Adbert Alzolay #73

Adbert is 11-21 with 23 saves and a 3.99 ERA (105 ER/236.2 IP) in 103 Major League games (27 starts) with Chicago in all or parts of the last five seasons...Is in his 12th season with the Cubs organization since signing with the club as a non-drafted free agent in Dec. of 2012...Has gone 33-29 with a 3.74 ERA (210 ER/505.1 IP) in 111 career Minor League contests (90 starts)...Ranked as the second-best prospect in the Cubs organization entering 2018 by Baseball America...the publication ranked him the sixth-best prospect in the organization heading into 2019...Was an MLB All-Star Futures Game selection in 2019...Made his Major League debut June 20, 2019 vs. New York (N.L.), earning his first career win in relief (1 ER/4.0 IP)...Was added to the 40-man roster, Nov. 20, 2017...Was an All-Star with South Bend in the Midwest League in 2016 and with Myrtle Beach in the Carolina League in 2017...was the starting pitcher in the 2017 Carolina League All-Star Game...A native of Venezuela, made his pro debut in 2013 with the Venezuelan League Cubs rookie league team.

2023

Adbert in 2023 went 2-5 with 22 saves, a 2.67 ERA (19 ER/64.0 IP) and a 1.02 WHIP in 58 games, all in relief...Among N.L. relievers, his 1.83 walks per nine innings pitched ranked fourth (min. 30 G) and he was 10th among N.L. relievers in saves (22) and WHIP (1.02, min 50 G)...Led Cubs pitchers (min. 20 G) in ERA (2.67), WHIP (1.02) and saves (22), his 5.1% walk rate was third-lowest and he was tied for third in appearances (58)...Recorded three multi-inning saves: May 30 vs. Tampa (2.0 IP), July 28 at St. Louis (1.1 IP) and Aug. 3 at Cincinnati (1.1 IP)...Had a career-high 10.1 inning scoreless streak, spanning 10 outings, May 26-June 25 ... went 3-for-3 in save opportunities and struck out 14 batters, compared to two walks, with a .147 opponent average during the stretch...Converted 18-straight save chances July 5-Aug. 29, the most in the majors during that stretch ... his 18 consecutive converted save opportunities were tied for the third-longest streak in the N.L. and tied for sixth-longest in the majors...Adbert's 18-straight converted save opportunities were the most by a Cub since Wade Davis recorded a club record 32 consecutive save opportunities from April 4-Sept. 19, 2017...Was on the 15-day injured list with a right forearm strain Sept. 10-29.

2022

Adbert in 2022, missed the majority of the season (March 18-Sept. 17) with a right shoulder/lat strain... Made five minor league rehab starts with the ACL Cubs and Triple-A Iowa, going a combined 0-1 with a 5.84 ERA (7 ER/9.1 IP)....Appeared in six games out of the bullpen for the Cubs, going 2-1 with a 3.38 ERA (5 ER/13.1 IP) with 19 strikeouts, compared to two walks....Held the opponent scoreless in four of his six games, tossing at least 2.0 innings in five of those outings....Opponents batted .184 (9-for-49) against him ... held left-handed hitters to a .176 average (3-for-17)....Made his season debut on Sept. 17 vs. Colorado, allowing two runs in 2.0 innings with five strikeouts....On Oct. 1 vs. Cincinnati, became the first Cubs reliever since Adrian Sampson (Sept. 2, 2021 vs. Pittsburgh) to not allow a baserunner in a relief outing of at least 3.0 innings.

2021

Adbert made a career-high 29 outings (21 starts) in 2021 for the Cubs, going 5-13 with a 4.58 ERA (64 ER/125.2 IP)... Went 4-13 with a 5.16 ERA (61 ER/106.1 IP) as a starter compared to 1-0 with a 1.40 ERA (3 ER/19.1 IP) as a reliever... Was limited by two injured list stints (June 8-21, blister on right middle finger and Aug. 14-Sept.1, left hamstring strain)... Posted a 3.90 ERA (26 ER/60.0 IP) with a 4-5 record in 14 games (10 starts) at Wrigley Field ... was 1-8 with a 5.21 ERA (38 ER/65.2 IP) and one save on the road... Allowed three runs or less in nine consecutive starts from April 12-June 2, the longest stretch by a Cub starter since Yu Darvish (11-straight, Sept. 22, 2019-Sept. 15, 2020)... Opposing hitters batted .181 (36-for-199) with 78 strikeouts against his slider... Twice pitched a career-high 7.0 innings, May 22 in St. Louis (2 ER) and July 3 in Cincinnati (3 ER)... Tied his career-high with eight strikeouts July 22 in St. Louis... Suffered a career-high nine straight losses from June 7-Sept. 1... Earned his first career save Sept. 1 in Minnesota (4.0 IP, 1 H, 5 SO), becoming the first Cub rookie with a 4.0-plus scoreless inning save since Paul Reuschel, June 13, 1976 vs. Houston.

2020

Adbert went 1-1 with a 2.95 ERA (7 ER/21.1 IP) in six games, including four starts, for the Cubs...went 1-1 with a 3.31 ERA (6 ER/16.1 IP) in four starts and posted a 1.80 ERA (1 ER/5.0 IP) in his two relief outings...Limited righties to a .128 average (5-for-39), while lefties batted .219 (7-for-32)...Allowed just one homer in 21.1 innings, limiting opponents to a .256 slugging mark...Made his season debut in game two of the doubleheader, Aug. 19 vs. St. Louis...allowed just one unearned run in 5.0 innings...took a no-decision in the Cubs’ 4-2 victory...Struck out seven batters in 4.0 innings of relief, Sept. 22 at Pittsburgh...At 25 years, 205 days of age, he was the youngest Cubs reliever to record seven or more punchouts in a game since Angel Guzman (24.184 years of age) struck out eight Tigers in 5.1 innings of relief, June 16, 2006...Earned the win in his final start of the regular season, Sept. 27 at the White Sox...allowed one run on two hits in 5.0 innings in the Cubs’ 10-8 victory...struck out a career-high eight batters. 

2019

Adbert made his major league debut, but spent the majority of the season with Triple-A Iowa...had a 7.30 ERA (10 ER/12.1 IP) in four games with the Cubs, though seven of those runs came in 2.2 innings in his second start, July 1 at Pittsburgh...allowed just three runs in 9.2 IP (2.79 ERA) in his other three outings....Was recalled from Triple-A Iowa, June 20, and made his major league debut that night...entered in relief vs. the Mets and earned the win, allowing one run in 4.0 innings in the 7-4 victory...retired 12 of his first 13 batters faced....Made his first-career start, June 25 vs. Atlanta...allowed a leadoff homer to Ronald Acuña Jr., but no more hits nor runs in 4.2 innings...fanned four and walked four...took a no-decision in the 3-2 setback...Became the third pitcher in MLB since 1920 to pitch at least 4.0 innings and allow one or fewer hits in each of his first two-career appearances joining Detroit's Eric King (1986) and St. Louis' Von McDaniel (1957)....Was selected to the MLB All-Star Futures Game in Cleveland, Ohio...did not pitch in the game....Was with the Cubs from June 20-July 1 and again from September 2-8....Went 2-4 with a 4.41 ERA (32 ER/65.1 IP) in 15 starts with Iowa, making his first appearance with the I-Cubs, May 17...made one start with Myrtle Beach, May 12, to begin his season...started the season on Iowa's injured list while recovering from a back strain....Named PCL Pitcher of the Week, May 27-June 2...made two starts in that span, going a season-high tying 6.0 innings in each start...allowed a combined three hits and one run, while fanning 17 batters. 

2018

Adbert reached the Triple-A level for the first time in his career, but had his season cut short due to a right lat strain ... went 2-4 with a 4.76 ERA (21 ER/39.2 IP) in eight starts ... walked 13 and struck out 27 ... Posted a 2.12 ERA (4 ER/17.0 IP) in his first three starts, April 20-30, walking six, striking out 14 and holding opponents to a .140 batting average ... Made his final start of the season, May 29 vs. New Orleans, tossing 4.0 shutout innings ... landed on the disabled list with a right lat strain, May 30.

2017

Adbert went a combined 7-4 with a 2.99 ERA (38 ER/114.1 IP) in 22 starts between Single-A Myrtle Beach and Double-A Tennessee ... his promotion to Tennessee on July 6 marked his first time at the Double-A level... Began the season with Myrtle Beach and went 7-1 with a 2.98 ERA (27 ER/81.2 IP) in 15 starts, including a 7.0-inning complete game shutout, May 10 at Winston-Salem ... he struck out 78 batters while walking 22 on the season... Named to the Carolina League All-Star team, and was the starting pitcher for the South team (1.0 IP, 2 ER)... Promoted to Tennessee, July 6, and made seven starts with the Smokies ... went 0-3 with a 3.03 ERA (11 ER/32.2 IP) ... allowed three or fewer earned runs in all seven starts... Was on the seven-day D.L. and missed the last three weeks of the season with a right forearm strain.

2016

Spent the entire season with Single-A South Bend, pitching a career-high 120.1 innings and earning Midwest League mid-season All-Star honors... Went 9-4 with a 4.34 ERA (58 ER/120.1 IP) in 22 games, including 20 starts ... tied for the team lead with the nine wins... Struck out 81 batters while walking 28... fanned a season-high seven batters in 6.0-scoreless innings, July 31 at Great Lakes.

2015

Went 6-2 with a 2.04 ERA (12 ER/53.0 IP) in 12 games, including three starts, with Single-A Eugene ... tied for the team lead with six wins and his ERA was the best among pitchers with at least 10 appearances... Was named Northwest League Pitcher of the Week, July 27-August 2, after pitching 6.0-scoreless innings without allowing a hit... Made eight relief appearances of at least 4.0 innings... Posted a 0.83 WHIP, the lowest mark on the team among pitchers with at least 25.0 innings pitched.

2014

In his first season in the United States, he went a combined 2-5 with a 7.90 ERA (24 ER/27.1 IP) between Single-A Boise and Rookie League Mesa... Made nine of his 10 appearances with Mesa, going 2-5 with a 8.51 ERA (23 ER/24.1 IP) in nine games, including three starts ... allowed one run in 3.0 innings in one relief outing with Boise.

2013

Adbert made his pro debut with the Venezuelan rookie league team ... went 5-3 with a 1.07 ERA (8 ER/67.0 IP) in 15 games, including 12 starts ... he struck out 61 batters and walked just 10 ... allowed just one home run.