Anthony Maldonado #40

Anthony Omar Maldonado…graduated from Palm Beach Central High School…attended Bethune- Cookman University in Daytona Beach, Fla. where he went 18-11 with a 3.22 ERA in 41 games, 39 starts…earned First-Team All-MEAC honors after his freshman and sophomore seasons…was named 2018 MEAC Pitcher of the Year as a sophomore.

2024

Made his Major League debut with Miami and was 1-1 with a save, a 5.68 ERA and .768 opponents OPS in 16 games, including one start, over four stints with the Marlins...Allowed a .280 opponents batting average, which broke down to .235 (8-for-34) with a .698 OPS against left-handed hitters compared to .317 (13-for-41) with an .827 OPS against righthanders…surrendered his only home run to a righty...Yielded a .318 average with runners in scoring position...First batters faced were 5-for-15 (.333)…allowed his only inherited runner to score...Spent the balance of the season with Triple-A Jacksonville, where he was 4-4 with five saves, a 4.66 ERA and .789 opponents OPS in 33 relief appearances...Struck out 53 batters in 46.1 innings (10.29 per nine innings) but also walked 22 (4.27 per nine innings)...Had a .258 opponents batting average, which broke down to .216 (19-for-88) with a .709 opponents OPS against right-handed hitters compared to .300 (27-for-90) with an .866 OPS against left-handers...Converted all five of his save opportunities…allowed 2-of-10 (20.0%) inherited runners to score…first batters faced were 7-for-29 (.241) with three walks and a hit by pitch...Held the five hitter in the batting order to a .115 average but the clean-up hitter batted .455...Tossed at least one inning in 32 of his 33 appearances, including 11 outings of two innings.

2023

Posted a 1.62 ERA (9 ER/50.0 IP), going 7-3 in 37 relief appearances with Triple-A Jacksonville and Single-A Jupiter. Recorded nine saves in 13 opportunities. Made 34 appearances with the Jumbo Shrimp, going 7-3 with a 1.76 ERA (9 ER/46.0 IP), 21 walks, and 71 strikeouts in his second season at the Triple-A level. Spent time on the Injured List (June 23 to July 8) and returned to action on a rehabilitation stint with Single-A Jupiter where he struck out seven batters and allowed one hit over 4.0 innings in three games. Did not allow a run in the entire month of August (eight games). Batters went just 1x19 (.053) with five walks and eight strikeouts. Pitched for Team Puerto Rico in the 2023 World Baseball Classic at loanDepot park. Was added to the 40-man roster following the regular season.

2022

Spent time on the Double-A and Triple-A rosters with the Marlins, pitching to a 4-3 record overall and logging a 3.03 ERA (21 ER/62.1 IP) with 20 walks and 86 strikeouts in 42 appearances. Recorded four saves. Earned promotion to Triple-A and made his Jumbo Shrimp debut on July 30. Allowed three runs on three hits (one home run) with one walk and four strikeouts over 1.2 innings. Combined to allow just three earned runs on 13 hits over 24.0 innings (1.13 ERA) to finish the season from Aug. 2 to Sept. 28 with 41 strikeouts across 14 outings with Triple-A Jacksonville and two with Double-A Pensacola.

2021

Combined to post a 4.30 ERA (14 ER/29.1 IP) in 21 games (two starts) between four levels. Started the season with Double-A Pensacola and posted a 3.38 ERA (2 ER/5.1 IP) in five games with one walk and eight strikeouts. Recorded three saves. Missed time on the Injured List and returned with the FCL Marlins. Pitched 3.0 innings there in two games with five strikeouts on July 24 and July 29. Moved to Single-A Jupiter for one outing, allowing two runs on three hits with two walks and one strikeout. Allowed one home run. Finished the year with High-A Beloit, going 1-3 with a 4.26 ERA (9 ER/19.0 IP) in 13 appearances from Aug. 8 to Sept. 19.