Jorge Luis Alcalá (born July 28, 1995) is a Dominican professional

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for the

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(MLB).

Career

Houston Astros

Alcalá signed with the

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as an international free agent in December 2014. He made his professional debut in 2015 with the

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, going 2–0 with a 3.06 ERA in 32.1 innings pitched. He played 2016 with the Gulf Coast Astros,

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and Tri-City ValleyCats, pitching to a combined 3–3 record with a 2.41 ERA in 15 games (ten starts) between the three teams. He played 2017 with the Quad Cities River Bandits and Buies Creek Astros, compiling a 7–6 record with a 3.05 ERA in 22 games (18 starts), and started 2018 with Buies Creek before being promoted to the Corpus Christi Hooks.

Minnesota Twins

On July 27, 2018, Alcalá and Gilberto Celestino were traded to the

in exchange for Ryan Pressly. He was assigned to the

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. In 24 games (16 starts) between Buies Creek, Corpus Christi, and Chattanooga, he pitched to a 3–11 record with a 3.81 ERA and a 1.34 WHIP. He split the 2019 minor league season between the

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and the

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, combining to go 6–7 with a 5.47 ERA over 109 innings. On September 14, 2019, the Twins selected Alcalá's contract and promoted him to the major leagues. He made his major league debut on September 21 versus the

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, pitching of an inning. With the 2020 Minnesota Twins, Alcalá appeared in 16 games, compiling a 2–1 record with 2.63 ERA and 27 strikeouts in 24.0 innings pitched. In

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, Alcalá appeared in 59 games for the Twins. He ended the year with a 3–6 record, a 3.92 ERA, and 61 strikeouts across 59.2 innings. Alcalá only appeared in 2 games during the

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season. Unfortunately, elbow inflammation essentially wiped out his entire season, as he was placed on the injured list 5 games into the year, before being shut down for the season in August. He pitched 2.1 innings, striking out 2 while walking 2 other batters. On January 13, 2023, Alcalá agreed to a one-year, $790K contract with the Twins, avoiding salary arbitration.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Alcala, Jorge 1995 births Living people People from Bajos de Haina Dominican Republic expatriate baseball players in the United States Major League Baseball players from the Dominican Republic Major League Baseball pitchers Minnesota Twins players Dominican Summer League Astros players Gulf Coast Astros players Greeneville Astros players Tri-City ValleyCats players Quad Cities River Bandits players Buies Creek Astros players Corpus Christi Hooks players Chattanooga Lookouts players Pensacola Blue Wahoos players Rochester Red Wings players Fort Myers Mighty Mussels players