Juan Then

{{Infobox baseball biography

|name = Juan Then

|image =

|team = Free agent

|number =

|position = Pitcher

|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2000|2|7}}

|birth_place = San Francisco de Macoris, Dominican Republic

|bats = Right

|throws = Right

|debutleague = MLB

|debutdate = May 6

|debutyear = 2023

|debutteam = Seattle Mariners

|statleague = MLB

|statyear = 2023 season

|stat1label = Win–loss record

|stat1value = 0–0

|stat2label = Earned run average

|stat2value = 4.91

|stat3label = Strikeouts

|stat3value = 5

|teams =

Seattle Mariners ({{mlby|2023}})

}}

Juan Manuel Then ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|t|ɛ|n}}; born February 7, 2000) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Seattle Mariners.

Career

=Seattle Mariners=

Then signed with the Seattle Mariners as an international free agent on July 2, 2016,{{Cite web|title=Juan Then Stats & Scouting Report|url=https://www.baseballamerica.com/players/91850/juan-then/|access-date=May 6, 2023|website=baseballamerica.com|date=February 4, 2021 |language=en}} receiving a $77,500 signing bonus.{{Cite web |last= |title=Juan Then {{!}} MLB Contracts & Salaries |url=https://www.spotrac.com/mlb/player/_/id/48779/juan-then#:~:text=2023-2023%20Pre-Arb%20Juan%20Then%20signed%20a%201%20year,,guaranteed,%20and%20an%20average%20annual%20salary%20of%20$720,000. |access-date=2024-11-11 |website=Spotrac |language=en}} He made his professional debut in 2017, starting 13 games for the Dominican Summer League Mariners and logging a 2–2 record and 2.64 ERA in {{Fraction|61|1|3}} innings, the biggest workload in his professional career.{{Cite web|title=Juan Then Minor, Fall & Winter League Statistics|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=then--000jua|access-date=May 6, 2023|website=baseball-reference.com|language=en}}

=New York Yankees=

On November 18, 2017, the Mariners traded Then and JP Sears to the New York Yankees for Nick Rumbelow.{{cite web|url=https://www.newsday.com/sports/baseball/yankees/yankees-mariners-trade-pitchers-1.15036601 |title=Yankees trade Nick Rumbelow for Mariners minor league pitchers J. P. Sears, Juan Then |publisher=Newsday |date=November 18, 2017 |access-date=December 13, 2020}} Then spent the 2018 season with the rookie-level Gulf Coast Yankees, where he started 11 games and posted an 0–3 record and 2.70 ERA with 42 strikeouts across 50.0 innings pitched.{{Cite web|title=Mariners' Juan Then: Returned to Mariners|url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/news/mariners-juan-then-returns-to-mariners/amp/|access-date=May 6, 2023|website=cbssports.com|language=en}}

=Seattle Mariners (second stint)=

On June 15, 2019, the Yankees traded Then back to the Seattle Mariners organization in exchange for Edwin Encarnación.{{cite web|url=https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/mariners/sources-mariners-trading-edwin-encarnacion-to-the-yankees/ |title=Now and Then? Mariners send Edwin Encarnacion to Yankees for prospect they already traded away |publisher=The Seattle Times |date=June 15, 2019 |access-date=December 13, 2020}} He spent the remainder of the season split between the rookie-level Arizona League Mariners, Low-A Everett AquaSox, and Single-A West Virginia Power. In 11 combined appearances (9 starts), Then recorded a 1–5 record and 2.98 ERA with 48 strikeouts in {{Fraction|48|1|3}} innings of work.{{Cite web|title=Mariners' Juan Then: Sent to minors|url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/news/mariners-juan-then-sent-to-minors/|access-date=May 6, 2023|website=cbssports.com|date=March 17, 2021 |language=en}} Then did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.{{Cite web|title=2020 Minor League Baseball season cancelled|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/2020-minor-league-baseball-season-canceled|access-date=May 6, 2023|website=mlb.com|language=en}}

On November 20, 2020, the Mariners added Then to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.{{cite web|url=https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/mariners/mariners-add-four-players-to-their-40-man-roster/ |title=Mariners add four players to their 40-man roster |publisher=The Seattle Times |date=November 20, 2020 |access-date=December 13, 2020}} He played the entire 2021 season in Everett, starting 14 games and struggling to a 2–5 record and 6.46 ERA with 59 strikeouts in {{Fraction|54|1|3}} innings.{{Cite news|title=Mariners' Juan Then: Heads to Double-A|url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/news/mariners-juan-then-heads-to-double-a/|access-date=May 6, 2023|website=cbssports.com|language=en}} Then missed the beginning of the 2022 season with an unspecified elbow injury.{{Cite web|title=Mariners' Juan Then: Out with elbow injury|url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/news/mariners-juan-then-out-with-elbow-injury/|access-date=May 6, 2023|website=cbssports.com|date=June 10, 2022 |language=en}} He was activated in August{{Cite web|title=Mariners' Juan Then: Activated at Double-A|url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/news/mariners-juan-then-out-with-elbow-injury/|access-date=May 6, 2023|website=cbssports.com|date=June 10, 2022 |language=en}} and made 10 appearances for the Double-A Arkansas Travelers, recording a 5.40 ERA with 14 strikeouts.{{Cite web|title=40 in 40: Juan Then, the only Juan|url=https://www.lookoutlanding.com/2023/1/6/23541629/40-in-40-juan-then-youre-the-only-juan-for-me|access-date=May 6, 2023|website=lookoutlanding.com|date=January 6, 2023 |language=en}} Then returned to Arkansas to begin the 2023 season.{{Cite web|title=Mariners' Juan Then: Sent to Double-A|url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/news/mariners-juan-then-sent-to-double-a/amp/|access-date=March 12, 2023|website=cbssports.com|language=en}} He made 7 appearances for Arkansas, registering a 5.00 ERA with 11 strikeouts and 3 saves in 9 innings pitched.

On May 6, 2023, Then was promoted to the major leagues for the first time following an injury to Penn Murfee.{{cite web|title=Mariners' Juan Then: Gets first call to majors|url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/news/mariners-juan-then-gets-first-call-to-majors/|access-date=May 6, 2023|website=cbssports.com|date=May 6, 2023 |language=en}} Then made his major league debut that night, pitching a perfect seventh inning for the Mariners against the Houston Astros.{{Cite web |title=Juan Then pitches a clean inning in his MLB debut {{!}} 05/06/2023 |url=https://www.mlb.com/video/juan-then-s-mlb-debut |access-date=2024-11-11 |website=MLB.com |language=en}} In 9 appearances for Seattle, he had a 4.91 ERA with 5 strikeouts in 11 innings of work. On August 12, Then was removed from the 40–man roster and sent outright to the Triple-A Tacoma Rainiers.{{Cite web |date=2023-08-12 |title=Mariners Outright Juan Then |url=https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2023/08/mariners-outright-juan-then.html |access-date=2024-11-11 |website=MLB Trade Rumors |language=en-US}} He elected free agency following the season on November 6.{{Cite web|title=2023 MiLB Free Agents|url=https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/2023-milb-free-agents/|access-date=February 5, 2024|website=baseballamerica.com|date=November 8, 2023 |language=en}}

=Chicago White Sox=

On January 24, 2024, Then signed a minor league contract with the Chicago White Sox.{{Cite web |title=Transactions |url=https://www.mlb.com/whitesox/roster/transactions |access-date=2024-06-14 |website=MLB.com |language=en}} In 14 appearances split between the Double-A Birmingham Barons and Triple-A Charlotte Knights, he struggled to a 10.80 ERA with 8 strikeouts across {{fraction|13|1|3}} innings pitched. Then was released by the White Sox on July 8.{{Cite web |date=July 8, 2024 |title=Transactions |url=https://www.milb.com/transactions/2024-07-08 |access-date=2024-11-11 |website=MiLB.com |language=en}}

=Bravos de León=

On May 20, 2025, Then signed with the Bravos de León of the Mexican League.{{Cite web|title=LMB: Movimientos en listas de reserva - 20 de mayo de 2025|url=https://lmb.com.mx/noticias/lmb-movimientos-en-listas-de-reserva-20de-mayo-de-2025|access-date=May 21, 2025|website=lmb.com.mx|language=es}} He made one appearance for León, failing to record and out and allowing one run on one hit, one walk, and one hit by pitch. Then was released by the Bravos on May 23.{{Cite web|title=LMB: Movimientos en listas de reserva - 23 de mayo de 2025|url=https://lmb.com.mx/noticias/lmb-movimientos-en-listas-de-reserva-23-de-mayo-de-2025|access-date=May 23, 2025|website=lmb.com.mx|language=es}}