Adrian Morejón Garcia (born February 27, 1999) is a Cuban professional

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for the

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(MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2019.

Career

Cuban career

Morejón played for the Cuban national baseball team in the 2011 12U Baseball World Championship and the 2014 15U Baseball World Cup. He was named the

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of the latter tournament. He appeared in the

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for the Huracanes de Mayabeque that year. Morejón

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from Cuba in October 2015. He relocated to the Dominican Republic and was declared a

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in July 2016.

San Diego Padres

Morejón signed a minor league contract with the

, receiving a $11 million

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, on July 7, 2016. He made his professional debut in 2017, spending time with both the

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and the

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, posting a combined 3–4

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with a 3.86

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(ERA) in 13 starts between both clubs. He spent 2018 with the

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, going 4–4 with a 3.30 ERA in 13 starts. He began 2019 with the

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. Morejón was named to the 2019

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. On July 21, 2019, the Padres selected Morejón's contract and promoted him to the major leagues. He made his major league debut that day versus the

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. In 2020, Morejón pitched to a 2–2 record and 4.66 ERA with 25 strikeouts in innings across nine games (four games started). Morejón departed from a game started on April 11, 2021, against the Texas Rangers after suffering a left forearm strain. On April 20, it was announced that Morejón would undergo

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and miss the remainder of the 2021 season. On April 23, Morejón was placed on the 60-day injured list. After rehabilitating from his surgery, Morejón returned to the Padres' active roster on June 7, 2022. He made a career–high 26 appearances for San Diego in 2022, logging a 5–1 record and 4.24 ERA with 28 strikeouts in 38.0 innings of work. On January 13, 2023, Morejón agreed to a one-year, $800K contract with the Padres, avoiding salary arbitration. He was placed on the 60-day injured list to begin the season after suffering a left elbow sprain in

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. After a rehab assignment with Low–A Lake Elsinore, Morejòn was activated from the injured list on June 6 and optioned to Triple–A El Paso.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Morejón, Adrian 1999 births Living people Amarillo Sod Poodles players Arizona League Padres players Defecting Cuban baseball players El Paso Chihuahuas players Fort Wayne TinCaps players Lake Elsinore Storm players Major League Baseball pitchers Major League Baseball players from Cuba 21st-century Cuban sportsmen Cuban expatriate baseball players in the United States San Antonio Missions players San Diego Padres players Tri-City Dust Devils players Baseball players from Havana

Career

Cuban career

San Diego Padres

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