Edwin Uceta

BIOGRAPHY

Edwin Uceta was born January 9, 1998, in Villa Los Almacigos, Dominican Republic. He is a pitcher in the MLB.

Uceta signed with the Dodgers organization on July 2, 2016, for $100,000, when he was 16 years old, and spent that season with the Dominican Summer League Dodgers, where he was 2–1 with a 1.72 ERA in 31 1⁄3 innings over 11 games (3 starts). The following season, he was assigned to the Ogden Raptors of the rookie-class Pioneer League, where he was the starting pitcher in the league championship game that the Raptors won. In 2018, he was promoted to the Class-A Great Lakes Loons of the Midwest League and recognized as one of the Dodgers' top-30 prospects by MLB Pipeline.

On October 27, 2021, Uceta was claimed off of waivers by the Arizona Diamondbacks. He made 10 appearances for the Diamondbacks in 2022, logging a 5.82 ERA with 13 strikeouts in 17.0 innings pitched and compiled a 6–1 record and 4.86 ERA in 28 appearances in his time with the Triple-A Reno Aces.

On January 5, 2023, Uceta was designated for assignment by Arizona to make space on the 40-man roster for the newly signed Evan Longoria.

On January 11, 2023, Uceta was claimed off waivers by the Detroit Tigers. Uceta was optioned to the Triple-A Toledo Mud Hens to begin the 2023 season. He was designated for assignment on March 30.

On April 2, 2023, Uceta was claimed off waivers by the Pittsburgh Pirates and optioned to the Triple-A Indianapolis Indians. He was designated for assignment on April 4, after Tyler Heineman was selected to the roster.

On April 6, 2023, Uceta was claimed off waivers by the New York Mets and optioned to the Triple-A Syracuse Mets. On April 17, Uceta was recalled to the major league roster after José Butto was sent down.