Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Pedro Báez was born March 11, 1988, in Baní, Dominican Republic. He is a pitcher in the MLB.

In his fifth major league season in 2018, Báez was 4–3 and posted a 2.88 ERA in 55 relief appearances. He struck out 62 batters in 56 1⁄3 innings of work and held opposing batters to a .220 average. During the 2018 postseason, Báez went 1–0 with a 1.59 ERA in 11 1⁄3 innings, striking out 14 batters against 5 walks.

Báez finished the 2019 season 7–2 with one save (the first in his career) and a 3.10 ERA and led the Dodgers in games pitched with 71, in which he pitched 69.2 innings. Báez was awarded a $4 million contract for 2020 after going to an arbitration hearing with the Dodgers.