Jovani Morán (born April 24, 1997) is a Puerto Rican professional baseball pitcher in the

Minnesota Twins The Minnesota Twins are an American professional baseball team based in Minneapolis. The Twins compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central Division. The team is named after the Twin Cities area w ...

organization. He made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut for the Twins in 2021.

Career

Morán was drafted by the

in the seventh round of the

2015 Major League Baseball Draft The 2015 Major League Baseball (MLB) First-Year Player Draft was held from June 8 through June 10, 2015, to assign amateur baseball players to MLB teams. The draft order is the reverse order of the 2014 MLB season standings. As the Diamondbacks ...

out of the Carlos Beltran Baseball Academy in Florida, Puerto Rico. He made his professional debut that year with the

Gulf Coast Twins The Florida Complex League Twins are the Rookie-level affiliate of the Minnesota Twins, competing in the Florida Complex League of Minor League Baseball. The team plays in Fort Myers, Florida, at the Lee County Sports Complex. Prior to 2021, the ...

. After missing 2016 due to injury, Morán played 2017 with the

Elizabethton Twins The Elizabethton Twins were a Minor League Baseball team of the Appalachian League and a Rookie-level affiliate of the Minnesota Twins. They were located in Elizabethton, Tennessee, and were named for their major league affiliate. The team playe ...

. He spent 2018 with the Cedar Rapids Kernels and Fort Myers Miracle and 2019 with the Pensacola Blue Wahoos and

. After the 2019 season, he played in the Arizona Fall League. Morán did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Morán started 2021 with the Wichita Wind Surge before being promoted to the

St. Paul Saints The St. Paul Saints are a Minor League Baseball team of the International League and the Triple-A affiliate of the Minnesota Twins. They are located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and have played their home games at CHS Field since 2015. They prev ...

. The Twins promoted him to the major leagues on September 12. He made his major league debut that night. In 2023, Morán made 43 appearances for Minnesota, logging a 5.31 ERA with 48 strikeouts in innings pitched. On September 1, 2023, Morán was placed on the injured list with a left forearm strain. He was transferred to the 60–day injured list on September 24, ending his season. Following the season, it was announced that Morán would undergo

Tommy John surgery Ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction, colloquially known as Tommy John surgery (TJS), is a surgical graft procedure where the ulnar collateral ligament in the medial elbow is replaced with either a tendon from elsewhere in the patient's bo ...

and miss the entirety of the 2024 season. On November 17, Morán was non–tendered by Minnesota and became a free agent. Moran re-signed with the Twins on a minor league contract on November 20.

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1997 births Living people Sportspeople from Mayagüez, Puerto Rico Major League Baseball players from Puerto Rico Major League Baseball pitchers Minnesota Twins players Gulf Coast Twins players Elizabethton Twins players Cedar Rapids Kernels players Fort Myers Miracle players Pensacola Blue Wahoos players Salt River Rafters players Wichita Wind Surge players St. Paul Saints players 2023 World Baseball Classic players {{PuertoRico-baseball-pitcher-stub