Declan Cronin

Full name is Declan Evans Cronin...Is a 2019 graduate of the College of Holy Cross in Worcester, Mass...Was named First-Team All-Patriot League in 2019. Earned PL All-Tournament honors in 2018-19. Was named to the All-Academic Honor Roll all fours years (2016-19)...Graduated in 2016 from Regis High School in NYC. Helped guide Regis to a state championship in 2015. Played two seasons of basketball.

2024

Made a career-high 56 appearances for Miami, leading the bullpen with a career-high 72 strikeouts and 70.1 innings pitched while going 3-4 and posting a 4.35 ERA (34 ER/70.1 IP)...Finished the year ranking tied-eight in the National League in innings pitched...His 56 appearances ranked second in the Marlins bullpen, trailing only Andrew Nardi (59 appearances)...Recorded 65.0-consecutive scoreless innings without allowing a home run to begin the season (3/28-9/11), marking the longest streak in club history and the longest by a relief pitcher at any point in a season. His streak was the longest by an MLB reliever to begin a season, when Wade Davis (72.0 IP), Kelvin Herrera (70.0 IP) and Jake McGee (67.0 IP) each did so - Elias...Became the ninth reliever in club history to toss at least 70.0 innings in his rookie season, and the first since Kyle Barraclough in 2016 (72.2 IP). Among all rookie relievers in MLB in 2024, Cronin ranked fourth in innings pitched and strikeouts (72)...Was named the 2024 Marlins Rookie of the Year by the South Florida BBWAA...Made his first career Opening Day roster. Made season debut on Opening Day vs. PIT, tossing 3.0 scoreless innings and allowing one hit with two walks and three strikeouts...Was optioned to Triple-A Jacksonville on March 31 and recalled for his second stint on April 17, spending the remainder of the season on the active roster...In nine appearances in May, went 1-0 with a 0.71 ERA (1 ER/12.2 IP) with two walks and 12 strikeouts, holding opponents to a .217 AVG (10-for-46)...Recorded his first career win on May 31 vs. TEX, tossing 1.1 scoreless innings with one strikeout...Right-handed batters went 44-for-172 (.256) with a .628 OPS against him, while left-handed batters were 31-for-102 (.304) with an .805 OPS...Per Baseball Savant, Cronin ranked in the 91st percentile with a 4.9 barrel percentage and in the 95th percentile with a 58.3 ground ball percentage. His 3.49 xERA was in the 71st percentile.

2023

Declan Cronin spent most of the season with Triple-A Charlotte and made his debut with the White Sox in July last season...Held right-handed batters to a .095 (2-for-21) AVG. Tossed at least 1.0 IP in eight of his nine outings with Chicago-AL...His contract was selected from Triple-A Charlotte on July 28 and made his Major League debut on July 30 at CLE (2 ER/2.0 IP)...Recorded his first career strikeout on Aug. 1 at TEX. Struck out five batters over two scoreless IP on Aug. 8 vs. NYY...Was optioned to Triple-A Charlotte on Aug. 21 and recalled a second time on Sept. 4. Was placed on the IL on Sept. 5 with blisters on his right hand and reinstated on Sept. 23...Made 47 relief appearances with Charlotte. Did not allow a run in five straight appearances from April 18-29. Surrendered just six hits with four strikeouts in 4.2 IP. Posted a 1.93 ERA (2 ER/9.1 IP) and a .171 (6x35) opponent AVG in nine games in May...Owned an eight-game scoreless stretch from May 25-June 13, and allowed three hits with zero walks and six strikeouts over 9.1 IP...Tossed eighth straight scoreless outings (9.1 IP) from July 20-Sept. 19. Held opponents to a .206 (7-for-34) AVG.

2022

Combined to go 2-2 with a 3.71 ERA (21 ER/51.0 IP) and 36 strikeouts over 49 appearances (one start) between Class AA Birmingham and Class AAA Charlotte...his 51.0 IP marked a career high as a professional...Held opponents to a .206 (13-for-63) average with RISP...Allowed one run or less 20 times with Birmingham...made one start with the Barons on 6/1 at Tennessee (perfect first)...Was promoted to Charlotte on 6/19...recorded a season-high 7.2 scoreless IP streak from 7/17-8/11, holding opponents to a .192 (5-for-26) average with no walks...Was placed on injured list on 9/14 with strained right thigh and missed the remainder of the season...Pitched in nine games for Glendale in the Arizona Fall League.

2021

Went a combined 5-2 with a 4.56 ERA (24 ER/47.1 IP) and 43 strikeouts over 35 relief appearances between Class Advanced A Winston-Salem and Birmingham...Opponents hit .226 (40-for-177)...righties hit .203 (23-for-113)...Spent most of 2021 with Winston-Salem...allowed five runs in 2.0 IP in his debut on 5/5 vs. Rome...surrendered just six runs in 17.0 IP over his next 12 outings from 5/8-6/29 (3.18 ERA)...Was promoted to Birmingham on 8/25, where he went 3-0 with a 1.65 ERA (3 ER/16.1 IP) and 13 strikeouts in 13 games.

2020

Did not pitch following the cancellation of the minor-league season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

2019

Combined to go 2-2 with a 2.88 ERA (11 ER/34.1 IP) in 20 appearances between the Arizona Rookie League White Sox and Class A Kannapolis in his professional debut...Held opponents to a .208 (25-for-120) average...right-handers hit .186 (13-for-70) while lefties batted .240 (12-for-50)...Six of his seven games with the AZL White Sox were scoreless...Was promoted to Kannapolis on 7/14...posted a 3.06 ERA (6 ER/17.2 IP), .186 (11-for-59) opponents average, 0.91 WHIP and 14 strikeouts over nine appearances in Aug. ...Was recommended/signed by White Sox scout Steve Payne.