Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Rogelio Armenteros Peña was born on June 30, 1994, in La Habana, Cuba. He is a pitcher in the MLB.

He played for Industriales of the Cuban National Series in 2011/2012. In September 2014, he signed with the Houston Astros as an international free agent.

Armenteros made his professional debut in 2015 with the Tri-City ValleyCats and was later promoted to the Quad Cities River Bandits; in 61 total innings pitched between both teams, he posted a 3-2 record and 3.69 ERA. In 2016, he pitched for Quad Cities, Lancaster JetHawks and Corpus Christi Hooks, pitching to a combined 8-6 record and 3.53 ERA in 26 games (22 starts). After the season he pitched in the Arizona Fall League.

Armenteros started 2017 with Corpus Christi, and after going 2-3 with a 1.93 ERA in 14 games, was promoted to the Fresno Grizzlies, where he finished the season with an 8-1 record and 2.16 ERA in 24 total games (20 total starts) between both teams. In 2018, he returned to Fresno, going 8-1 with a 3.74 ERA in 22 games (21 starts).

The Astros added Armenteros to their 40-man roster after the 2018 season. He began 2019 with the Round Rock Express.