Juan Then
Free agent
Pitcher
Born: (2000-02-07) February 7, 2000
San Francisco de Macoris, Dominican Republic
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
May 6, 2023, for the Seattle Mariners
MLB statistics
(through 2023 season)
Win–loss record0–0
Earned run average4.91
Strikeouts5
Teams

Juan Manuel Then (/ˈtɛn/; born February 7, 2000) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut in 2023 for the Seattle Mariners.

Career

Seattle Mariners

Then signed with the Seattle Mariners as an international free agent on July 2, 2016.[1] He made his professional debut in 2017, starting 13 games for the Dominican Summer League Mariners and logging a 2–2 record and 2.64 ERA.[2]

New York Yankees

On November 18, 2017, the Mariners traded Then and JP Sears to the New York Yankees for Nick Rumbelow.[3] Then spent the 2018 season with the rookie-level Gulf Coast Yankees, where he started 11 games and posted an 0–3 record and 2.70 ERA with 42 strikeouts across 50.0 innings pitched.[4]

Seattle Mariners (second stint)

On June 15, 2019, the Yankees traded Then back to the Seattle Mariners organization in exchange for Edwin Encarnación.[5] He spent the remainder of the season split between the rookie-level Arizona League Mariners, Low-A Everett AquaSox, and Single-A West Virginia Power. In 11 combined appearances (9 starts), Then recorded a 1–5 record and 2.98 ERA with 48 strikeouts in 48.1 innings of work.[6] Then did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[7]

On November 20, 2020, the Mariners added Then to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.[8] He played the entire 2021 season in Everett, starting 14 games and struggling to a 2–5 record and 6.46 ERA with 59 strikeouts in 54.1 innings pitched.[9] Then missed the beginning of the 2022 season with an unspecified elbow injury.[10] He was activated in August,[11] and made 10 appearances for the Double-A Arkansas Travelers, recording a 5.40 ERA with 14 strikeouts.[12] Then was optioned to Double-A Arkansas to begin the 2023 season.[13] He made 7 appearances for Arkansas, registering a 5.00 ERA with 11 strikeouts and 3 saves in 9.0 innings pitched.

On May 6, 2023, Then was promoted to the major leagues for the first time following an injury to Penn Murfee.[14] Then made his major league debut the same day, pitching a perfect seventh inning for the Mariners against the Houston Astros.[15] In 9 appearances for Seattle, he recorded a 4.91 ERA with 5 strikeouts in 11.0 innings of work. On August 12, Then was removed from the 40–man roster and sent outright to the Triple–A Tacoma Rainiers.[16] He elected free agency on November 6. [17]

References

  1. ↑ "Juan Then Stats & Scouting Report". baseballamerica.com. February 4, 2021. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Juan Then Minor, Fall & Winter League Statistics". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Yankees trade Nick Rumbelow for Mariners minor league pitchers J. P. Sears, Juan Then". Newsday. November 18, 2017. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Mariners' Juan Then: Returned to Mariners". cbssports.com. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Now and Then? Mariners send Edwin Encarnacion to Yankees for prospect they already traded away". The Seattle Times. June 15, 2019. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Mariners' Juan Then: Sent to minors". cbssports.com. March 17, 2021. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
  7. ↑ "2020 Minor League Baseball season cancelled". mlb.com. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Mariners add four players to their 40-man roster". The Seattle Times. November 20, 2020. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Mariners' Juan Then: Heads to Double-A". cbssports.com. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Mariners' Juan Then: Out with elbow injury". cbssports.com. June 10, 2022. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
  11. ↑ "Mariners' Juan Then: Activated at Double-A". cbssports.com. June 10, 2022. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
  12. ↑ "40 in 40: Juan Then, the only Juan". lookoutlanding.com. January 6, 2023. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
  13. ↑ "Mariners' Juan Then: Sent to Double-A". cbssports.com. Retrieved March 12, 2023.
  14. ↑ "Mariners' Juan Then: Gets first call to majors". cbssports.com. May 6, 2023. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
  15. ↑ "Mariners rally with 7 runs in 8th inning, top Astros 7–5". KING 5. May 6, 2023. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
  16. ↑ "Mariners' Juan Then: Clears waivers". cbssports.com. Retrieved August 12, 2023.
  17. ↑ https://www.milb.com/transactions/2023-11-06
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