Ángel De Jesús (born February 13, 1997) is a Dominican professional

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for the

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of the

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. He has previously played in

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(MLB) for the

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Career

Detroit Tigers

De Jesús signed with the

as an international free agent on May 10, 2016. He made his professional debut with the Dominican Summer League Tigers. He returned to the DSL Tigers in 2017, posting a 2.20 ERA in 14 appearances (8 of them starts). De Jesús split the 2018 season between the DSL Tigers and the rookie-level

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, accumulating a 5–3 record and 2.83 ERA with 68 strikeouts across 14 games (12 starts). In 2019, De Jesús split the season between the Single-A

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and the High-A

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, pitching to a cumulative 1.61 ERA with 85 strikeouts in innings pitched across 36 appearances. De Jesús did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the

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. He spent the 2021 campaign split between the Double-A

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and the Triple-A

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, working to a 3.34 ERA with 80 strikeouts in 40 appearances between the two affiliates. The Tigers added De Jesus to their 40-man roster after on November 19, 2021, in order to protect him from the

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. On April 20, 2022, De Jesús was promoted to the major leagues for the first time after Matt Manning was placed on the injured list. De Jesús made his major league debut three days later and pitched two scoreless innings against the

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in the first game of a doubleheader. He was sent back down to Toledo prior to the second game of the doubleheader. De Jesús was recalled by the Tigers on July 15. He was

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on December 23, 2022. On January 6, 2023, De Jesús was sent outright to Triple-A Toledo. De Jesús was assigned to Double–A Erie to begin the 2023 season. In 32 appearances, he recorded a 4.21 ERA with 45 strikeouts and two saves in innings pitched. On August 12, 2023, it was announced that De Jesús had undergone

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, and would miss the remainder of the season and likely the entire 2024 season as well. He elected free agency following the season on November 6.

Rieleros de Aguascalientes

On May 13, 2024, De Jesús signed with the

of the

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1997 births Living people Sportspeople from Samaná Province Dominican Republic expatriate baseball players in the United States Major League Baseball players from the Dominican Republic 21st-century Dominican Republic sportsmen Major League Baseball pitchers Detroit Tigers players Dominican Summer League Tigers players Gulf Coast Tigers players Lakeland Flying Tigers players West Michigan Whitecaps players Erie SeaWolves players Toledo Mud Hens players Gigantes del Cibao players {{DominicanRepublic-baseball-pitcher-stub

Career

Detroit Tigers

Rieleros de Aguascalientes

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