Félix Alexander Bautista (born June 20, 1995) is a Dominican professional

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for the

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(MLB). He was signed by the Miami Marlins as an international free agent in 2012. He made his MLB debut in 2022.

Career

Miami Marlins

Bautista signed with the Miami Marlins as an international free agent on November 19, 2012. Bautista made his professional debut for the Dominican Summer League Marlins in 2013, logging a 2.73

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(ERA) with 17 strikeouts in 11 appearances. In 2014, Bautista pitched to a 12.41 ERA with seven strikeouts in innings pitched across eight games. He was released by the Marlins organization on January 15, 2015.

Baltimore Orioles

After not playing professionally in 2015, on August 4, 2016, Bautista signed a minor league contract with the

organization. He was assigned to the Dominican Summer League Orioles, where he made 5 appearances to finish the year. Bautista returned to the DSL Orioles in 2017, posting a 4–3 record and 2.01 ERA with 75 strikeouts in 15 appearances (14 of them starts). He spent the 2018 season with the

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, pitching to a 4.33 ERA with 30 strikeouts in 27.0 innings of work across 12 appearances. Bautista split the 2019 season between the Low-A

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and the Single-A

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, accumulating a 3.44 ERA with 48 strikeouts in 26 total appearances between the two affiliates. Bautista did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the reaction to the

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. He spent the 2021 season with three different Orioles affiliates: High-A Aberdeen, the Double-A Bowie Baysox, and the Triple-A

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. In 40 appearances between the three levels, Bautista posted a stellar 1.54 ERA with 77 strikeouts in innings pitched. The Orioles added him to their 40-man roster following the 2021 season on November 19, 2021. Bautista made the Opening Day roster for the Orioles out of Spring Training in 2022. He made his major league debut on April 10, 2022, pitching in relief of Tyler Wells. In the game, he recorded his first major league strikeout against

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shortstop Wander Franco. On May 10, Bautista earned his first career save, closing out a 5–3 victory over the

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. When the Orioles traded Jorge López, Bautista succeeded him as the Orioles' closer.https://www.masnsports.com/blog/a-few-questions-relating-to-orioles-bullpen

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Bautista, Felix 1995 births Living people Sportspeople from Santo Domingo Dominican Republic expatriate baseball players in the United States Major League Baseball players from the Dominican Republic Major League Baseball pitchers Baltimore Orioles players Dominican Summer League Marlins players Dominican Summer League Orioles players Gulf Coast Orioles players Aberdeen IronBirds players Delmarva Shorebirds players Bowie Baysox players Norfolk Tides players Leones del Escogido players

Career

Miami Marlins

Baltimore Orioles

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