Michael Feliz (born June 28, 1993) is a Dominican

professional baseball Professional baseball is organized baseball in which players are selected for their talents and are paid to play for a specific team or club system. It is played in baseball league, leagues and associated farm teams throughout the world. Mod ...

pitcher In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throws ("pitches") the baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw ...

for the

Leones de Yucatán The Leones de Yucatán (English: Yucatán Lions) are a professional baseball team in the Mexican League. The team play its home games at Parque Kukulcán Alamo in Mérida, Yucatán. The Leones have won the Mexican League title five times in , , , ...

of the

Mexican League The Mexican League (, ) is a professional baseball league based in Mexico and the oldest running professional league in the country. The league has 18 teams organized in two divisions, North and South. Teams play 114 games each season. Five te ...

. He has played in

Major League Baseball Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization and the oldest major professional sports league in the world. MLB is composed of 30 total teams, divided equally between the National League (NL) and the American League (AL), ...

(MLB) for the

Houston Astros The Houston Astros are an American professional baseball team based in Houston, Texas. The Astros compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) West division, having moved to the division in 2013 after ...

Pittsburgh Pirates The Pittsburgh Pirates are an American professional baseball team based in Pittsburgh. The Pirates compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) Central division. Founded as part of the American Associati ...

Cincinnati Reds The Cincinnati Reds are an American professional baseball team based in Cincinnati. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) National League Central, Central division and were a charter member of ...

Boston Red Sox The Boston Red Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Boston. The Red Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. Founded in as one of the American League's eight ...

, 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 ...

. Listed at and , he throws and bats right-handed.

Career

Houston Astros

Feliz signed with the

as an international free agent in May 2010. In 2014, he played in the

All-Star Futures Game The All-Star Futures Game is an annual baseball exhibition game hosted by Major League Baseball (MLB) in conjunction with the mid-summer MLB All-Star Game. A team of American League-affiliated prospects competes against a team of National League ...

. Feliz made his MLB debut with the Astros on May 31, 2015. In five relief appearances with the 2015 Astros, he had a 7.88

earned run average In baseball statistics, earned run average (ERA) is the average of earned runs allowed by a pitcher per nine innings pitched (i.e. the traditional length of a game). It is determined by dividing the number of earned runs allowed by the number ...

(ERA) and struck out seven batters in eight

innings pitched In baseball, innings pitched (IP) are the number of innings a pitcher has completed, measured by the number of batters and baserunners that are put out while the pitcher is on the pitching mound in a game. Three outs made is equal to one innin ...

. During

spring training Spring training is the preseason in Major League Baseball (MLB), a series of practices and exhibition games preceding the start of the regular season. Spring training allows new players to try out for Schedule (workplace), roster and position spo ...

in 2016, Feliz beat out James Hoyt for the final spot on the Astros'

Opening Day Opening Day is the day on which professional baseball leagues begin their regular season. For Major League Baseball (MLB) and most of the American minor leagues, this day typically falls during the first week of April, although in recent years ...

roster. After throwing 107 pitches in relief during the second game of the season, he was optioned back to the minors the next day. On April 25, he was promoted back to the major leagues. Overall with the 2016 Astros, Feliz appeared in 47 MLB games, all in relief, compiling an 8–1

win–loss record In sports, a winning percentage is the fraction of games or matches a team or individual has won. The statistic is commonly used in standings or rankings to compare teams or individuals. It is defined as wins divided by the total number of match ...

with 4.43 ERA while recording 95 strikeouts in 65 innings. In 2017, Feliz made 46 relief appearances and finished with a 4–2 record and a 5.63 ERA. He was not on the team's postseason roster, as the Astros went on to win the

2017 World Series The 2017 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 2017 season. The 113th edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff played between the National League (NL) champion Los Angeles Dodgers and the ...

. Overall in parts of three seasons with Houston, Feliz struck out 172 batters in 121 innings while compiling a 5.13 ERA in 98 appearances.

Pittsburgh Pirates

On January 13, 2018, the Astros traded Feliz, along with

Joe Musgrove Joseph Anthony Musgrove (born December 4, 1992) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played within the Toronto Blue Jays, Houston Astros, and Pittsburgh Pirates organ ...

Colin Moran Colin Richard Moran (born October 1, 1992) is an American professional baseball third baseman who is currently a free agent. He has previously played in MLB for the Houston Astros, Pittsburgh Pirates and Cincinnati Reds. Moran attended the Univ ...

and Jason Martin, to the

for

Gerrit Cole Gerrit Alan Cole (born September 8, 1990) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Houston Astros. Cole played for the baseball team ...

. Feliz pitched exclusively out of the

bullpen In baseball, the bullpen (or simply the pen) is the area where relief pitchers warm up before entering a game. A team's roster of relief pitchers is also metonymically referred to as "the bullpen". These pitchers usually wait in the bullpen if t ...

for the 2018 Pirates, appearing in 47 games while registering a 5.66 ERA and striking out 55 batters in innings. In 2019, Feliz recorded an 3.99 ERA while compiling a 4–4 record with 73 strikeouts in innings, across 57 relief appearances and one start. In the

pandemic A pandemic () is an epidemic of an infectious disease that has spread across a large region, for instance multiple continents or worldwide, affecting a substantial number of individuals. A widespread endemic (epidemiology), endemic disease wi ...

-shortened 2020 season, Feliz only appeared in three games, allowing six runs on four hits in innings of work before missing the remainder of the season due to a forearm/elbow strain. In 2021, Feliz recorded a 2.35 ERA in seven games for the Pirates before being

designated for assignment Designated for assignment (DFA) is a contractual term used in Major League Baseball (MLB). A player who is designated for assignment is immediately removed from the team's 40-man roster, after which the team must within seven days, return the pla ...

on May 9. Overall in parts of four seasons with the Pirates, Feliz appeared in 115 MLB games while recording 138 strikeouts in innings with a 5.00 ERA.

Cincinnati Reds

On May 14, 2021, Feliz was claimed off waivers by the

. In nine appearances for the Reds, Feliz struggled to a 16.20 ERA with nine strikeouts. On June 4, Feliz earned the first save of his major league career, against the

St. Louis Cardinals The St. Louis Cardinals are an American professional baseball team based in St. Louis. The Cardinals compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) Central division. Since the 2006 season, the Cardinals ha ...

. On August 23, Feliz was designated for assignment by the Reds. On August 25, Feliz was placed on release waivers by the Reds.

Boston Red Sox

On August 28, 2021, Feliz was signed to a minor-league contract by the

, who assigned him to the Triple-A

Worcester Red Sox The Worcester Red Sox (nicknamed the WooSox) are a professional minor league baseball team based in Worcester, Massachusetts. Beginning play in 2021, the team is the Triple-A (baseball), Triple-A affiliate of the Boston Red Sox, succeeding the Pawt ...

. Feliz was added to Boston's active roster on September 6. After making four relief appearances with the Red Sox, Feliz was designated for assignment on September 17.

Oakland Athletics

On September 20, 2021, Feliz was claimed off of waivers by the

. He recorded one out in his lone appearance for Oakland, without allowing a run. Feliz was designated for assignment by Oakland on September 27. On October 1, he was released by the Athletics. Overall during 2021, Feliz appeared in 21 MLB games for four different teams, posting a 7.20 ERA while recording 22 strikeouts in 20 innings.

Boston Red Sox (second stint)

On December 1, 2021, the Red Sox signed Feliz to a minor-league deal, with an invitation to spring training. He began the season with Triple-A Worcester and was added to Boston's major league roster on July 7, 2022. He made one relief appearance for the team and was designated for assignment on July 9. Feliz then declined a minor-league assignment, electing to become a free agent.

Minnesota Twins

On July 23, 2022, Feliz signed a minor-league contract with 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 ...

. Feliz made 18 appearances for the Triple-A

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 ...

, logging a 3-1 record and 2.19 ERA with 24 strikeouts in 24.2 innings pitched. He elected free agency on November 10, 2022.

Leones de Yucatán

On February 27, 2023, Feliz signed with the

of the

.https://www.milb.com/mexican/news/leones-refuerzo-de-grandes-ligas-a-los-campeones

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Feliz, Michael 1993 births Living people People from Azua Province Dominican Republic expatriate baseball players in the United States Major League Baseball pitchers Major League Baseball players from the Dominican Republic Boston Red Sox players Cincinnati Reds players Houston Astros players Oakland Athletics players Pittsburgh Pirates players Corpus Christi Hooks players Dayton Dragons players Dominican Summer League Astros players Fresno Grizzlies players Greeneville Astros players Gulf Coast Astros players Indianapolis Indians players Lancaster JetHawks players Louisville Bats players Quad Cities River Bandits players Tri-City ValleyCats players Worcester Red Sox players Tigres del Licey players