José Joaquín Soriano (born October 20, 1998) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Angels of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2023.

Career

Los Angeles Angels

Soriano signed with the Los Angeles Angels as an international free agent for a $70,000

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on March 4, 2016. He made his professional debut with the DSL Angels, logging a 3–5 record and 1.58 ERA in 14 games. The next season, Soriano split the year between the Rookie-level

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and the Rookie-level Orem Owlz, recording a cumulative 2–2 record and 4.13 ERA in 13 appearances. In 2018, Soriano played for the Single-A Burlington Bees, posting a 1–6 record and 4.47 ERA with 42 strikeouts in 46.1 innings of work. In 2019, Soriano split the year between the AZL Angels and Burlington, accumulating a 5–7 record and 2.51 ERA with 92 strikeouts in 82.0 innings pitched. On February 13, 2020, Soriano underwent

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, prematurely ending his 2020 season, which was later cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Pittsburgh Pirates

The

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selected Soriano from the Angels in the 2020 Rule 5 draft. On February 17, 2021, Soriano was placed on the 60-day injured list. Soriano pitched to a 14.73 ERA in 2 games for the High-A Bradenton Marauders before suffering an injury. On June 15, Soriano underwent

for the second time in his career.

Los Angeles Angels (second stint)

On November 14, 2021, the Pirates returned Soriano to the Angels. In August 2022, Soriano returned to action, beginning a rehab assignment with the rookie-level

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. After he was activated from the injured list, he was assigned to the Single-A Inland Empire 66ers. In 7 appearances between the two affiliates, Soriano registered a 2.08 ERA with 17 strikeouts in 13.0 innings pitched. On November 15, 2022, the Angels selected his contract to the

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to protect him from the Rule 5 draft. Soriano was optioned to the Double-A Rocket City Trash Pandas to start the 2023 season. In 17 appearances, he logged a 4.24 ERA with 31 strikeouts and one save in innings pitched. On June 3, 2023, the Angels promoted Soriano to the major leagues for the first time.

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