Daniel Jesús Palencia (born February 5, 2000) is a Venezuelan

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for the

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(MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2023.

Career

Oakland Athletics

Palencia signed with the

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as an international free agent on February 13, 2020. Palencia did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the

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. He made his professional debut in 2021 with the Single–A

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. In 6 starts for Stockton, he struggled to an 0–2 record and 6.91 ERA with 14 strikeouts in innings pitched.

Chicago Cubs

On July 26, 2021, Palencia, along with

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, was traded to the

for

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. He started his Cubs career pitching for the Single–A Myrtle Beach Pelicans. In 2022, Palencia played for the High–A South Bend Cubs, making 21 appearances (20 starts) and logging a 3.94 ERA with 98 strikeouts across innings pitched. Palencia began the 2023 season with the Double–A Tennessee Smokies. In 18 games split between Tennessee and the Triple–A

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, he registered a 6.83 ERA with 36 strikeouts and 2 saves in 29.0 innings pitched. On July 4, 2023, Palencia was promoted to the major leagues for the first time, winning his debut in extra innings. In 27 relief outings in his rookie campaign, he logged a 5–3 record and 4.45 ERA with 33 strikeouts across innings pitched. Palencia was optioned to Triple–A Iowa to begin the 2024 season.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Palencia, Daniel 2000 births Living people Chicago Cubs players Iowa Cubs players Major League Baseball pitchers Major League Baseball players from Venezuela Myrtle Beach Pelicans players South Bend Cubs players Stockton Ports players Tennessee Smokies players Venezuelan expatriate baseball players in the United States