Adbert Marcelo Alzolay ( ; born March 1, 1995) is a Venezuelan

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for the

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(MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2019.

Career

Alzolay signed with the

as an international free agent in November 2012. He made his professional debut in 2013 with the Venezuelan Summer League Cubs and spent the whole season there, posting a 5–3 record and 1.07 ERA in 15 games. He pitched with the

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and

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in 2014, going a combined 2–5 with a 7.90 ERA in ten total games between both teams, the

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in 2015 where he went 6–2 with a 2.04 ERA, and the

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in 2016, pitching to a 9–4 record and 4.34 ERA in 22 games (twenty starts). Alzolay spent 2017 with both the

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and the

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, posting a combined 7–4 record and 2.99 ERA in 22 starts. After the season, he played in the

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and was selected to play in the Fall Stars Game. The Cubs added him to their 40-man roster after the season. He appeared in 8 games for the

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in 2018, before suffering a strained lat muscle that ended his season. He opened the 2019 season on the

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with a recurrence of the injury. Upon returning, he played one game with Myrtle Beach and then was assigned to Iowa. On June 20, 2019, Alzolay was called up to the major leagues for the first time. He made his MLB debut that night versus the

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, recording five strikeouts over four innings in relief. Alzolay appeared in six games for the Cubs in 2020, pitching to a 1–1 record and 2.95 ERA with 29 strikeouts in 21.1 innings pitched. Alzolay was placed on the 60-day injured list to start the 2022 on season on March 18, 2022. It was announced that he had suffered a right shoulder strain that could sideline him for half of the season.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Alzolay, Adbert Living people 1995 births People from Ciudad Guayana Venezuelan expatriate baseball players in the United States Major League Baseball players from Venezuela Major League Baseball pitchers Chicago Cubs players Venezuelan Summer League Cubs players Arizona League Cubs players Boise Hawks players Eugene Emeralds players South Bend Cubs players Myrtle Beach Pelicans players Tennessee Smokies players Iowa Cubs players Mesa Solar Sox players

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