| Leyson Séptimo | |||||||||||||||
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Séptimo (left) with the South Bend Silver Hawks in 2006
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| Pitcher | |||||||||||||||
| Born: (1985-07-07) July 7, 1985 (age 39) Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | |||||||||||||||
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |||||||||||||||
| Professional debut | |||||||||||||||
| MLB: June 29, 2012, for the Chicago White Sox | |||||||||||||||
| NPB: July 13, 2016, for the Chunichi Dragons | |||||||||||||||
| Last appearance | |||||||||||||||
| October 3, 2012, for the Chicago White Sox | |||||||||||||||
| MLB statistics | |||||||||||||||
| Win–loss record | 0–2 | ||||||||||||||
| Earned run average | 5.02 | ||||||||||||||
| Strikeouts | 14 | ||||||||||||||
| NPB statistics | |||||||||||||||
| Win–loss record | 0–1 | ||||||||||||||
| Earned run average | 4.26 | ||||||||||||||
| Strikeouts | 1 | ||||||||||||||
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Leyson Séptimo Rojas (born July 7, 1985) is a Dominican former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago White Sox and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Chunichi Dragons.
Séptimo appeared in the 2009 All-Star Futures Game. He was a Southern League mid-season All-Star in 2010.[1]
On June 13, 2011, Séptimo was claimed off waivers by the Chicago White Sox from the Arizona Diamondbacks and optioned to the Double-A Birmingham Barons.[2]
Séptimo was promoted to the major leagues for the first time on June 28, 2012.[1] On June 29, 2012, Séptimo made his Major League debut against the New York Yankees pitching a perfect 9th inning while striking out Alex Rodriguez and Robinson Canó.
On January 10, 2015, Septimo signed a minor league deal with the Atlanta Braves.
On April 5, 2016, Septimo was released by the Joplin Blasters.
On June 5, 2016, Septimo signed with Chunichi DragonsofNippon Professional Baseball.[3] He appeared in three games for Chunichi, logging a 4.26 ERA with one strikeout across 6+1⁄3 innings pitched. On October 29, it was confirmed that Septimo would be released from the Dragons along with Ricardo Nanita, Juan Jaime, Drew Naylor and Anderson Hernandez.[4][5]
On April 10, 2024, the Guerreros de Oaxaca of the Mexican League announced Septimo as their bullpen coach.[6]
Séptimo throws four pitches — a four-seam fastball in the low 90s, a two-seam fastball, a slider averaging at about 80 mph, and an occasional changeup. The slider is his main 2-strike pitch.[7]
