were the first pair of Reds teammates to make their Major League debuts in consecutive games since Randy Wynne (6/25/23 vs. ATL) and Jake Wong (6/26/23 at BAL)...His first Major League strikeout was Bryan Reynolds...Struck out four batters over three innings of work, becoming the 10th Reds reliever since 1901 with three-plus innings and four-plus strikeouts in his Major League debut, the first since Tejay Antone (4.1 IP, 5 K) on 7/27/20 vs. CHC...Struck out three batters in the sixth inning, making him the first Reds reliever with three strikeouts in an inning in his Major League debut since Tony Cingrani on 9/9/12 vs. HOU...Following that night's loss vs. PIT was optioned back to Louisville...On 7/8 was recalled from Louisville and pitched a scoreless ninth inning that night vs. COL...Following that night's 6-0 victory vs. COL was optioned back to Louisville...On 7/24 was recalled from Louisville...Made a scoreless appearance on 7/27 at TB before being optioned back to Louisville on 7/29...On 7/30 was recalled from Louisville...Over a six-game span made four appearances (8/4 vs. SF; 8/6 at MIA; 8/8 at MIA; 8/9 at MIL) before being optioned back to Louisville on 8/10...On 8/30 was appointed as the 27th man for the doubleheader vs. MIL...Recorded 1.1 innings in the second game, allowing four runs...Was returned following the doubleheader...On 9/19 was recalled from Louisville and pitched in three more games (9/19 vs. ATL; 9/21 vs. PIT; 9/24 at CLE).

2023

Spent the entire season with Triple-A Buffalo, making a career-high 45 appearances (seven starts)...Had pitched in just 22 games since signing with the Blue Jays in 2019... Kept a 4.08 ERA, a .230 opponents’ average, and a 1.53 WHIP... Surrendered just one home run over 287 batters faced... Pitched in the 2023 Futures Game during the All-Star break in Seattle (0.2 IP, H, ER, 2K)... Appeared in eight games for Leones del Escogido of the Dominican Winter League, allowing six runs across 9.1 innings with five walks and 14 strikeouts.

2022

Yosver Jose Zulueta...Pronounced YOHZ-ver zoo-loo-etta... Played for the Cuban national junior team and came to Canada as part of a tour of games vs. the Can-Am League in 2016... Signed by the Blue Jays as an international free agent June 11, 2019... Listed as Toronto’s third-best prospect after the 2022 season by Baseball America and fifth by MLB.com.

2021

Appeared in two Major League Spring Training games in 2021, giving up two runs on one hit over two innings with a pair of walks and a pair of strikeouts...Threw just three pitches for Single-A Dunedin before suffering a season-ending knee injury while covering first base.

2020

Spent the year recovering from Tommy John surgery which he had the previous September... Rehabbed at the team’s facility in Dunedin, Fla.