Brusdar Graterol
Brusdar Javier Graterol is a Venezuelan professional baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball. He made his MLB debut in 2019 for the Minnesota Twins.Career
Graterol signed with the Minnesota Twins as an international free agent in August 2014. He made his professional debut in 2015 with the Dominican Summer League Twins where he was 0–1 with a 2.45 ERA in four starts. He missed the 2016 season after undergoing Tommy John Surgery. He returned from the injury in 2017 and pitched for the Gulf Coast Twins and Elizabethton Twins, going 4–1 with a 2.70 ERA in ten games.
Graterol started 2018 with the Cedar Rapids Kernels and was promoted to the Fort Myers Miracle in June. He began 2019 with the Pensacola Blue Wahoos, earning Southern League All-Star honors.
On September 1, 2019, the Twins selected Graterol's contract and promoted him to the major leagues. He made his major league debut that day versus the Detroit Tigers, pitching a scoreless inning in relief.On February 10, 2020, the Twins traded Graterol, Luke Raley and the 67th pick in the 2020 Major League Baseball draft to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Kenta Maeda, Jaír Camargo and cash considerations.
