Though he's been dealing with a bulky back for most of the season, it's been a great year for Seattle Mariners' closer Andres Munoz, who is one of just three pitchers in the American League to put up a stat line this this.
' closer Andres Munoz, who is one of just three pitchers in the American League to put up this specific stat line.Muñoz is 1 of 3 AL pitchers with 12+ saves and a sub-2.00 ERA this season, along with Emmanuel Clase-CLE & Clay Holmes-NYY.Muñoz is 1 of 3 AL pitchers with 12+ saves and a sub-2.00 ERA this season, along with Emmanuel Clase-CLE & Clay Holmes-NYY.Munoz has 12 saves and a 1.55 ERA heading into Sunday's matchup with the Texas Rangers.
However, the back issue has limited his chances to accumulate numbers so he probably won't have much of a case to make the American League All-Star team next month.The 25-year-old native of Mexico has worked in 28 games, striking out 41 batters in 29.0 innings thanks to his wicked slider and upper-90s fastball. Acquired from the San Diego Padres in the 2020 season, he became the full-time closer for the M's once they traded Paul Sewald to the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2023.
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