| Eury De La Rosa | |
| Position: | Pitcher |
| Bats: | Left |
| Throws: | Left |
| Birth Date: | 24 February 1990 |
| Birth Place: | Santiago, Dominican Republic |
| Debutleague: | MLB |
| Debutdate: | July 14 |
| Debutyear: | 2013 |
| Debutteam: | Arizona Diamondbacks |
| Finalleague: | MLB |
| Finaldate: | September 26 |
| Finalyear: | 2014 |
| Finalteam: | Arizona Diamondbacks |
| Statleague: | MLB |
| Stat1label: | Win–loss record |
| Stat1value: | 2–1 |
| Stat2label: | Earned run average |
| Stat2value: | 4.21 |
| Stat3label: | Strikeouts |
| Stat3value: | 48 |
| Teams: | |
Eury De La Rosa (born February 24, 1990) is a Dominican former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Arizona Diamondbacks.
De La Rosa was signed as an amateur free agent by the Arizona Diamondbacks on June 27, 2008.[1] He began his professional career that year with the Diamondbacks' Dominican Summer League team and then moved to the Pioneer League the next year with the Missoula Osprey.[2]
In 2010 with the Yakima Bears of the Northwest League he had a 1.00 earned run average (ERA) in 27 games[2] and was selected to the post-season all-star team.[3] The following year he had a 1.36 ERA in 39 games for the South Bend Silver Hawks of the Single–A Midwest League.[2] In 2012, he was in 53 games for the Southern League champion[3] Mobile BayBears, with a 2.84 ERA.[2]
De La Rosa began 2013 with the Triple–A Reno Aces of the Pacific Coast League[2] and was then promoted to the Majors with the Diamondbacks[4] where he made his debut with two perfect innings of relief against the Milwaukee Brewers on July 14.[5] [6] He pitched in a total of 44 games for the Diamondbacks between 2013 and 2014 with 51.1 innings and 24 earned runs for a 4.21 ERA.[1]
The Diamondbacks traded him to the Oakland Athletics for cash considerations on December 18, 2014,[7] and the Athletics designated him for assignment on April 25.[8] He appeared in seven games for the Nashville Sounds and did not allow a run in his six innings of relief.[2]
On April 30, 2015, De La Rosa was claimed off waivers by the Los Angeles Dodgers and assigned to the Triple–A Oklahoma City Dodgers.[9] He was designated for assignment on May 19.[10]
On May 23, 2015, De La Rosa was claimed off waivers by the San Diego Padres.[11] He was designated for assignment on June 19, before clearing waivers and being outrighted to the Triple–A El Paso Chihuahuas.
On April 18, 2016, De La Rosa signed with the Long Island Ducks of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball.
On August 14, 2016, De La Rosa signed a minor league contract with the Houston Astros. In three games (two starts) for the Triple–A Fresno Grizzlies, he struggled to an 0–3 record and 15.95 ERA with three strikeouts over innings. De La Rosa elected free agency following the season on November 7.[12]
On February 15, 2017, De La Rosa re–signed with the Long Island Ducks of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball.[13] In 15 games for the Ducks, he struggled to a 6.38 ERA with 10 strikeouts across innings pitched. De La Rosa became a free agent after the 2017 season.
After the 2020 season, he played for Panama in the 2021 Caribbean Series.