Jesús Tinoco
Jesús Rafael Tinoco (born April 30, 1995) is a Venezuelan professional baseball pitcher in the Texas Rangers organization. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Colorado Rockies and Miami Marlins. Career. Toronto Blue Jays. Tinoco signed with the Toronto Blue Jays as an international free agent in September 2011. He made his professional debut in 2012 with the DSL Blue Jays where he was 0-4 with a 4.14 ERA in 12 games (seven starts). He also played in two games for the GCL Blue Jays at the end of the season. In 2013, he  played for the GCL Blue Jays where he compiled a 0-5 record and 5.09 ERA in 12 games (nine starts) and in 2014 he pitched with the Bluefield Blue Jays where he was 1-9 with a 4.95 ERA in 13 games (12 starts). Tinoco began 2015 with the Lansing Lugnuts. Colorado Rockies. On July 28, 2015, the Blue Jays traded him, along with José Reyes, Miguel Castro and Jeff Hoffman to the Colorado Rockies for Troy Tulowitzki and LaTroy Hawkins. Colorado assigned him to the Asheville Tourists and he finished the season there. In 22 starts between the  two teams, he pitched to a 7-6 record and 2.97 ERA. He spent 2016 with Asheville and the Modesto Nuts where he compiled a combined 3-11 record and 6.86 ERA in twenty starts and 2017 with the Lancaster JetHawks where he posted an 11-4 record and 4.67 ERA in 24 starts. The Rockies added him to their 40-man roster after the 2017 season. He spent 2018 with the Hartford Yard Goats, going 9-12 with a 4.79 ERA in 26 starts. He began 2019 with the Albuquerque Isotopes. On May 31, 2019, he was called up  to the major leagues for the first time. In the game that evening, he made his MLB debut pitching a scoreless ninth inning in a win over the Blue Jays, the team that had traded him. Miami Marlins. On August 13, 2020, the Rockies traded Tinoco to the Miami Marlins in exchange for Chad Smith. Tinoco was designated for assignment by the Marlins on August 30. Second Stint with Rockies. On September 3, 2020, Tinoco was claimed off waivers by the Rockies. On November 20, 2020, Tinoco was designated for assignment. On July 28, 2021, Tinoco's contract was selected  by the Rockies. Texas Rangers. On December 3, 2021, Tinoco signed a minor league contract with the Texas Rangers.