BIOGRAPHY
Dauri Moreta was born April 15, 1996, in Comendador, Dominican Republic. He is a pitcher in the MLB.
Moreta signed with the Cincinnati Reds as an international free agent on March 16, 2015. He spent the 2015 season with the Dominican Summer League Reds, going 1–2 with a 1.69 ERA and 30 strikeouts over 21+1⁄3 innings. He split the 2016 season between the AZL Reds and the Billings Mustangs, going a combined 3–3 with a 1.89 ERA and 56 strikeouts over 33+1⁄3 innings. He split the 2017 and 2018 seasons between Billings and the Dayton Dragons; going a combined 1–2 with a 4.31 ERA and 45 strikeouts over 45+1⁄3 innings in 2017, and 4–3 with a 6.79 ERA and 79 strikeouts over 55+2⁄3 innings in 2018. Moreta spent the 2019 season with the Daytona Tortugas, going 1–0 with a 2.35 ERA and 64 strikeouts over 57+1⁄3 innings. Following the 2019 season, he played for the Glendale Desert Dogs of the Arizona Fall League. Moreta did not play in 2020 due to the cancellation of the Minor League Baseball season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Moreta split the 2021 minor league season between the Chattanooga Lookouts and the Louisville Bats, going a combined 6–0 with a 1.02 ERA and 58 strikeouts over 53 innings.
On September 22, 2021, Cincinnati selected Moreta's contract to the 40-man roster and promoted him to the major leagues for the first time. Moreta made his MLB debut on September 26, tossing a scoreless inning of work against the Washington Nationals.
On November 18, 2022, Moreta was traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Kevin Newman.
