Miguel Eduardo Del Pozo (born October 14, 1992) is a Dominican

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in the

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organization. He has previously played in

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(MLB) for the

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, and

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Career

Miami Marlins

Del Pozo signed with the

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as an international free agent on November 20, 2010. He spent the 2011 season with the

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, going 3–3 with a 5.09 ERA in innings. He played for the

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in 2012, going 1–2 with a 4.02 ERA in 31 innings. His 2013 season was split between the

Batavia Muckdogs The Batavia Muckdogs are a collegiate summer baseball team in the Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League (PGCBL). They are located in Batavia, a city in Genesee County, New York, United States. Their home field is Dwyer Stadium in the city of Ba ...

and the

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, going a combined 2–1 with a 4.44 ERA over 26 innings. He spent the 2014 season with the

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, going 2–6 with a 4.91 ERA in 66 innings. He returned to Jupiter for the 2015 season, going 2–5 with a 4.25 ERA in 59 innings. He missed the 2016 season due to

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. He split the 2017 season between the GCL, Greensboro, Jupiter, and the

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, going a combined 3–0 with a 0.70 ERA in innings. Del Pozo was added to the Marlins 40-man roster following the 2017 season. He returned to Jacksonville for the 2018 season, going 5–0 with a 3.97 ERA in 34 innings. Del Pozo was outrighted off the Marlins roster on October 26. He elected free agency on November 2.

Texas Rangers

Del Pozo signed a minor league contract with the Texas Rangers on December 21, 2018. He was assigned to the

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and went 2–3 with a 5.12 ERA in innings for them.

Los Angeles Angels

On August 9, 2019, Del Pozo was traded to the

in exchange for cash considerations. He was assigned to the

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following the trade. On August 18, 2019, the Angels selected Del Pozo's contract and promoted him to the major leagues. He made his major league debut on August 20 versus the Texas Rangers, pitching of an inning. Del Pozo elected free agency following the 2019 season.

Pittsburgh Pirates

On December 17, 2019, Del Pozo signed a minor-league contract with the

. During his first three appearances on the Pirates roster in 2020 he walked eight of fourteen batters. In an August 3, 2020 game against the

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, he walked all of the three batters he faced, before being taken off the mound. In his next appearance, he gave up three runs on five hits over two innings, and was optioned the following day. Del Pozo was designated for assignment on August 13. Del Pozo elected free agency on October 13, 2020.

Detroit Tigers

On January 7, 2021, Del Pozo signed a minor-league contract with the

. He was assigned to the Triple-A

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to begin the season, and recorded a stellar 1.32 ERA in 12 appearances. On June 15, Del Pozo was selected to the active roster. Del Pozo logged a 3.38 ERA in 5 appearances for Detroit in 2021. On April 6, 2022, Del Pozo was designated for assignment by the Tigers. He was outrighted to Triple-A Toledo the following day. In 55 appearances for Toledo, Del Pozo worked to a 3.88 ERA with 66 strikeouts and 7 saves in innings pitched. He elected free agency following the season on October 6, 2022. On October 21, 2022, he re–signed with Detroit on a new minor-league contract. Del Pozo made 15 appearances for Triple–A Toledo in 2023, struggling to a 6.05 ERA with 23 strikeouts and 2 saves in innings of work. On June 14, 2023, it was announced that Del Pozo had undergone

and would miss the remainder of the season. He was released by the Tigers organization on August 9.

San Francisco Giants

On June 20, 2024, Del Pozo signed a minor league contract with the

.https://www.milb.com/transactions/2024-06-20

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