Ezequiel Zabaleta

Ezequiel Antonio Zabaleta

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 0", Weight 175 lb.

• Born August 20, 1995 in María la Baja, Bolivar Colombia

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Biographical Information

Ezequiel Zabaleta has pitched in the minors and has been with the Colombian national team.

Zabaleta was signed by New York Mets scouts Hector Rincones and Carlos Perez in May 2015. He pitched one game for the 2015 DSL Mets 2 and took the loss (2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 3 K). He split 2016 between the DSL Mets 2 (2-0, 0.60 in 3 G) and GCL Mets (0-2, 3.28 in 9 G), walking only 5 in 39 2/3 IP. He made the Colombian team's designated pitcher pool for the 2017 World Baseball Classic but was never activated.

That summer, he struggled with the Kingsport Mets (2-3, 6.68, .320 opponent average). He allowed 82 hits, one shy of the Appalachian League lead. He split 2018 between the St. Lucie Mets (1-0, Sv, 1.59 in 3 G) and Brooklyn Cyclones (0-1, 2 Sv, 1.47), walking 4 in 24 innings overall.

He then made Colombia's squad for the 2019 Pan American Games Qualifier.