Montana DuRapau
Montana Robert DuRapau is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization. He has played in Major League Baseball for Pittsburgh.Career
DuRapau attended Deltona High School in Deltona, Florida. He played college baseball for four years at Bethune–Cookman University. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 32nd round, 971st overall, of the 2014 MLB draft.
He made his professional debut in 2014 with the Jamestown Jammers, going 3–2 with a 2.21 ERA in 61 innings. He split the 2015 season between the West Virginia Power, the Bradenton Marauders, and the Altoona Curve, combining to go 5–1 with a 1.38 ERA in 71.1 innings. He spent 2016 back with Altoona, going 3–3 with a 3.65 ERA in 49 innings. He played for the Surprise Saguaros of the Arizona Fall League during the 2016 offseason. His 2017 season was split between Altoona and the Indianapolis Indians, going 3–2 with a 2.04 ERA in 52.1 innings. He appeared in 4 games for the Toros del Este of the Dominican Winter League in the 2017 offseason. In January 2018, DuRapau was suspended 50 games for a positive test for a drug of abuse. He split the 2018 season between Altoona and Indianapolis, going 1–2 with a 5.28 ERA in 30 innings.
He opened the 2019 season back with Indianapolis. On May 9, his contract was selected and he was recalled to the major league roster. He made his debut that night, pitching two innings of relief versus the St. Louis Cardinals. DuRapau was outrighted off the Pirates roster on November 27.
