Ryan Verdugo

{{Infobox baseball biography

| name = Ryan Verdugo

| image = Ryan Verdugo (9188147557).jpg

| image_size = 300

| caption = Verdugo with the Omaha Storm Chasers in 2013

| team =

| number =

| position = Pitcher

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1987|4|10}}

| birth_place = Pasadena, California, U.S.

| bats = Left

| throws = Left

| debutleague = MLB

| debutdate = July 17

| debutyear = 2012

| debutteam = Kansas City Royals

| debut2league= CPBL

| debut2date = March 29

| debut2year = 2018

| debut2team = Uni-President Lions

| finalleague = MLB

| finaldate = July 17

| finalyear = 2012

| finalteam = Kansas City Royals

| final2league= CPBL

| final2date = September 28

| final2year = 2019

| final2team = Uni-President Lions

| statleague = MLB

| stat1label = Win–loss record

| stat1value = 0–1

| stat2label = Earned run average

| stat2value = 32.40

| stat3label = Strikeouts

| stat3value = 2

| stat2league = CPBL

| stat21label = Win–loss record

| stat21value = 14–13

| stat22label = Earned run average

| stat22value = 5.07

| stat23label = Strikeouts

| stat23value = 216

| teams =

Kansas City Royals ({{mlby|2012}})
Uni-President Lions ({{by|2018}}–{{by|2019}})

| highlights =

;CPBL

Pitched a perfect game on October 7, 2018

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{{MedalCountry | {{MEX}} }}

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Ryan L. Verdugo (born April 10, 1987) is a Mexican-American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Kansas City Royals and in the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) for the Uni-President Lions.

Career

Verdugo attended Lake Stevens High School in Lake Stevens, Washington. He was chosen by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 43rd round of the 2005 Major League Baseball Draft, but did not sign. Verdugo then attended Skagit Valley College for two years. He was drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 47th round of the 2007 Major League Baseball Draft, but again did not sign.

Verdugo transferred to Louisiana State University (LSU) for his junior season, where he played for the LSU Tigers baseball team. Following the 2008 season, he was drafted by the Giants in the 9th round (267th overall) of the 2008 Major League Baseball Draft, and signed.

=Kansas City Royals=

Following the 2011 season, Verdugo was traded by the Giants to the Kansas City Royals with Jonathan Sánchez for Melky Cabrera.{{cite news|last1=Haft|first1=Chris|date=November 7, 2011|title=Giants land Melky by sending Sanchez to KC|work=MLB.com|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20111107&content_id=25927312&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb|url-status=dead|access-date=July 17, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111108184131/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20111107&content_id=25927312&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb|archive-date=November 8, 2011}} He was added to the Royals' 40-man roster on November 18 to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.{{Cite web|last=Kaegel|first=Dick|date=November 18, 2011|title=Royals add Verdugo to 40-man roster|url=http://kansascity.royals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20111118&content_id=26001800&vkey=news_kc&c_id=kc|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140725200613/http://kansascity.royals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20111118&content_id=26001800&vkey=news_kc&c_id=kc|archive-date=July 25, 2014|access-date=May 22, 2021|website=MLB.com}} Verdugo made his major-league debut on July 17, 2012, against the Seattle Mariners. He allowed six runs in {{frac|1|2|3}} innings, including an RBI double to Jesus Montero and a two-run home run to Justin Smoak, and picked up the loss.{{cite news|title=Justin Smoak, Michael Saunders smack 2-run homers as Mariners roll|url=http://scores.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=320717107|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140718030425/http://scores.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=320717107|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 18, 2014|access-date=July 17, 2014|agency=Associated Press|work=ESPN.com|date=July 17, 2012}} The left-hander fared better after being sent down to Triple-A Omaha, posting a season record of 12–4 with a 3.75 ERA in 24 starts. Verdugo was designated for assignment by the Royals on November 20, 2012 as they cleared room on the 40-man roster ahead of the Rule 5 draft.{{cite news|title=Jeremy Guthrie signed to 3-year deal|url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/8656083/jeremy-guthrie-kansas-city-royals-signs-three-year-deal|access-date=July 17, 2014|agency=Associated Press|work=ESPN.com|date=November 21, 2012}} He was subsequently outrighted to AAA.

=Naranjeros de Hermosillo=

Verdugo pitched for Naranjeros de Hermosillo of the Mexican Pacific League on the 2013–14 season.{{cite news|date=October 25, 2013|title=Naranjeros llega a 10 triunfos en LMP|language=Spanish|trans-title=Naranjeros reach 10 wins in the LMP|publisher=ESPN Deportes|agency=Associated Press|url=https://espndeportes.espn.com/news/story?id=1939260&s=bei&type=story|access-date=July 17, 2014}}

=Boston Red Sox=

On July 16, 2014, Verdugo was traded to the Boston Red Sox in exchange for cash considerations.{{cite news|last1=Kaegel|first1=Dick|title=Royals beef up bullpen by acquiring Frasor|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article/kc/royals-beef-up-bullpen-by-acquiring-jason-frasor-from-rangers?ymd=20140716&content_id=84925494&vkey=news_kc|access-date=July 17, 2014|work=MLB.com|date=July 16, 2014}}

=Oakland Athletics=

On November 20, 2014, Verdugo, along with LHP Jim Fuller, signed a minor league contract with the Oakland Athletics organization.{{cite news|last1=Eddy|first1=Matt|title=Minor League Transactions: Nov. 14-20|url=http://www.baseballamerica.com/minors/minor-league-transactions-nov-14-20/|access-date=September 20, 2015|work=Baseball America|date=November 24, 2014}} He began the season with the Triple-A Nashville Sounds.

=Los Angeles Angels=

On July 6, 2015, Verdugo was traded to the Los Angeles Angels organization, where he played for the Triple-A Salt Lake Bees. On November 6, 2015, Verdugo elected free agency.

=Mexican League (first stint)=

On April 28, 2016, Verdugo signed with the Rojos del Águila de Veracruz of the Mexican Baseball League. On July 3, 2016, Verdugo was traded to the Leones de Yucatán. He was released on April 23, 2017. On April 24, 2017, Verdugo signed with the Pericos de Puebla of the Mexican Baseball League. On May 9, 2017, Verdugo was traded to the Acereros de Monclova.

=Uni-President Lions=

On February 14, 2018, Verdugo signed with the Uni-President Lions of the Chinese Professional Baseball League.{{cite web|url=http://cpblstats.com/uni-lions-sign-lhp-ryan-verdugo-foreign-players-updates-vol-48/|title=Uni-Lions Sign LHP Ryan Verdugo|date=February 14, 2018|access-date=February 14, 2018}} On October 7 of the same year, Verdugo completed the first (and, to date, only) perfect game in CPBL history.{{cite web|date=October 7, 2018|title=Uni-Lions' Ryan Verdugo Throws First Perfect Game in CPBL History|url=http://cpblstats.com/uni-lions-ryan-verdugo-throws-first-perfect-game-in-cpbl-history/|access-date=October 7, 2018|website=CPBL Stats}} He re-signed with the Uni-Lions for the 2019 season,{{cite web|date=January 10, 2019|title=Uni-Lions Re-Sign Ryan Verdugo, Chinen Kohya|url=http://cpblstats.com/uni-lions-re-sign-ryan-verdugo-chinen-kohya/|access-date=January 12, 2019|website=CPBL Stats}} at the conclusion of which he became a free agent.

=Mexican League (second stint)=

On February 11, 2020, Verdugo signed with the Acereros de Monclova of the Mexican League. Verdugo did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the Mexican League season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.{{Cite web|last=Todd|first=Jeff|date=July 1, 2020|title=Mexican League Cancels 2020 Season|url=https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2020/07/mexican-league-cancels-2020-season.html|access-date=2021-05-22|website=MLB Trade Rumors|language=en-US}} Verdugo re-signed with the team for the 2021 season. In 11 appearances, he posted a 14.49 ERA and gave up 34 hits over 13.2 innings pitched. On July 19, 2021, Verdugo was loaned to El Águila de Veracruz (previously known as the Rojos del Águila de Veracruz) of the Mexican League for the remainder of the 2021 season.{{cite web|title=EDGAR GONZALEZ LLEGA A REFORZAR AL CAMPEÓN|work=Acereros de Monclova |date=19 July 2021 |url=http://acereros.com.mx/edgar-gonzalez-llega-a-reforzar-al-campeon/|access-date=July 19, 2021|language=es}} He was returned to Monclova following the conclusion of the season. On October 13, 2021, Verdugo, along with IF Jose Vargas and P Andrew Morales, were traded to the Saraperos de Saltillo of the Mexican League in exchange for OF Juan Perez.{{cite web|title=SE REFUERZA SARAPEROS CON JOSÉ VARGAS, RYAN VERDUGO Y ANDREW MORALES|work=Saraperos de Saltillo |date=13 October 2021 |url=http://saraperos.com.mx/se-refuerza-saraperos-con-jose-vargas-ryan-verdugo-y-andrew-morales/|access-date=October 16, 2021|language=es |author1=Admincarlos }} On July 28, 2022, Verdugo was traded to the Toros de Tijuana.

On February 24, 2023, Verdugo's rights were re-acquired by El Águila de Veracruz of the Mexican League.{{Cite web|url=https://www.milb.com/mexican/news/lmb-movimientos-en-listas-de-reserva-24-de-febrero-de-2023|title=LMB: Movimientos en listas de reserva - 24 de febrero de 2023|website=Minor League Baseball|language=ES|date=February 24, 2023|access-date=February 24, 2023}} However, he did not appear for Veracruz, and retired from professional baseball on March 11, 2024.{{Cite web|title=LMB: Movimientos en listas de reserva - 11 de marzo de 2024|url=https://www.milb.com/mexican/news/lmb-movimientos-en-listas-de-reserva-11-de-marzo-de-2024|access-date=March 12, 2024|website=Minor League Baseball|language=en}}