Francisco Ríos
Jesus Francisco Ríos Alfaro is a Mexican professional baseball pitcher in the New York Mets organization.Career
Ríos signed with the Toronto Blue Jays as an international free agent on July 20, 2012. He made his professional debut in 2013 with the Dominican Summer League Blue Jays, appearing in 15 games. In 52 innings pitched, Ríos would post a 4–6 win–loss record, 4.47 earned run average, and 48 strikeouts. In the offseason, he played with the Tomateros de Culiacán of the Mexican Pacific League. Ríos spent 2014 with the Rookie-Advanced Bluefield Blue Jays, and pitched to a 3–2 record, 5.91 ERA, and 38 strikeouts in 53 innings.
Ríos was promoted to the Short Season-A Vancouver Canadians for the 2015 season, and in 15 total appearances, posted a 3–6 win–loss record, 4.27 ERA, and 59 strikeouts in 65 innings pitched. He was assigned to the Class-A Lansing Lugnuts to open the 2016 season. In 6 starts, Ríos went 2–0 with a 1.20 ERA and 43 strikeouts in 30 total innings. He was promoted to the Advanced-A Dunedin Blue Jays on May 10. In June he was selected to play in the All-Star Futures Game. Ríos made 21 starts and four relief appearances in 2016, and pitched to a 7–6 record, 2.91 ERA, and 108 strikeouts in 120 innings. Ríos played the entire 2017 season for the Double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats, pitching to a 3–9 record, 4.29 ERA, and 63 strikeouts in 86 total innings.
On May 28, 2019, Rios was loaned to the Diablos Rojos del México of the Mexican League.
On December 13, 2019, Rios signed a minor-league deal with the New York Mets.
