Fernando Abad

Fernando Abad
Abad pitching for the Boston Red Sox in 2016
Boston Red Sox – No. 58
Pitcher
Born: (1985-12-17) December 17, 1985 (age 31) La Romana, Dominican Republic
Bats: Left Throws: Left
MLB debut
July 28, 2010, for the Houston Astros
MLB statistics (through 2016 season)
Win–loss record	6–26
Earned run average	3.71
Strikeouts	234
Saves	1
Teams
Houston Astros (2010–2012) Washington Nationals (2013) Oakland Athletics (2014–2015) Minnesota Twins (2016) Boston Red Sox (2016–present)

Fernando Antonio Abad (/ˈeɪbæd/; born December 17, 1985) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played in MLB for the Houston Astros, Washington Nationals, Oakland Athletics, and Minnesota Twins.

Abad began his professional career in 2006, pitching for the Dominican Summer Astros. That year, he went 5–2 with a 1.32 ERA in 15 games (11 games started). He also struck out 64 batters in 61 ¹⁄₃ innings.

He split 2007 between the Greeneville Astros (17 games, four starts) and Tri-City ValleyCats (two games), going a combined 6–4 with a 4.25 ERA, with 59 strikeouts in 53 innings. In 2008, he pitched for the Lexington Legends, going 2–7 with a 3.30 ERA in 45 relief appearances, striking out 94 batters in 76 ¹⁄₃ innings.

Abad pitched for the Lancaster Jethawks (41 games) and Corpus Christi Hooks (three games, all starts) in 2009, going a combined 4–7 with a 4.00 ERA, striking out 92 batters in 96 ²⁄₃ innings of work.

In 3 seasons with the Astros, Abad went 1–11 with a 5.10 ERA in 88 games while striking out 65 in 84 ²⁄₃ innings