Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Adbert Alzolay was born March 1, 1995, in San Felix, Venezuela. He is a pitcher in the MLB.

Alzolay signed with the Chicago Cubs as an international free agent in November 2012. He made his professional debut in 2013 with the Venezuelan Summer League Cubs and spent the whole season there, posting a 5-3 record and 1.07 ERA in 15 games. He pitched with the Arizona League Cubs and Boise Hawks in 2014, going a combined 2-5 with a 7.90 ERA in ten total games between both teams, the Eugene Emeralds in 2015 where he went 6-2 with a 2.04 ERA, and the South Bend Cubs in 2016, pitching to a 9-4 record and 4.34 ERA in 22 games (twenty starts).

Alzolay spent 2017 with both the Myrtle Beach Pelicans and the Tennessee Smokies, posting a combined 7-4 record and 2.99 ERA in 22 starts. After the season, he played in the Arizona Fall League and was selected to play in the Fall Stars Game. The Cubs added him to their 40-man roster after the season. MLB.com ranked Alzolay as Chicago's top prospect going into the 2018 season.

On June 20, 2019, Alzolay was called up to the major leagues for the first time. He made his MLB debut that night versus the New York Mets, recording five strikeouts over four innings in relief. Alzolay appeared in six games for the Cubs in 2020, pitching to a 1-1 record and 2.95 ERA with 29 strikeouts in 21.1 innings pitched.

Alzolay signed a one-year deal with the Cubs following the 2023 season.