José A. Ferrer #45

José Alexander Ferrer...Born in Maimón, Dominican Republic.

2025

Went 4-4 with 11 saves, a 4.48 ERA (38 ER, 76.1 IP), 16 walks and 71 strikeouts in 72 games out of the Washington Nationals' bullpen...Ranked in the 99th percentile in MLB with a 64.3 ground ball percentage according to Baseball Savant...Had a 15.2-inning scoreless streak from Aug. 6-Sept. 9.

2024

After injuring his shoulder in Spring Training, returned to the active roster in late July and quickly became an anchor of Washington's bullpen...Was reinstated from the injured list on July 19...Pitched to a 1.42 ERA (four ER/25.1 IP) with 19 strikeouts and two walks from Aug. 10-end of the season...Walked just one batter with 18 strikeouts in 23.1 innings from Aug. 13 through the end of the season...Tossed career-best 12 scoreless innings from Aug. 10 to Sept. 3...Struck out 10 and issued just one walk over this stretch...Lefties hit .167 (7-for-42) with just one extra base hit (3B) against him...They went 2-for-22 (.091) with six strikeouts and no walks from Aug. 23-Sept. 28...Did not allow a homer until his last outing, Sept. 28 vs. Philadelphia...Was one of three MLB relievers with at least 30 innings to not allow a HR at that point...Earned his first career save, Sept. 15 vs. Miami...2024 pitch mix: sinker (58.8%), changeup (19.1%), four-seam (16.6%), slider (5.5%).

2023

Became a relied upon member of Washington’s bullpen after making his Major League debut on July 1 at Philadelphia (1.0 IP, 2 SO)...Allowed just three extra-base hits to left-handed batters all season (2 2B, HR)…Recorded 16 strikeouts and four walks in 24 games (20.2 IP) from Aug. 10-End of the season...This came after issuing nine walks in first 15 games (13.1 IP)..Posted a .103 opponents’ average (3-for-29) across 9.1 scoreless innings from Aug. 26-Sept. 16...Within that stretch, opposing left-handed batters went 4-for-31 (.129) with zero extra-base hits from Aug. 11-Sept. 16...Earned his first Major League win, July 25 vs Colorado (1.2 IP, 3 H, ER, 2 SO)…2023 Pitch Mix: 4-Seam Fastball (71.9%) Changeup (26.3%) Slider (1.8%).

2022

Enjoyed a breakout season, going 3-2 with 11 saves and a 2.48 ERA in 48 relief appearances between Single-A Fredericksburg, High-A Wilmington and Double-A Harrisburg...Ferrer ranked among Nationals Minor Leaguers in games (T3rd, 48) and saves (3rd, 11)…His 11 saves ranked fifth in the South Atlantic League...He posted 78 strikeouts and just 11 walks in 65.1 innings between the three stops...He was selected to participate in the 2022 Sirius XM All-Star Futures Game (0.1 IP, SO)…In 22 games from June 5 to Aug. 11, he went 2-0 with six saves and a 0.86 ERA (3 ER/31.1 IP) while pitching for High-A Wilmington...This included an 18.2 scoreless innings streak from June 5 to July 10, the longest scoreless innings streak among South Atlantic League pitchers in 2022.

2021

Spent the entire season with the Florida Complex League Nationals

2020

Participated in Instructional League following the season.

2019

Advanced to the GCL Nationals...Made the only two starts of his professional career.

2018

Made his professional debut with the DSL Nationals.