José Rances Suárez Quintero (born January 3, 1998), nicknamed "El Demente," is a Venezuelan

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for the

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(MLB). A native of

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, Suárez signed with the Angels as an international

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at the age of 16 in 2014. After spending five seasons in the Angels

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, he made his major league debut in 2019. On September 4, 2021, Suárez threw the first

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of his career. In 2022, he accumulated over 100

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for the first time in his major league career.

Career

Suárez signed with the

as an international free agent in July 2014. He spent his first professional season in 2015 with the

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and

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, compiling a combined 3-3 record and 2.97 ERA in 15 games (13 starts). In 2016, he pitched for the Arizona League Angels and

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where he was 1-4 with a 4.84 ERA in 12 games (six starts). Suárez played 2017 with the Arizona League Angels and

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where he pitched to a combined 6-1 record and 3.28 ERA in 15 starts. He started 2018 with the

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and was promoted to the

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and

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during the season. In 26 starts between the three clubs, he pitched to a 3-6 record with 3.92 ERA. The Angels added Suárez to their 40-man roster after the 2018 season. He opened the 2019 season on the

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with shoulder soreness, and was assigned back to Salt Lake upon his return. On June 2, Suárez was promoted to the major leagues for the first time to start versus the

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, where he picked up his first major league win. He finished the season with a 7.11 ERA in 81 innings, allowing 23 home runs. In 2020, Suárez recorded a 38.57 ERA after two starts lasting 2.1 innings in total before being optioned off the roster. Suárez made his first major league appearance of the 2021 season on May 10 against the

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. He pitched four innings, allowing one run. He was the starting pitcher in the

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. In four innings, Suárez gave up three runs and struck out four in the 3-0 loss to the

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. On September 4, 2021, against the Texas Rangers, Suárez pitched his first complete game, allowing one run and striking out eight batters.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Suárez, José 1998 births Living people Arizona League Angels players Burlington Bees players Dominican Summer League Angels players Inland Empire 66ers of San Bernardino players Los Angeles Angels players Major League Baseball pitchers Major League Baseball players from Venezuela Mobile BayBears players Orem Owlz players People from Carabobo Salt Lake Bees players Venezuelan expatriate baseball players in the United States Venezuelan expatriate baseball players in the Dominican Republic

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