Eduardo José Paredes Durán (born March 6, 1995) is a

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who is currently a free agent. He previously played in

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(MLB) for the

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Career

Los Angeles Angels

Paredes signed with the

as an international free agent on March 12, 2012. He made his professional debut for the DSL Angels, and played for the club in the 2012 and 2013 seasons, recording a cumulative 2.05 ERA with 59 strikeouts. He spent the 2014 season with the rookie ball

Orem Owlz The Orem Owlz were a Minor League Baseball team located in Orem, Utah, United States, from 2001 to 2020. The team competed in the Pioneer League as a Rookie League affiliate of the Los Angeles Angels. The Owlz played their home games at Home o ...

, registering a 1.33 ERA with 31 strikeouts in 19 appearances. He split 2015 between the Single-A

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and the High-A

Inland Empire 66ers The Inland Empire 66ers of San Bernardino are a Minor League Baseball team of the California League and the Single-A affiliate of the Los Angeles Angels. The 66ers are based in San Bernardino, California, and play at San Manuel Stadium. Franchise ...

, pitching to a cumulative 2.44 ERA with 72 strikeouts in 48 games. He split the 2016 season between Inland Empire and the Double-A

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, pitching to a 3.33 ERA in 70.1 innings of work. The Angels added him to their 40-man roster after the 2016 season. Paredes started 2017 with the

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. He was called up to the

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on May 3, and later to the

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on June 23. Paredes made his MLB debut the same day, allowing 2 runs on 2 hits in 2 innings of work against the

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. In 18 games for the Angels, Paredes struck out 17 and allowed 11 earned runs. In 2018 for Los Angeles, Paredes appeared in 14 games, but allowed 14 runs in 18.1 innings, and spent the majority of the season in Triple-A with the

. One highlight of his MLB career came on September 5, 2017. In an Angels extra inning victory over the Athletics, Paredes pitched a scoreless 10th inning to preserve the Angles 8-7 victory. It was the only save of Paredes career. He elected free agency on November 2, 2018 after being outrighted off of the 40-man roster.

Detroit Tigers

On December 13, 2018, Paredes signed a minor league deal with the

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. He was released on April 24, 2019.

Kansas City T-Bones

On June 1, 2019, Paredes signed with the

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of the independent

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. He was released on August 17, 2019.

Generales de Durango

On February 10, 2021, Paredes signed with the

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of the

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. Paredes struggled to a 12.71 ERA across 6 appearances before being released on June 4.http://www.milb.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?t=l_trn&lid=125

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