Aldo Montes

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Aldo Omar Montes Gonzalez

  • Bats Right, Throws Right
  • Height 6' 1", Weight 180 lb.

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Biographical Information[edit]

Aldo Montes has pitched in the minors and for the Mexican national team.

At age 20, he made his Mexican League debut with the Piratas de Campeche, going 1-1 with a 2.45 ERA in five games (two starts). He allowed five runs in three innings a year later and only one unearned runs in ten innings in 2012, going 2-0. In 2013, he was 7-5 with a 3.96 ERA, entering the rotation. He fell to 7-7, 4.75 in 2014 and 0-4, 9.72 in 2015. In 2016, he was 4-5 with a 5.89 ERA then 2-6 with a 9.19 ERA in 2017, still having trouble returning to form. He was sharper that winter, going 4-3 with a 4.01 ERA for the Tomateros de Culiacán. He allowed two runs in 3 1/3 IP for the Tomateros in the 2018 Caribbean Series.

In 2019, he pitched poorly for the Leones de Yucatan (1-3, 12.12 in 7 G) and Bravos de León (3-5, 7.32 in 25 G). He again had a better winter, going 6-3 with a 3.00 ERA. He tied for second in the Mexican Pacific League in wins, three shy of Yoanys Quiala. He pitched two shutout innings in the 2020 Caribbean Series. After the 2020 Mexican League season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, he had a 5-4, 4.60 winter for the Tomateros. He tied Édgar Arredondo, Fabián Anguamea and Manny Barreda for 7th in wins. He allowed one run in four innings in the 2021 Caribbean Series.

Switching clubs, he was 3-2 with a 5.24 ERA for the 2021 Algodoneros de Unión Laguna. He was 2-3 with a 4.71 ERA for the 2021-2022 Tomateros. In 2022, he was 6-7 with a 5.40 ERA for the Algodoneros, starting regularly in the Mexican League for the first time in years. He then had a fine winter at 3-2, 2.68 for Culiacán. He made Mexico's team for the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games. He got into one game for the Gold Medal winners, closing out Luis Miranda's two-hit whitewash of Nicaragua. He went 1-2-3 against Norlando Valle, Benjamín Alegría and Edgard Montiel. [1]

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