Rafael Montero
Rafael Montero
Born: October 17, 1990
Higuerito, San Cristóbal D.R.
Primary Position: P
All Position(s) Played: P
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 190
Career: 2014-2025
Minor League Statistics
Rafael Montero compiled a career batting average of .047 with 0 home runs and 1 RBI in his 380-game career with the New York Mets, Texas Rangers, Seattle Mariners, Houston Astros, Detroit Tigers and Atlanta Braves. He began playing during the 2014 season and last took the field during the 2025 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | NL | New York Mets | 1 | 3 | .250 | 4.06 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44.3 | 44 | 21 | 20 | 8 | 23 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 194 |
| 2015 | NL | New York Mets | 0 | 1 | .000 | 4.50 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 |
| 2016 | NL | New York Mets | 0 | 1 | .000 | 8.05 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.0 | 23 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 93 |
| 2017 | NL | New York Mets | 5 | 11 | .313 | 5.52 | 34 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 119.0 | 141 | 75 | 73 | 12 | 67 | 5 | 114 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 550 |
| 2019 | AL | Texas Rangers | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.48 | 22 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29.0 | 23 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 113 |
| 2020 | AL | Texas Rangers | 0 | 1 | .000 | 4.08 | 17 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 17.7 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 72 |
| 2021 | AL | Seattle Mariners | 5 | 3 | .625 | 7.27 | 40 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 43.3 | 56 | 39 | 35 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 37 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 204 |
| 2021 | AL | Houston Astros | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0.00 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| 2022 | AL | Houston Astros | 5 | 2 | .714 | 2.37 | 71 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 68.3 | 47 | 22 | 18 | 3 | 23 | 2 | 73 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 270 |
| 2023 | AL | Houston Astros | 3 | 3 | .500 | 5.08 | 68 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 67.3 | 74 | 40 | 38 | 11 | 29 | 0 | 79 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 298 |
| 2024 | AL | Houston Astros | 1 | 2 | .333 | 4.70 | 41 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38.3 | 35 | 21 | 20 | 8 | 19 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 164 |
| 2025 | AL | Houston Astros | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | |
| 2025 | NL | Atlanta Braves | 0 | 1 | .000 | 5.50 | 36 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34.3 | 27 | 22 | 21 | 3 | 21 | 2 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150 |
| 2025 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 1 | 1 | .500 | 2.86 | 20 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22.0 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 |
| Totals | 23 | 30 | .434 | 4.68 | 380 | 30 | 123 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 522.7 | 509 | 295 | 272 | 62 | 247 | 14 | 517 | 21 | 2 | 13 | 2278 |
Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | NL | New York Mets | 10 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | NL | New York Mets | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | NL | New York Mets | 9 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | NL | New York Mets | 34 | 28 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .080 | .080 | .080 | .160 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | AL | Texas Rangers | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2020 | AL | Texas Rangers | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2021 | AL | Seattle Mariners | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2021 | AL | Houston Astros | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2022 | AL | Houston Astros | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2023 | AL | Houston Astros | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2024 | AL | Houston Astros | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2025 | AL | Houston Astros | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2025 | NL | Atlanta Braves | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2025 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 380 | 48 | 43 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | .047 | .047 | .047 | .093 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | NL | New York Mets | P | 10 | 8 | 44.3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.624 | .800 |
| 2015 | NL | New York Mets | P | 5 | 1 | 10.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.700 | .600 |
| 2016 | NL | New York Mets | P | 9 | 3 | 19.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .947 | .222 |
| 2017 | NL | New York Mets | P | 34 | 18 | 119.0 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.286 | .500 |
| 2019 | AL | Texas Rangers | P | 22 | 0 | 29.0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.172 | .318 |
| 2020 | AL | Texas Rangers | P | 17 | 0 | 17.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.019 | .118 |
| 2021 | AL | Seattle Mariners | P | 40 | 0 | 43.3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.662 | .200 |
| 2021 | AL | Houston Astros | P | 4 | 0 | 6.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.500 | .250 |
| 2022 | AL | Houston Astros | P | 71 | 0 | 68.3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | .889 | 1.054 | .113 |
| 2023 | AL | Houston Astros | P | 68 | 0 | 67.3 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.337 | .147 |
| 2024 | AL | Houston Astros | P | 41 | 0 | 38.3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .800 | .939 | .098 |
| 2025 | NL | Atlanta Braves | P | 36 | 0 | 34.3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.097 | .222 |
| 2025 | AL | Detroit Tigers | P | 20 | 0 | 22.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .409 | .050 |
| 2025 | AL | Houston Astros | P | 3 | 0 | 4.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.250 | .333 |
| Totals | 380 | 30 | 522.7 | 29 | 51 | 2 | 6 | .976 | 1.378 | .211 |
Postseason - Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | AL | Houston Astros | ALDS2 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.00 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 2022 | AL | Houston Astros | ALCS | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | |
| 2022 | AL | Houston Astros | WS | 0 | 0 | 2.25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | |
| 2023 | AL | Houston Astros | ALDS2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| 2023 | AL | Houston Astros | ALCS | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| 2025 | AL | Detroit Tigers | ALDS2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| Totals | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.65 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.3 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 55 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | AL | Houston Astros | ALDS2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2022 | AL | Houston Astros | ALCS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2022 | AL | Houston Astros | WS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2023 | AL | Houston Astros | ALDS2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2023 | AL | Houston Astros | ALCS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2025 | AL | Detroit Tigers | ALDS2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | AL | Houston Astros | ALDS2 | P | 3 | 0 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 2022 | AL | Houston Astros | ALCS | P | 3 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 2022 | AL | Houston Astros | WS | P | 4 | 0 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 2023 | AL | Houston Astros | ALDS2 | P | 1 | 0 | 1.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 2023 | AL | Houston Astros | ALCS | P | 2 | 0 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 2025 | AL | Detroit Tigers | ALDS2 | P | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Totals | 14 | 0 | 12.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
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