Rafael Montero

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 193lb (183cm, 87kg)

Team: Houston Astros (majors)

Born: October 17, 1990 in Higuerito, Dominican Republic do

High School: Francisco Sergio Castillo (Sabana Higuero, Dominican Republic)

Debut: May 14, 2014 (Age 23-209d, 20,615th in major league history)
vs. NYY 6.0 IP, 5 H, 3 SO, 2 BB, 3 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2015 season

2024 Contract Status: Signed thru 2025, 3 yrs/$34.5M (23-25), 3 yrs/$34.5M (23-25)

Service Time (01/2024): 7.138 • Free Agent: 2026

Agents: GSE Worldwide

Full Name: Rafael Montero

Nicknames: Fugarra or Monte

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2022 World Series

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SUMMARY

2024

Career

WAR

0.4

0.0

ERA

3.57

4.67

298

17.2

441.2

444

WHIP

0.962

1.449

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

2021 Fielding Game Log (overall)

2021 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 1	SEA		SFG	W,8-7		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
2	3 (1)	Apr 3	SEA		SFG	W,4-0	GF	4	1.1	0	0	0	0	0
3	6 (2)	Apr 7	SEA		CHW	W,8-4	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
4	8 (1)	Apr 10	SEA	@	MIN	W,4-3		6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
5	9	Apr 11	SEA	@	MIN	W,8-6	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
6	10	Apr 13 (1)	SEA	@	BAL	W,4-3		6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
7	12 (1)	Apr 15 (1)	SEA	@	BAL	W,4-2		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
8	16 (3)	Apr 18	SEA		HOU	W,7-2		3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0
9	17	Apr 19	SEA		LAD	W,4-3	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
10	19 (1)	Apr 22	SEA	@	BOS	W,7-3		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
11	25 (5)	Apr 28	SEA	@	HOU	L,5-7		7	0.2	0	1	0	1	0
12	27 (1)	Apr 30	SEA		LAA	W,7-4	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
13	29 (1)	May 2	SEA		LAA	W,2-0	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
14	31 (1)	May 4	SEA		BAL	W,5-2		6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
15	35 (3)	May 9	SEA	@	TEX	L,2-10	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
16	36	May 11	SEA	@	LAD	L,4-6	GF	7	1.1	0	0	0	0	0
17	39 (2)	May 14	SEA		CLE	W,7-3	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
18	41 (1)	May 16	SEA		CLE	W,3-2		6	0.2	0	0	0	0	0
19	44 (2)	May 19	SEA		DET	L,2-6		6	2.0	0	1	0	1	0
20	48 (3)	May 24	SEA	@	OAK	W,4-2		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
21	49	May 25	SEA	@	OAK	W,4-3	GF	5	1.0	1	0	0	1	0
22	51 (1)	May 27	SEA		TEX	W,5-0		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
23	53 (1)	May 29	SEA		TEX	W,3-2	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
24	55 (1)	May 31	SEA		OAK	W,6-5		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
25	58 (2)	Jun 3	SEA	@	LAA	W,6-2	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
26	61 (2)	Jun 6	SEA	@	LAA	W,9-5		6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
27	63 (1)	Jun 9	SEA	@	DET	W,9-6		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
28	66 (2)	Jun 12	SEA	@	CLE	L,4-5		7	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
29	70 (3)	Jun 16	SEA		MIN	L,2-7		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
30	71	Jun 17	SEA		TBR	W,6-5		6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
31	73 (1)	Jun 19	SEA		TBR	W,6-5	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
32	74	Jun 20	SEA		TBR	W,6-2	GF	3	1.0	0	1	0	1	0
33	77 (2)	Jun 25	SEA	@	CHW	W,9-3		6	1.0	1	0	0	1	1
34	79 (1)	Jun 27	SEA	@	CHW	L,5-7		4	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
35	80	Jun 29	SEA	@	TOR	L,3-9		7	1.0	0	1	0	1	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
36	84 (3)	Jul 3	SEA		TEX	L,3-7		9	2.2	0	0	0	0	0
37	86 (1)	Jul 6	SEA		NYY	L,1-12	GF	11	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
38	91 (4)	Jul 11	SEA		LAA	L,1-7	GF	12	2.0	1	0	0	1	0
39	93 (1)	Jul 17	SEA	@	LAA	L,4-9	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
40	97 (3)	Jul 22	SEA		OAK	L,1-4		7	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
				Player went from Seattle Mariners to Houston Astros
41	106	Aug 1	HOU	@	SFG	L,3-5		4	1.1	0	0	0	0	0
42	108 (1)	Aug 4	HOU	@	LAD	L,5-7		7	2.0	0	1	0	1	0
43	110 (1)	Aug 6	HOU		MIN	L,4-5	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
44	112 (1)	Aug 8	HOU		MIN	L,5-7		6	1.2	0	0	0	0	0
							44gm		49.1	4	5	0	9	1