Adonis Enmanuel Rosa (born November 17, 1994) is a Dominican professional

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who is currently a free agent. He has played in

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(MLB) for the

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Career

New York Yankees

Rosa signed with the

as an international free agent on December 19, 2013. He made his professional debut in 2014 with the

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, going 1–0 with a 1.62 ERA and 31 strikeouts in 39 innings. Rosa spent the 2015 season with the rookie-level

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, going 7–2 with a 3.93 ERA and 42 strikeouts in 55 innings. His 2016 season was split between the Low-A

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and Single-A

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, combining to go 4–6 with a 2.19 ERA and 73 strikeouts in 78 innings of work. Rosa split the 2017 season between Charleston, the High-A

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, and Triple-A

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, going a combined 8–3 with a 3.06 ERA and 102 strikeouts across innings pitched. His 2018 season was split between Tampa, the Double-A

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, and Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, going a combined 14–6 with a 3.93 ERA and 108 strikeouts in 127 innings. In 2019, Rosa split the season between Trenton and Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. On August 13, 2019, Rosa was selected to the

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and promoted to the major leagues for the first time. He made his major league debut that night against the

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, pitching two innings in relief. Rosa was optioned back to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre the following day. Rosa was

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and sent outright to Triple-A on September 13. Rosa did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the

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. Rosa was released by the Yankees organization on September 5, 2020.

Olmecas de Tabasco

On July 15, 2021, Rosa signed with the

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of the

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. In three appearances for Tabasco, he posted an 0–1 record with a 13.50 ERA and four strikeouts over six innings pitched. Rosa was released the Olmecas on August 5.

Washington Wild Things

On February 17, 2022, Rosa signed with the

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of the

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. On December 5, Rosa was released by the Wild Things by having his contract option declined, without having appeared for the club.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Rosa, Adonis 1994 births Living people Baseball players from Santiago de los Caballeros Dominican Republic expatriate baseball players in the United States Major League Baseball players from the Dominican Republic 21st-century Dominican Republic sportsmen Major League Baseball pitchers New York Yankees players Dominican Summer League Yankees players Pulaski Yankees players Staten Island Yankees players Charleston RiverDogs players Gigantes del Cibao players Tampa Yankees players Trenton Thunder players Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders players Olmecas de Tabasco players Dominican Republic expatriate baseball players in Mexico