Jeremiah Estrada #33

Jeremiah is in his fifth season in the Cubs organization ... stared 2022 in Single-A, but made his major league debut Aug. 30 at Toronto....Owns a 4-4 record with nine saves and a 1.94 ERA (19 ER/88.1 IP) in 52 career minor league games (three starts)....Has struck out 137 batters, compared to 38 walks, good for a 1.13 WHIP and a rate of 14.0 strikeouts per nine innings....Missed the majority of the 2021 season with a right elbow injury....Was selected by the Cubs in the sixth round of the 2017 draft out of Palm Desert High School (Calif.)....Graduated from Palm Desert High School (Calif.), where he was twice named a First Team All-American in 2017 by Rawlings-Perfect Game and a 2016 Perfect Game All-American ... also earned All-DVL First-Team honors from 2015-17.

2022

Jeremiah made his major league debut in 2022, with his call-up to the majors coming as a replacement player for a three-game series in Toronto Aug. 30 ... allowed one walk and struck out two batters while tossing 17 pitches in the bottom of the eighth inning... Was returned to Triple-A Iowa Aug. 31 and then selected Sept. 1 as rosters expanded... In five games in relief for the Cubs, posted a 3.18 ERA (2 ER/5.2 IP), while striking out eight batters, good for an average of 12.7 strikeouts per 9.0 IP... Held batters to a .100 average (1-for-10) with runners in scoring position... Went 3-2 with a 1.30 ERA (7 ER/48.1 IP), nine saves and five holds in 34 games out of the bullpen with High-A South Bend, Double-A Tennessee and Triple-A Iowa ... struck out 78 of 193 batters faced, compared to 20 walks, for an average of 14.5 strikeouts per nine innings pitched.