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Michel Otanez

Stats and career

Michel Otanez is a right-handed relief pitcher for the Texas Rangers in MLB, wearing number 58.

42 MLB games61 strikeouts

Updated

About Michel Otanez

Born on July 3, 1997, in Villa La Mata, Dominican Republic, Michel Otanez pitches in relief for the Texas Rangers and wears number 58. He made his MLB debut on Jun 10, 2024, with the Oakland Athletics, and in the 2024 regular season he pitched in 36 games for the Athletics with a 3.44 ERA and 55 strikeouts in 34.0 innings. Through the 2025 season, Otanez had a 4.81 ERA and 61 strikeouts in 39.1 innings over 42 games.

Season by season42

Every season, every MLB appearance of his career, newest season first.

SeasonTeamGamesStartsIPKBBERAWHIP
2025ATH605.16513.502.25
2024ATH36034.055203.441.38
Career42039.161254.811.50

How he is doing nowLast game May 27, 2025

2025 pitching10.12 ERA5.1 innings, 6 strikeouts, 1.50 WHIP
Rangers80-822026 regular season
Last game1.0 IP, 1 K, 2 ERMay 27 at Astros
Injury status

No active flag. Latest report 15-Day-IL (52d ago), no longer on the injury report.

CareerDebut 2024

1year2024 to 2025
  1. 2024MLB debut6-1 loss vs Padres
  2. 2024Best season34.0 IP, 55 K, 3.44 ERA in 36 games
  3. May 27, 2025Latest game1.0 IP, 1 K, 2 ER at Astros

Regular season

42 games

39.1 IP, 61 K, 4.81 ERA

First MLB game

Jun 10, 2024: 0.2 IP, 0 K, 0 ERPadres 6, ATH 1

Latest game

May 27, 2025: 1.0 IP, 1 K, 2 ERAstros 11, ATH 1

Most often against

The teams he has faced most, with his teams' record and his line against each.

2-4his teams

His line: 6.1 IP, 10 K, 2.84 ERA

Last met May 21, 2025

2-1his teams

His line: 3.0 IP, 5 K, 6.00 ERA

Last met May 27, 2025

2-1his teams

His line: 2.2 IP, 5 K, 0.00 ERA

Last met Sep 26, 2024

0-2his teams

His line: 2.2 IP, 6 K, 0.00 ERA

Last met Jul 11, 2024

Injury history

ESPN's injury reports, newest first.

  1. Sep 19, 202615-Day-IL Illness

    The Rangers placed Otanez on the 15-day injured list Saturday with a viral illness, retroactive to Friday.

    ESPN / TEX

Sources and updates

Stats, scores and injury reports come from Agatha's own records: the SABR Lahman Baseball Database for the seasons through 2025, MLB's own box scores, its transactions and ESPN's injury reports.

Updated Nov 9, 2026, 7:18 AM ET. Results and form refresh after every game; biography facts are checked weekly.