Reyes Moronta, ex-Dodgers and Angels pitcher, dies in vehicle crash at 31

Former main league reduction pitcher Reyes Moronta, a standout for the San Francisco Giants whose profession included stints with the Dodgers and Angels, died Sunday. He was 31.

Moronta reportedly died in a automobile crash in his residence nation of the Dominican Republic. The Mexican Baseball League and Bravos de León, certainly one of Moronta’s former groups within the league, confirmed his dying in separate social media posts Sunday evening.

Moronta additionally performed a number of seasons within the Dominican Republic winter league, and his former groups, the Estrellas Orientales and Gigantes del Cibao, honored him in Instagram posts Monday morning. The Águilas Cibaeñas, which had reportedly signed Moronta for the upcoming winter season, additionally posted a tribute.

Born in Santiago de los Caballeros, Moronta was 17 when he signed with the Giants group in 2010. The 5-foot-10, 265-pound right-hander made his main league debut in 2017 and was a high reliever for the Giants the next two seasons.

Moronta appeared in 69 video games in the course of the 2018 season, ending with a 5-2 report with one save and a 2.49 earned-run common, and in 56 video games in the course of the 2019 season, he completed with a 3-7 report and a 2.86 ERA. He missed all the 2020 season following shoulder surgical procedure and pitched in solely 4 video games for the Giants in 2021.

The next season, Moronta pitched 22 video games for the Dodgers, with a 4.18 ERA, earlier than being designated for task in August. After being claimed off waivers by the Arizona Diamondbacks, Moronta appeared in 17 video games and had a 2-2 report with two saves and a 4.50 ERA.

He signed with the Angels the next spring and had a 6.75 ERA in two appearances. This season with the Bravos de León, Moronta appeared in 19 video games and had a 2-4 report with 4 saves and an 8.69 ERA earlier than being launched Thursday.