Francellis Montas Luna (born March 21, 1993) is a Dominican

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for the

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(MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the

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 ...

and

Oakland Athletics The Oakland Athletics (often referred to as the A's) are an American professional baseball team based in Oakland, California. The Athletics compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) West division. The te ...

. Montas signed as an international

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with the

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in 2009, and was traded to the White Sox in 2013. He made his MLB debut in 2015, and was traded to the

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after the season. After missing time due to injuries, the Dodgers traded Montas to the Athletics during the season. Montas established himself as a major league pitcher for Oakland in 2017, and was traded to the Yankees in 2022.

Career

Boston Red Sox (2009–2013)

Montas signed as an amateur

with the

in 2009, receiving a $75,000

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. He played in the minor leagues for the Red Sox' organization for the

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and

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in 2012, and for the

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in 2013.

Chicago White Sox (2013–2015)

Before the 2013 trade deadline, the Red Sox traded Montas and fellow minor leaguers

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and Cleuluis Rondon to the

in a three-team trade, where

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went from the White Sox to the Red Sox, José Iglesias went from the Red Sox to the

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, Avisaíl García went from the Tigers to the White Sox, and

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went from the Tigers to the Red Sox. The White Sox assigned Montas to the

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, also in the

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. Montas began the 2014 season with the

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of the

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. He was named to appear in the 2014

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, but suffered an injury to the

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in his knee which required surgery, and withdrew from the game. After rehabilitating, Montas pitched for the

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of the

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Southern League. He finished the 2014 season with a combined 5–0

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and a 1.44

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. The White Sox assigned Montas to the

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after the 2014 season. On November 20, 2014, the White Sox added Montas to their

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. In his first major league

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, Montas threw his fastball between . He returned to Birmingham for the 2015 season, and threw a seven-inning

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on June 9. He appeared in the

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and the

. The White Sox promoted Montas to the major leagues on July 17, 2015, to be their 26th man during that day's doubleheader. He returned to Birmingham the next day without appearing in either game. The White Sox promoted Montas again on September 1, and he made his major league debut as a

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the next day.

Los Angeles Dodgers (2016)

On December 16, 2015, Montas, along with Micah Johnson and

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, were traded to the

as part of a three team trade that sent

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to the White Sox and

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, Brandon Dixon and

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to the

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. On February 12, 2016, the Dodgers announced that Montas underwent rib resection surgery and would miss up to four months of the season. He made his first appearance of 2016 with the

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of the Class AA

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on May 22. After a couple of rehab appearances for the Drillers, he was assigned to the AAA

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. He aggravated his rib injury and further testing concluded he had a broken rib and he would miss a month or two of the season recovering.

Oakland Athletics (2016–2022)

On August 1, 2016, the Dodgers traded Montas,

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, and

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to the

in exchange for

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and Rich Hill. After not getting a call to the majors in 2016, he appeared in 23 games for the A's in 2017, allowing 25 runs in 32 innings (7.03 ERA), while compiling a 1–1 record. For the 2018 season, Montas reverted to being a starter, beginning the season at the AAA level. He appeared in 13 games (11 starts) with the A's during the season, compiling a 5–4 record with a 3.88 ERA. On June 21, 2019, after starting the season 9–2 with a 2.70 ERA in 15 games (all starts), Montas was suspended 80 games without pay for testing positive for a banned substance,

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, in violation of MLB's Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program. In 2020, Montas began the season as the A's Opening day starter. Through the season, Montas struggled with command as he recorded a win–loss record of 3-5 and an ERA of 5.60 in 11 starts. On February 19, 2021, Montas was placed on the

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related injury list after testing positive for the virus. He finished the 2021 season with a 13–9 record, a 3.37 ERA and 207 strikeouts in 187 innings, finishing sixth in American League

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voting. On March 22, 2022, Montas signed a $5.025 million contract with the A's, avoiding salary arbitration.

New York Yankees (2022–present)

The Athletics traded Montas and

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to the

for

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, Luis Medina, and

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on August 1, 2022. He made his first start with the Yankees on August 7, 2022, allowing 6 runs in 3 innings.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Montas, Frankie 1993 births Living people Arizona League White Sox players Birmingham Barons players Chicago White Sox players Dominican Republic expatriate baseball players in the United States Dominican Republic sportspeople in doping cases Dominican Summer League Red Sox players Greenville Drive players Gulf Coast Red Sox players Kannapolis Intimidators players Leones del Escogido players Lowell Spinners players Major League Baseball pitchers Major League Baseball players from the Dominican Republic Major League Baseball players suspended for drug offenses Nashville Sounds players New York Yankees players Oakland Athletics players Oklahoma City Dodgers players People from San Cristóbal Province Tulsa Drillers players Winston-Salem Dash players

Career

Boston Red Sox (2009–2013)

Chicago White Sox (2013–2015)

Los Angeles Dodgers (2016)

Oakland Athletics (2016–2022)

New York Yankees (2022–present)

See also

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