Andrés Muñoz
Andrés Clemente Muñoz is a Mexican professional baseball pitcher for the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball.Career
Muñoz signed with the San Diego Padres as an international free agent in July 2015. He made his professional debut in 2016 with the Arizona Padres of the Rookie-level Arizona League, going 1–1 with a 5.49 ERA in 16 games, mostly in relief. In 2017, he played for the Tri-City Dust Devils of the Class A Short Season Northwest League and the Fort Wayne TinCaps of the Class A Midwest League where he was 3–0 with a 3.81 ERA in 24 relief appearances between both teams. After the season, he played for the Peoria Javelinas of the Arizona Fall League, where he was the youngest player.
Muñoz started 2018 with Tri-City and was promoted to the San Antonio Missions of the Double-A Texas League during the season. In 24.2 relief innings pitched between the two teams, he was 2–1 with a 0.73 ERA. He began the 2019 season with the Amarillo Sod Poodles of the Double-A Texas League, going 0–1 with a 1.72 ERA and 32 strikeouts over 15.2 innings for them. On May 21, he was promoted to the El Paso Chihuahuas of the Triple-A Pacific Coast League.
On July 12, 2019, the Padres selected Muñoz's contract and promoted him to the major leagues. He made his major league debut that night versus the Atlanta Braves, striking out one batter over one inning pitched. In 2019, his sinker was on average the fastest in major league baseball, at. He finished with a record of 1–1 in 22 games. He struck out 30 in 23 innings. On March 20, 2020, it was announced that Munoz would have to undergo Tommy John surgery and would miss the entire 2020 season.
