Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Alexander Claudio was born January 31, 1992, in San Juan, Puerto Rico. He is a pitcher for the Los Angeles Angels in the MLB.

The Rangers selected Claudio's contract and promoted him to the major leagues for the first time on August 13, 2014. He pitched a scoreless inning and struck out Kevin Kiermaier for his first major league strikeout in his debut that night. He went 0–0 with a 2.92 ERA over 12 innings for Texas in 2014.

Claudio was named the 2017 Texas Rangers Pitcher of the Year, following a season where he posted a 4–1 record with a 2.50 ERA, 56 strikeouts, and 11 saves over ​82 2⁄3 innings in 70 games.