Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Luis Avilán was born July 19, 1989, in Caracas, Venezuela. He is a pitcher in the MLB.

On July 5, 2012, Avilán was called up by the Braves to replace the injured Jonny Venters. He made his first appearance on July 14 against the New York Mets, striking out the only batter he faced (Ike Davis). His first career win came on October 3 against the Pittsburgh Pirates on the final day of the season. In 31 appearances that season for the Braves, he had an ERA of 2.00.

Avilán spent the entire 2017 season in the Dodgers bullpen. In 61 games, he had a 2–3 record and 2.93 ERA. On December 14, 2020, Avilán signed a minor league contract with the Washington Nationals organization. On March 28, 2021, Avilán was selected to the 40-man roster.

On August 22, 2018, Avilán was traded to the Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for minor league pitcher Felix Paulino. Between the two teams, in 2018 he was 2-1 with two saves and a 3.77 ERA. He threw a change-up 48.1% of the time, tops in MLB. He elected free agency on November 30, 2018. In his career through 2018 he had held left-handed batters to a batting average of .213, and right-handed batters to a batting average of .244.

On December 14, 2020, Avilán signed a minor league contract with the Washington Nationals organization. On March 28, 2021, Avilán was selected to the 40-man roster.