Wander Suero #53

Signed a Minor League contract with Atlanta on Nov. 23, 2024...Signed by Washington as an international free agent on Feb. 2, 2010.

2024

Pitched in one Major League game last season, throwing just two pitches for Houston at Kansas City on April 9...C Salvador Pérez hit a walk-off single on Suero's second pitch to end the game...Suero was subsequently designated for release or assignment on April 12, at which point he was outrighted to the Minors...Pitched in 67 games for Houston's Triple-A club, the Sugar Land Space Cowboys, going 7-1 with a 2.93 ERA (20 ER/67.2 IP)…Struck out 71 batters and walked 33...Following the 2024 season, pitched in 20 games for los Tigres del Licey of the Dominican Winter League...Posted a 1.82 ERA (4 ER/19.2 IP) with 19 strikeouts.

2023

Was signed by the Dodgers to a Minor League contract on Jan. 23 and worked the bulk of his season with Triple-A Oklahoma City...Earned MiLB. com Organizational All-Star honors after going 6-3 with a 3.26 ERA (18ER/49.2IP), 17 saves and a 1.107 WHIP in 47 games...Led the Pacific Coast League and Dodgers Minor Leaguers and was tied for fourth in Minor League Baseball with his 17 saves...Among PCL pitchers with at least 45 innings, he ranked second in WHIP and seventh in ERA...Was signed by the Dodgers to a Minor League contract on Jan. 23 and worked the bulk of his season with Triple-A Oklahoma City...Earned MiLB. com Organizational All-Star honors after going 6-3 with a 3.26 ERA (18ER/49.2IP), 17 saves and a 1.107 WHIP in 47 games...Led the Pacific Coast League and Dodgers Minor Leaguers and was tied for fourth in Minor League Baseball with his 17 saves...Among PCL pitchers with at least 45 innings, he ranked second in WHIP and seventh in ERA. 

2022

Signed a Minor League contract with the Los Angeles Angels, spending the first half of the season with Triple-A Salt Lake (20 G)...With Triple-A Salt Lake, went 2-3 with a 6.08 ERA (16 ER/23.2 IP), sitting down 15 batters before being released July 7...Spent the remainder of the season with Sultanes de Monterrey in the Mexican League Earned both of his wins on the season at home, going 2-0 in nine appearances with a 6.97 ERA (8 ER/10.1 IP) and one save at home...only gave up a home run in one out of his 20 appearances...Spent the majority of the season with the Nationals (45 G), but also spent time with Triple-A Rochester (12 G, 1 GS)...With the Nationals, fired a 2-3 record and a 6.33 ERA (30 ER/ 42.2 IP), including 44 strikeouts and holding batters to a .266 average...With Triple-A Rochester, threw a 2-1 record with a 6.39 ERA (9 ER/12.2 IP) in 12 games (one start), including 16 strikeouts and a 1.18 WHIP Held righties and lefties to a .217 and .292 batting average respectively…had at least one strikeout in nine out of 10 appearances in May…notched a season-high three strikeouts in two innings on Oct. 1 vs. Scranton-Wilkes Barre…only gave up hits in 34 out of his combined 57 appearances with the Nationals and Triple-A Rochester.

2020

Went 2-0 with a 3.80 ERA in 22 relief outings...Allowed just one home run...Struck out 28 batters in 23.2 innings pitched...Pitched to a 1.69 ERA (2 ER/10.2 IP) with 15 strikeouts, one home run and a .114 opponents average (4-for-35) in 11 September outings...Lefties hit .163 (7-for-43) with two doubles and 13 strikeouts...Lefties posted a .280 on-base percentage and a .209 slugging percentage...2020 Pitch Mix: Cutter (81.1%), Changeup (13.6%), Curve (5.2%).

2019

Lead Nationals relievers with 19 holds, 78 games and 81 strikeouts...The 78 appearances ranked second among National League relievers and fourth in MLB...Went 6-0 with one save, 19 holds and a 2.05 ERA in 69 games in which he earned a win or no-decision (35.44 ERA in his nine losses)... Offered scoreless relief in 59 of his 78 appearances...Recorded strikeouts in 55 of the 78 games and recorded two or more strikeouts in 19 of his 78 games...Went 4-4 with nine holds, 3.19 ERA (11 ER/31.0 IP), 12 walks, 31 strikeouts and a .227 opp. AVG (25-for-110) in his last 34 games of the season...Held right-handed batters to a .207 AVG. (28-for-135)...Appeared in four Postseason games, including three World Series appearances...In his three World Series appearances he pitched 1.2 innings of scoreless, hitless relief with two strikeouts.

2018

Began the season with Triple-A Syracuse, but would enjoy four stints with the Nationals...Was first recalled on April 30 and made his Major League debut on May 1 vs. Pittsburgh...Opened his career with five straight scoreless appearances...In his first 11 outings, pitched to a 2.38 ERA (3 ER/11.1 IP) and pitched scoreless relief in nine of the 11 outings...Provided more than one inning of relief in 15 of his 40 appearances ...Allowed just five of 31 inherited runners to score...His 16.1 IRS% ranked second among National League relievers...Offered scoreless relief in 10 of his final 11 Major League appearances of the season...Went 1-2 with a 3.71 ERA in 14 games for Triple-A Syracuse.

2017

Led Washington's Minor League system with a career-high 20 saves between Double-A Harrisburg and Triple-A Syracuse...Was promoted to Triple-A Syracuse in early June...From July 17 through the end of the season, recorded a 0.39 ERA (1 ER/23.0 IP) while going 2-0 with seven saves in 19 ap- pearances for the Chiefs...Pitched for Tigres del Licey in the Dominican Winter League following the season (0-2, 7.56 ERA).

2016

Appeared in a career-high 39 games for Double-A Harrisburg...From May 3 to June 16, posted a 0.51 ERA (1 ER/17.2 IP) with 16 strikeouts in 14 appearances...Pitched for Tigres del Licey in the Dominican Winter League following the season (2-0, 0.00 ERA, 14.1 IP, 10 SO).

2015

Went 7-4 with two saves and a 3.90 ERA in a career-high 33 games (five starts) between Single-A Potomac and Double-A Harrisburg.

2014

Went 6-2 with a 3.62 ERA in 29 games (six starts) between Single-A Hagerstown and Single-A Potomac.

2013

In his first domestic season, paced the Gulf Coast League in wins (8), ERA (1.65), and ranked among league leaders in WHIP (2nd, 0.82) and strikeouts (6th, 46)...His .156 batting average against was tops among all short-season league hurlers and his 0.82 WHIP was good for third.

2012

Appeared in just nine games for the DSL Nationals, going 4-2 with a 3.41 ERA.

2011

Went 3-2 with one save and a 5.49 ERA in 16 games (two starts) for the DSL Nationals.

2010

Began his professional career with the DSL Nationals, going 2-3 with a 4.98 ERA in 15 games (four starts).