Luinder Gabriel Avila (born August 21, 2001) is a Venezuelan professional baseball pitcher for the Kansas City Royals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2025.
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_(cropped).jpg) Avila with the Omaha Storm Chasers in 2025 | |||||||||||||||
| Kansas City Royals – No. 58 | |||||||||||||||
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| Born: August 21, 2001 Caracas, Venezuela | |||||||||||||||
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |||||||||||||||
| MLB debut | |||||||||||||||
| August 13, 2025, for the Kansas City Royals | |||||||||||||||
| MLB statistics (through June 6, 2026) | |||||||||||||||
| Win–loss record | 2–3 | ||||||||||||||
| Earned run average | 3.18 | ||||||||||||||
| Strikeouts | 44 | ||||||||||||||
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |||||||||||||||
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Professional career
editOn March 3, 2018, Avila signed with the Kansas City Royals as an international free agent.[1] He made his professional debut with the Dominican Summer League Royals. Avila returned to the DSL Royals in 2019, recording a 6.41 ERA and 22 strikeouts over 12 appearances.[2] He did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]
Avila returned to action in 2021 with the rookie–level Arizona League Royals and Single–A Columbia Fireflies. In 14 games (10 starts) for the two affiliates, he compiled a 3–6 record and 4.66 ERA with 51 strikeouts across 58 innings pitched.[4] Avila returned to Columbia in 2022, making 26 starts and registering a 6–10 record and 4.54 ERA with 97 strikeouts across 115 innings of work.[5] He spent the 2023 campaign with the High–A Quad Cities River Bandits, logging a 4–7 record and 4.39 ERA with 102 strikeouts in 108+2⁄3 innings pitched across 22 games (20 starts).[6]
In 2024, Avila made 20 starts split between the Double–A Northwest Arkansas Naturals and Triple–A Omaha Storm Chasers, compiling a 6–5 record and 4.14 ERA with 85 strikeouts across 87 innings of work. Following the season, the Royals added Avila to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.[7]
Avila was optioned to Triple-A Omaha to begin the 2025 season,[8] where he logged a 2–2 record and 4.67 ERA with 51 strikeouts in 44+1⁄3 innings pitched across 10 games (nine starts). On August 11, 2025, Avila was promoted to the major leagues for the first time.[9] On September 10, Avila recorded his first career win, tossing two scoreless innings against the Cleveland Guardians.[10]
Avila was optioned to Triple-A Omaha to begin the 2026 season.[11]
References
edit- ↑ "2024 Report Cards: RHP Luinder Avila". farmtofountains.com. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
- ↑ "Luinder Avila Stats & Scouting Report". baseballamerica.com. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
- ↑ "2020 Minor League Baseball season cancelled". mlb.com. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
- ↑ "Luinder Avila – Stats – Pitching". fangraphs.com. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
- ↑ "Luinder Avila – Baseball Stats". thebaseballcube.com. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
- ↑ "Prospect Profile: Luinder Avila". farmtofountains.com. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
- ↑ Deeds, Nick (November 19, 2024). "Royals Select Three Players To 40-Man Roster". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved December 26, 2025.
- ↑ "Prospects Cameron, Avila and Cerantola among camp cuts". mlb.com. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
- ↑ McDonald, Darragh (August 12, 2025). "Royals Place Hunter Harvey On Injured List". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved November 13, 2025.
- ↑ "Royals 4-3 Guardians (Sep 10, 2025) Final Score". espn.com. Retrieved November 26, 2025.
- ↑ "Royals solidify '26 pitching staff by optioning Avila, Cruz". mlb.com. Retrieved March 30, 2026.
External links
edit- Career statistics from MLB · ESPN · Baseball Reference · Fangraphs · Baseball Reference (Minors)