Madero fires two scoreless innings in MLB debut for Marlins
Former Jumbo Shrimp right-hander Luis Madero worked two scoreless innings for the Miami Marlins, Monday night against the Arizona Diamondbacks, becoming the 68th player in Jumbo Shrimp history (2017-present) to play in both Jacksonville and the Major Leagues.
Madero entered in the sixth inning, in place of fellow reliver Ross Detweiler. He issued a leadoff walk to Nick Ahmed, who then stole second. However, Madero was able to clamp down, retiring the next three hitters, including punching out Luke Weaver for his first MLB strikeout. Madero returned for the seventh inning, working around a two-out triple, getting a pop out to end the threat.
The 24-year-old began his 2021 campaign in Jacksonville, making one appearance against the Norfolk Tides in the opening series of the season. He worked 3.1 innings in relief, giving up one run on five hits, he walked one and struck out three, in what was the only Triple-A outing of his career.
A native of Maracay, Venezuela, Madero was originally signed by Arizona October 1, 2013 when he was just 16 years old. He was traded to the Angels in 2017 for David Hernandez. Madero was a mid-season All-Star in 2018 with the Burlington Bees where he worked to a 2.92 ERA in the first half of the season for the Angels’ Low-A affiliate, before being promoted to Advanced-A Inland Empire. He was added to the Angles 40-man roster following the season.
After being designated for assignment by the Angels in January of 2020, he was claimed off waivers by the Giants just one week later. Madero was part of San Francisco’s 60-man player pool in 2020, but did not make an appearance. He elected free agency at the end of the campaign, and was signed by the Marlins on November 23, with an invitation to spring training.
With Madero’s debut, 906 players have now played in Jacksonville and in the Major Leagues. He joins José Devers to debut in 2021, both doing so with Miami.
