Darío Agrazal


Darío Abdiel Agrazal Espinosa is a Panamanian professional baseball pitcher for the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball. He previously played for the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Career

Pittsburgh Pirates

Agrazal signed with the Pittsburgh Pirates as an international free agent in July 2012. He made his professional debut in 2013 with the DSL Pirates and spent the whole season there, going 6–0 with a 2.40 ERA in 13 games. In 2014, he played for the GCL Pirates where he was 3–4 with a 4.20 ERA in 12 starts, and in 2015, he pitched for the West Virginia Black Bears where he compiled a 6–5 record, 2.72 ERA, and 1.08 WHIP in 14 games started. Agrazal spent 2016 with the West Virginia Power where he was 8–12 with a 4.20 ERA in 27 starts and 2017 with the Bradenton Marauders where he posted a 5–3 record and 2.91 ERA in 14 games, along with pitching in one game for the Altoona Curve.
The Pirates added Agrazal to their 40-man roster after the 2017 season. He began the 2018 season with Altoona and also spent time with Bradenton. In 17 games with the two teams, he went 5-6 with a 3.65 ERA.
Agrazal was designated for assignment on January 11, 2019, when Aaron Slegers was claimed off waivers. He began 2019 with Altoona before being promoted to the Indianapolis Indians.
On June 15, 2019, he was promoted to the major leagues for the first time, and made his debut versus the Miami Marlins. Agrazal was designated for assignment on November 20, 2019.

Detroit Tigers

On November 25, 2019, Agrazal was traded to the Detroit Tigers in exchange for cash considerations. Agrazal was designated for assignment on January 8, 2020, following the acquisition of Eric Haase. On January 13, 2020, Agrazal cleared waivers and was sent outright to the Toledo Mud Hens.