Adbert Alzolay


Adbert Marcelo Alzolay is a Venezuelan professional baseball pitcher for the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball.

Career

Alzolay signed with the Chicago Cubs as an international free agent in November 2012. He made his professional debut in 2013 with the Venezuelan Summer League Cubs and spent the whole season there, posting a 5-3 record and 1.07 ERA in 15 games. He pitched with the Arizona League Cubs and Boise Hawks in 2014, going a combined 2-5 with a 7.90 ERA in ten total games between both teams, the Eugene Emeralds in 2015 where he went 6-2 with a 2.04 ERA, and the South Bend Cubs in 2016, pitching to a 9-4 record and 4.34 ERA in 22 games.
Alzolay spent 2017 with both the Myrtle Beach Pelicans and the Tennessee Smokies, posting a combined 7-4 record and 2.99 ERA in 22 starts. After the season, he played in the Arizona Fall League and was selected to play in the Fall Stars Game. The Cubs added him to their 40-man roster after the season.
He appeared in 8 games for the Iowa Cubs in 2018, before suffering a strained lat muscle that ended his season. He opened the 2019 season on the injured list with a recurrence of the injury. Upon returning, he played one game with Myrtle Beach and then was assigned to Iowa.
On June 20, 2019, Alzolay was called up to the major leagues for the first time. He made his that debut that night versus the New York Mets, recording five strikeouts over four innings in relief.