Sammy Solís

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::summary American baseball player (born 1988) ::

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Field	Value
image	Sammy Solís.jpg
caption	Solís with the Washington Nationals on July 1, 2016.
image_size	275
name	Sammy Solís
position	Pitcher
bats	Right
throws	Left
birth_date
birth_place	Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
debutleague	MLB
debutdate	April 30
debutyear	2015
debutteam	Washington Nationals
debut2league	NPB
debut2date	July 7
debut2year	2019
debut2team	Yokohama DeNA BayStars
finalleague	MLB
finaldate	September 28
finalyear	2018
finalteam	Washington Nationals
final2league	NPB
final2date	July 19
final2year	2019
final2team	Yokohama DeNA BayStars
statleague	MLB
stat1label	Win–loss record
stat1value	5–7
stat2label	Earned run average
stat2value	4.51
stat3label	Strikeouts
stat3value	136
stat2league	NPB
stat21label	Win–loss record
stat21value	0–0
stat22label	Earned run average
stat22value	2.08
stat23label	Strikeouts
stat23value	2
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• Washington Nationals (–)
• Yokohama DeNA BayStars () Samuel Solís (born August 10, 1988) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Washington Nationals and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars.

Career

High school and college

Solís attended Agua Fria High School in Avondale, Arizona. Playing for the school's baseball team, he had a 7–3 win–loss record and a 1.77 earned run average (ERA) with 117 strikeouts and 29 walks with 25 hits allowed in innings pitched in his sophomore year. In his junior year, he had a 4–4 record and a 1.93 ERA, and recorded 87 strikeouts with 23 walks and 45 hits in innings. While in his junior year, he competed in the American Amateur Baseball Congress and won the 2006 Connie Mack World Series. As a senior, Solís had an 8–2 record, a 2.40 ERA, and 98 strikeouts to 43 hits and 23 walks in innings. He was again named West Valley's High School Baseball Co-Player of the Year, along with Cody Cress. Solís finished his high school career with a 25–8 win–loss record and 398 strikeouts, the second-most in Arizona Class 4A history. Solis was also a dual sport athlete playing the varsity football team alongside Minnesota Vikings defensive end Everson Griffen.

Baseball America ranked Solís as the 53rd-best prospect available in the 2007 Major League Baseball (MLB) Draft. Expected to pitch more in 2009 due to San Diego teammate Brian Matusz signing a professional contract, Solís instead injured his back while weightlifting. He returned as a redshirt sophomore in 2010, and had a 9–2 record and a 3.42 ERA with 92 strikeouts and 82 hits allowed in 92 innings pitched. He was named All-West Coast Conference.

Washington Nationals

The Washington Nationals selected Solís in the second round, with the 51st overall selection of the 2010 MLB draft, and Solís received a $1 million signing bonus to sign with Washington. Before the 2012 season, MLB.com rated Solís as the 86th-best prospect in baseball. He had Tommy John surgery to repair the UCL in March 2012 and missed the 2012 season. and was assigned to the AFL after the 2013 season.

After the 2013 season, the Nationals added Solís to their 40-man roster. He was shut down in June 2014 with discomfort in his elbow after making one start for the Harrisburg Senators of the Class AA Eastern League. Solís began the 2015 season with Harrisburg. He was promoted to the major leagues on April 29, and made his major league debut the next day.

Solís started the 2016 season at Triple-A Syracuse, but he was called up April 27 after reliever Matt Belisle was injured and placed on the disabled list. Solís himself spent time on the disabled list in 2016, briefly being listed with knee soreness on July 17 and then being sidelined with left shoulder inflammation from August 17 to September 26. Solís was regarded as having what an SB Nation writer called "something of a breakout season" in 2016, pitching to a 2.41 ERA in 41 innings and proving equally effective against hitters on both sides of the plate. He appeared in all five games of the 2016 National League Division Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Injuries once again plagued Solís in the Nationals' 2017 season. Although he started the year in the major league bullpen, he landed on the disabled list on April 19 with left elbow inflammation and struggled after being activated July 1 after an extended rehabilitation stint in the minor leagues. Solís was optioned back to Syracuse over the All-Star Break after several poor performances in relief.

During the 2018 season, Solís appeared in a career-high 56 games for the Nationals, primarily as a situational left-handed pitcher against left-handed batters. He had difficulty against left-handed batters during the year; they had a .993 on-base plus slugging percentage in 88 match-ups against him, hitting five home runs, two doubles, and two triples. and finished the season with a record of 1–2 and a career-worst 6.41 ERA.

Solís was scheduled to reach non-tender free agency on November 30, 2018, but the Nationals avoided that by signing him to a one-year deal that day, partly because his success against left-handed batters prior to 2018 suggested that he might again succeed against them in the future.

San Diego Padres

On March 11, 2019, Solis signed a minor league deal with the San Diego Padres. He was released on May 30, 2019.

Yokohama DeNA BayStars

On May 31, 2019, Solis signed with Yokohama DeNA BayStars of the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). On October 16, the BayStars announced that the team would not sign Solís for the next season. On December 2, he became a free agent.

Acereros de Monclova

On April 9, 2021, Solís signed with the Acereros de Monclova of the Mexican League. He was on the Mexico national baseball team roster for the 2020 Summer Olympics (in July 2021), but a positive COVID-19 result disqualified him. In 25 appearances for Monclova, Solís compiled a 3-0 record and 2.57 ERA with 24 strikeouts over 21 innings of work. He became a free agent following the season.

Personal life

Solís is of both Irish and Mexican descent. He has three sisters and a brother, with two of his siblings having been adopted. When he was in high school, his family opened an orphanage in South Africa for children who lost their parents to the AIDS epidemic.

References

References

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2. "Solis signs with Univ. of San Diego". westvalleyview.com.
3. "Solis hurls Firebirds to historic win". westvalleyview.com.
4. Charpentier, Russ. (July 18, 2008). "Cape League extra: All good for Solis". Cape Cod Times.
5. "East All-Star Roster: All-Star Game 2008". capecodbaseball.org.
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10. (November 20, 2013). "Nats add three, including two arms, to 40-man roster". Washington.nationals.mlb.com.
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12. "Byron Kerr: Solis moves to Harrisburg, Giolito and Lopez each go three innings in Florida". MASNsports.
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14. "After a winding path of injuries, Sammy Solis makes big-league debut". Washington Post.
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29. "Mexico to replace two pitchers after positive COVID-19 tests, per coach | NBC Olympics".
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