Antonio Francisco Bastardo...Wife's name is Maribel...Has two children; son Byron (5/11/15) and daughter Kilie (11/21/16)...Attended Liceo Sor Ana Nolan in the Dominican Republic.
2017
Made just 9 relief appearances for Pittsburgh before being designated for assignment on July 8 and released on July 13...On the disabled list from April 25-June 27 with a strained left quadriceps... made 12 rehab appearances with Triple-A Indianapolis.
2016
Went 3-0 with a 4.52 ERA (67.2ip/34er) in 69 total appearances between the Mets and Pirates...Posted career highs in games and innings pitched...Won all three of his games while pitching with Pittsburgh...Began season with New York and was scored upon in just three of his first 15 games thru 5/14 (16.2ip/4er - 2.16 ERA)...Entered the game on 5/8 at San Diego with the bases loaded and no outs with a one-run lead and did not allow a run to score (two strikeouts and a popout)...Gave up 10 runs (nine earned) in 15.2 innings of work (5.17 ERA) between 6/11 and 7/23...Was charged with five earned runs in his last 14.0ip with the Mets (3.21 ERA), dating back to 6/27...Was acquired by the Pirates on 8/1 ...Posted a 1.46 ERA (12.1ip/2er), 13 strikeouts and a 0.97 WHIP in 16 games between 7/30 and 9/2...Appeared in his 400th career game on 9/9 vs. Cincinnati...Held left-handed batters to a .185 (5-for-27) average in his 28 appearances with the Pirates. Pitched a season-high 2.0 innings on six occasions.
2015
Pitched in 66 games, one shy of his career-high of 67 established with Philadelphia in 2014...Allowed three of the 27 runners he inherited to score ... Retired 51 of 66 first batters faced...Held lefthanded hitters to a .138 (9-65) average and one home run (Joe Mauer on May 20)...Appeared in his 300th career game on June 25 vs. Cincinnati...Did not allow a home run in his last 33 games (29.0 innings)...Gave up his last home run on July 18 at Milwaukee (Khris Davis)...Produced a 2.14 ERA (eight earned runs/33.2 innings) over his last 38 games beginning on July 3...Picked up his lone save (12th of his career) on July 8 vs. San Diego...Won each of his last four decisions after suffering his only loss on May 20 vs. Minnesota...Has made 363 consecutive relief outings since making his last start on August 27, 2009 with the GCL Phillies...Went a season-high 2.0 innings on five different occasions...POSTSEASON...Pitched 1.0 scoreless inning in the National League Wild Card Game vs. Chicago-NL on October 7 in Pittsburgh.
2014
Spent his fourth straight full season with Philadelphia... Established career highs in appearances and innings pitched and tied career high in strikeouts (also 2012)...Tied for 10th among National League relief pitchers in K's...Held opponents to a .188 (43-for-229) batting average, including a .081 (3-for-37) mark over his last 13 games...Posted a 1.33 ERA (61.0ip/6er) in 62 of his 67 appearances; was charged with 19 earned runs in 3.0ip in his other five outings...Retired 27 of the 28 batters he faced over a 10-game span between 5/31 and 6/18...Struck out five consecutive batters and tied career high with six K's on 8/5 vs. Houston...Received a walk in lone plate appearance on 6/16 at Atlanta.
2013
37 of his 48 appearances were scoreless (77%), including 17 of his final 20 appearances (85%)... Held opponents to a .132 AVG (7-53) over his final 15 appearances of the season... Went 9 games (6/6-27) without issuing a walk... Made 4 consecutive appearances (4.1 IP) without allowing a base runner (7/14-25)... Appeared in his 100th game at Citizens Bank Park on 7/30 vs SF, becoming the 8th pitcher in CBP history to do so... Was placed on the restricted list after receiving a 50-game suspension on 8/5 for violation of MLB's Drug Program
2012
Set career highs in appearances (65) and SO (81) in his
2nd full ML season...Ranked 3rd among all MLB relievers in SO/9.0 IP (14.02;
81 SO/52.0 IP) behind Aroldis Chapman and Craig
Kimbrel...51 of his 65 appearances were scoreless (78%)...Held LHH to a .169 AVG (14-83) with 34 SO which
included 2 hits in their final 23 at-bats (.087 AVG)...Went 2-0, 0.79 ERA (1 ER, 11.1 IP) in 13 games in May;
had a season-best 9.1-inning scoreless streak, 5/1-22...In 30 road games, had a 2.55 ERA (7 ER, 24.2 IP); had a
5.93 ERA (18 ER, 27.1 IP) in 35 home games...Posted a 1.72 ERA (3 ER, 15.2 IP) over his final 20
appearances...Had a 3.09 ERA (8 ER, 23.1 IP) in 31 games after the
All-Star break and a 5.34 ERA (17 ER, 28.2 IP) in 34
games prior...Struck out 20 batters in 9.2 IP in 12 games in September
and had a 0.93 ERA (1 ER, 9.2 IP) for the month.
2011
Set career highs in wins (6), innings (58.0), SO (70) and appearances (64). ... Held opponents to a .144 (28-195) batting average, the lowest for a Phillies reliever since 1920. ... Finished 1st among all NL relievers in opponent's batting average, T-5th in wins and 8th in SO/9.0 IP
(10.86). ... Held LHH to a .145 AVG (10-69) which included 2 hits in their final 22 at-bats against him (.091 AVG). ... Went 0-1, 8 SV, 2.25 ERA (2 ER, 8.0 IP), 3 hits in 27 at-bats (.111 AVG), 1 BB, 11 SO in his 9 save opportunities. ... Was 3-0, 5 SV, 5 SVO, 0.79 ERA (3 ER, 34.0 IP) over his first 37 appearances and 3-1, 3 SV, 4 SVO, 5.25 ERA (14 ER, 24.0 IP) over his final 27 games. ... Tied the club single-game record for consecutive SO by a reliever, 4/8 at ATL (6 in 2.0 IP); is the 3rd Phillie to do so (others: Jack Meyer in 1958 & Willie Hernandez in 1983). ... Threw only 1 pitch to record his 1st ML save, 4/25 at SD (0.1 IP). ... Had a career-best 16.1-inning scoreless streak that spanned 19 games, 5/27-7/17; held opponents to a .020 AVG (1-49, 15 SO) during that span. ... Took his only loss of the season, 9/3 at FLA, which ended his career-best 8-game winning streak; his first loss since, 6/25/09 at TB, a span of 82 games.
2010
Shuttled between the Phillies and Lehigh Valley (AAA)
all season...Made the Phillies' Opening Day roster and appeared
in 7 games before being optioned to Lehigh Valley
on 4/28...Was recalled 2 days later (4/30) and optioned back
on 5/2...Following his 2nd recall on 5/16, posted a 7.71 ERA
(6 ER, 7.0 IP) over a 9-game span...Placed on the 15-day DL on 6/17 (left elbow ulnar
neuritis); made 3 rehab appearances with Clearwater (A)
before being activated and optioned to Lehigh Valley
on 7/15...Was recalled a 3rd time on 8/27...Finished the season with 7 scoreless appearances for
the Phillies; had 10 SO in that 4.2 inning span, including
8 SO in his final 3.1 IP, 9/11-10/2...22 of his 23 minor league appearances were scoreless,
including his first 18 of the season...Had a season-best 13.2-inning scoreless streak for
Lehigh Valley, 5/3-8/6 (15 G)...Held triple-A hitters to a .190 avg...Allowed only 1 of 9 inherited runners to score with
Lehigh Valley...Averaged 14.6 SO/9.0 IP in the minor leagues
(33 SO/20.1 IP) and 12.5 SO/9.0 IP in the majors
(26 SO/18.2 IP)
2009
Began the season with Reading (AA) and made his first
4 appearances in relief (1-0, 2 SV, 1.23 ERA)...Moved into the rotation in late April and went 1-2, 1.98
ERA in 5 starts...Promoted to Lehigh Valley (AAA) in mid-May and had
11 SO in 6.0 IP in his first start, 5/23 vs Durham...Was recalled on 6/2 and won his ML debut that night
at SD (6.0 IP, 4 H, R, ER, BB, 5 SO)...Went 2-0, 2.45 ERA in 2 starts vs the NL and 0-3, 10.80
ERA in 3 starts vs the AL...Placed on the 15-day DL on 6/29 (retroactive to 6/26)
with a left shoulder strain...Activated on 9/3 and optioned to Reading, where he
made 2 appearances over the remainder of the minor
league season...Participated in Florida Instructional League before
being recalled on 10/3...Made his 1st ML relief appearance, 10/3 vs FLA
(1.0 IP, BB)...Appeared in 2 postseason games
2008
Began the season with Clearwater (A) and was named
a Florida State League midseason All-Star...Named Phillies Minor League Pitcher of the Week,
4/21-27 (1-0, 1.20 ERA, 2 GS) and Phillies Minor League
Pitcher of the Month for April (2-0, 1.17 ERA)...Held opponents to a .183 avg (20-109) and LHH to a
.081 avg (3-37)...Transferred to Reading on 5/2 and led all minor
leaguers in SO (47) at the time of his promotion...Placed on the DL on 6/15 (left shoulder inflammation);
activated on 8/8...Went 2-0, 2.20 ERA in 6 starts for Cibao in Dominican
Winter League
2007
Began the season with Lakewood (A)...Did not allow an ER in 6 of his 15 starts...Pitched at least 6.0 innings in 11 of 15 starts...Averaged 9.6 SO/9.0 IP...Named Phillies Minor League Pitcher of the Week,
6/18-24 and Phillies Minor League Pitcher of the
Month for July (3-0, 2.25 ERA, 6 GS)...Made 1 start for Clearwater, 9/1 vs Lakeland, and had a
season-high 12 SO
2006
Spent the season with the Gulf Coast Phillies (R)...Went 1-0, 2.45 ERA in 7 relief appearances and 0-2,
6.48 ERA as a starter
2005
Made his pro debut with the Guanuma Phillies (R) in
the Dominican Summer League
