Juan Then | |
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Free agent | |
Pitcher | |
Born: San Francisco de Macoris, Dominican Republic | February 7, 2000|
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
MLB debut | |
May 6, 2023, for the Seattle Mariners | |
MLB statistics (through 2023 season) | |
Win–loss record | 0–0 |
Earned run average | 4.91 |
Strikeouts | 5 |
Teams | |
Juan Manuel Then (/ˈtɛn/; born February 7, 2000) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Seattle Mariners.
Then signed with the Seattle Mariners as an international free agent on July 2, 2016. [1] He made his professional debut in 2017, starting 13 games for the Dominican Summer League Mariners and logging a 2–2 record and 2.64 ERA. [2]
On November 18, 2017, the Mariners traded Then and JP Sears to the New York Yankees for Nick Rumbelow. [3] Then spent the 2018 season with the rookie-level Gulf Coast Yankees, where he started 11 games and posted an 0–3 record and 2.70 ERA with 42 strikeouts across 50.0 innings pitched. [4]
On June 15, 2019, the Yankees traded Then back to the Seattle Mariners organization in exchange for Edwin Encarnación. [5] He spent the remainder of the season split between the rookie-level Arizona League Mariners, Low-A Everett AquaSox, and Single-A West Virginia Power. In 11 combined appearances (9 starts), Then recorded a 1–5 record and 2.98 ERA with 48 strikeouts in 48.1 innings of work. [6] Then did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. [7]
On November 20, 2020, the Mariners added Then to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft. [8] He played the entire 2021 season in Everett, starting 14 games and struggling to a 2–5 record and 6.46 ERA with 59 strikeouts in 54.1 innings pitched. [9] Then missed the beginning of the 2022 season with an unspecified elbow injury. [10] He was activated in August, [11] and made 10 appearances for the Double-A Arkansas Travelers, recording a 5.40 ERA with 14 strikeouts. [12] Then was optioned to Double-A Arkansas to begin the 2023 season. [13] He made 7 appearances for Arkansas, registering a 5.00 ERA with 11 strikeouts and 3 saves in 9.0 innings pitched.
On May 6, 2023, Then was promoted to the major leagues for the first time following an injury to Penn Murfee. [14] Then made his major league debut the same day, pitching a perfect seventh inning for the Mariners against the Houston Astros. [15] In 9 appearances for Seattle, he recorded a 4.91 ERA with 5 strikeouts in 11.0 innings of work. On August 12, Then was removed from the 40–man roster and sent outright to the Triple–A Tacoma Rainiers. [16] He elected free agency following the season on November 6. [17]
On January 24, 2024, Then signed a minor league contract with the Chicago White Sox. [18] In 14 appearances split between the Double–A Birmingham Barons and Triple–A Charlotte Knights, he struggled to a combined 10.80 ERA with 8 strikeouts across 13+1⁄3 innings pitched. Then was released by the White Sox organization on July 8. [19]
Juan Then | |
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Free agent | |
Pitcher | |
Born: San Francisco de Macoris, Dominican Republic | February 7, 2000|
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
MLB debut | |
May 6, 2023, for the Seattle Mariners | |
MLB statistics (through 2023 season) | |
Win–loss record | 0–0 |
Earned run average | 4.91 |
Strikeouts | 5 |
Teams | |
Juan Manuel Then (/ˈtɛn/; born February 7, 2000) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Seattle Mariners.
Then signed with the Seattle Mariners as an international free agent on July 2, 2016. [1] He made his professional debut in 2017, starting 13 games for the Dominican Summer League Mariners and logging a 2–2 record and 2.64 ERA. [2]
On November 18, 2017, the Mariners traded Then and JP Sears to the New York Yankees for Nick Rumbelow. [3] Then spent the 2018 season with the rookie-level Gulf Coast Yankees, where he started 11 games and posted an 0–3 record and 2.70 ERA with 42 strikeouts across 50.0 innings pitched. [4]
On June 15, 2019, the Yankees traded Then back to the Seattle Mariners organization in exchange for Edwin Encarnación. [5] He spent the remainder of the season split between the rookie-level Arizona League Mariners, Low-A Everett AquaSox, and Single-A West Virginia Power. In 11 combined appearances (9 starts), Then recorded a 1–5 record and 2.98 ERA with 48 strikeouts in 48.1 innings of work. [6] Then did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. [7]
On November 20, 2020, the Mariners added Then to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft. [8] He played the entire 2021 season in Everett, starting 14 games and struggling to a 2–5 record and 6.46 ERA with 59 strikeouts in 54.1 innings pitched. [9] Then missed the beginning of the 2022 season with an unspecified elbow injury. [10] He was activated in August, [11] and made 10 appearances for the Double-A Arkansas Travelers, recording a 5.40 ERA with 14 strikeouts. [12] Then was optioned to Double-A Arkansas to begin the 2023 season. [13] He made 7 appearances for Arkansas, registering a 5.00 ERA with 11 strikeouts and 3 saves in 9.0 innings pitched.
On May 6, 2023, Then was promoted to the major leagues for the first time following an injury to Penn Murfee. [14] Then made his major league debut the same day, pitching a perfect seventh inning for the Mariners against the Houston Astros. [15] In 9 appearances for Seattle, he recorded a 4.91 ERA with 5 strikeouts in 11.0 innings of work. On August 12, Then was removed from the 40–man roster and sent outright to the Triple–A Tacoma Rainiers. [16] He elected free agency following the season on November 6. [17]
On January 24, 2024, Then signed a minor league contract with the Chicago White Sox. [18] In 14 appearances split between the Double–A Birmingham Barons and Triple–A Charlotte Knights, he struggled to a combined 10.80 ERA with 8 strikeouts across 13+1⁄3 innings pitched. Then was released by the White Sox organization on July 8. [19]