Alexander Manuel Colomé Pérez (born December 31, 1988) is a Dominican

professional baseball Professional baseball is organized baseball in which players are selected for their talents and are paid to play for a specific team or club system. It is played in baseball league, leagues and associated farm teams throughout the world. Mod ...

pitcher In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throws ("pitches") the baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw ...

for the

Sultanes de Monterrey The Sultanes de Monterrey ( en, Monterrey Sultans) are a professional baseball team in the Mexican League based in Monterrey, Mexico. They compete in the Northern Division. The team also joined the Mexican Pacific League for the 2019–20 season f ...

of the Mexican League. He has previously played in

Major League Baseball Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization and the oldest major professional sports league in the world. MLB is composed of 30 total teams, divided equally between the National League (NL) and the American League (AL), ...

(MLB) for the

Tampa Bay Rays The Tampa Bay Rays are an American professional baseball team based in St. Petersburg, Florida. The Rays compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) American League East, East division. Since its inception ...

Seattle Mariners The Seattle Mariners are an American professional baseball team based in Seattle. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) American League West, West division. The team joined the American League ...

Minnesota Twins The Minnesota Twins are an American professional baseball team based in Minneapolis. The Twins compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central Division. The team is named after the Twin Cities area w ...

Colorado Rockies The Colorado Rockies are an American professional baseball team based in Denver. The Rockies compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. The team plays its home baseball games at Coors Fie ...

, and

Chicago White Sox The Chicago White Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago. The White Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central division. The team is owned by Jerry Reinsdorf, and p ...

Professional career

Tampa Bay Rays

At age eighteen, Colomé signed with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays as an amateur

free agent In professional sports, a free agent is a player who is eligible to sign with other clubs or franchises; i.e., not under contract to any specific team. The term is also used in reference to a player who is under contract at present but who is a ...

in March 2007. The Rays added him to their

40-man roster A Major League Baseball roster is a list of players who are allowed, by league agreement, to play for a Major League Baseball (MLB) team. Each MLB team maintains two rosters: an active roster of players eligible to participate in an MLB game, and ...

on November 18, 2011. The Rays promoted Colomé to the major leagues on May 29,

2013 File:2013 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: Edward Snowden becomes internationally famous for leaking classified NSA wiretapping information; Typhoon Haiyan kills over 6,000 in the Philippines and Southeast Asia; The Dhaka garment fact ...

. He started 3 games, posting a 2.25

earned run average In baseball statistics, earned run average (ERA) is the average of earned runs allowed by a pitcher per nine innings pitched (i.e. the traditional length of a game). It is determined by dividing the number of earned runs allowed by the number ...

(ERA). On March 24,

2014 File:2014 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Stocking up supplies and personal protective equipment (PPE) for the Western African Ebola virus epidemic; Citizens examining the ruins after the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping; Bundles of wat ...

, Colomé was suspended 50 games for failing a random drug test. Colome ended the year 2–0 with a 2.66 ERA in 5 games, 3 of which were starts. Colomé saw his first significant playing time in

2015 File:2015 Events Collage new.png, From top left, clockwise: Civil service in remembrance of November 2015 Paris attacks; Germanwings Flight 9525 was purposely crashed into the French Alps; the rubble of residences in Kathmandu following the Apri ...

, most of it due to a switch to the bullpen, where he finished with 43 appearances and a 3.94 ERA. In

2016 File:2016 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Bombed-out buildings in Ankara following the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt; the impeachment trial of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff; Damaged houses during the 2016 Nagorno-Karabakh ...

, Colomé was named the full-time closer for the Rays due to an injury to Brad Boxberger. He kept the role as closer. He finished the season with 37 saves, fourth in the AL, and ended the season with a 1.91 ERA. Colome was also selected to his first career All-Star game. In

2017 File:2017 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The War Against ISIS at the Battle of Mosul (2016-2017); aftermath of the Manchester Arena bombing; The Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017 ("Great American Eclipse"); North Korea tests a ser ...

, Colomé became the sixth player in franchise history to reach 40 saves in a season; he ended the season with 47 saves, which led the major leagues.

Seattle Mariners

On May 25, 2018, the Rays traded Colomé and outfielder Denard Span to the

in exchange for minor leaguers Andrew Moore and

Tommy Romero Tommy Romero (born July 8, 1997) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the San Francisco Giants organization. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Tampa Bay Rays and Washington Nationals. Amateur career Romer ...

Chicago White Sox

On November 30, 2018, the Mariners traded Colomé to the

in exchange for Omar Narváez. With the 2020 Chicago White Sox, Colomé appeared in 21 games, compiling a 2–0 record with 0.81 ERA and 16 strikeouts in 22.1 innings pitched.

Minnesota Twins

On February 12, 2021, Colomé officially signed a one-year, $5 million contract with the

Colorado Rockies

On March 17, 2022, Colomé officially signed a one-year, $4.1 million contract with the

. Colomé appeared in 53 games for the Rockies, but struggled to a 2–7 record and 5.74 ERA with four saves and 32 strikeouts in 47.0 innings pitched.

Chicago White Sox (second stint)

On January 27, 2023, Colomé signed a minor league contract with the

Washington Nationals The Washington Nationals are an American professional baseball team based in Washington, D.C.. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the National League (NL) East division. From 2005 to 2007, the team played in RFK Stadiu ...

organization. He was released by the Nationals on March 29. On April 7, 2023, Colomé signed a minor league contract with the

organization. He made 8 appearances for the Triple-A Charlotte Knights, registering a 2.25 ERA with 7 strikeouts and 1 save in 8.0 innings pitched. On May 2, Colomé had his contract selected to the active roster. He made 4 appearances for the White Sox, surrendering 2 runs in 3.0 innings of work. On May 10, Colomé was designated for assignment following the promotion of Jake Marisnick. He cleared waivers and was sent outright to Charlotte on May 12. Colomé was released by the White Sox organization on August 3.

Saraperos de Saltillo

On February 23, 2024, Colomé signed with the Saraperos de Saltillo of the Mexican League. In 19 games for Saltillo, he posted a 5.29 ERA with 14 strikeouts and 8 saves across 17 innings pitched. On June 4, Colomé was released by the Saraperos.

Sultanes de Monterrey

On June 5, 2024, Colomé was claimed off waivers by the

of the Mexican League.

Personal life

Colomé is the nephew of former Rays reliever

Jesús Colomé Jesús Colomé de la Cruz (born December 23, 1977) is a former professional relief pitcher. He played for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Washington Nationals, Milwaukee Brewers and Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball (MLB). Professional caree ...

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Colome, Alex 1988 births Living people American League All-Stars American League saves champions Baseball players from Santo Domingo Bowling Green Hot Rods players Charlotte Knights players Charlotte Stone Crabs players Chicago White Sox players Colorado Rockies players Dominican Republic expatriate baseball players in Mexico Dominican Republic expatriate baseball players in the United States Dominican Republic sportspeople in doping cases Dominican Summer League Devil Rays players Durham Bulls players Hudson Valley Renegades players Leones del Escogido players Major League Baseball pitchers Major League Baseball players from the Dominican Republic Major League Baseball players suspended for drug offenses Minnesota Twins players Montgomery Biscuits players Princeton Rays players Saraperos de Saltillo players Seattle Mariners players Tampa Bay Rays players World Baseball Classic players of the Dominican Republic 2017 World Baseball Classic players