Nabil Crismatt

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Nabil Antonio Crismatt Abuchaibe

  • Bats Right, Throws Right
  • Height 6' 1", Weight 197 lb.

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Nabil Crismatt has pitched for the Colombian national team before reaching the majors in 2020.

Crismatt was signed by New York Mets scouts Rafael Perez, Ismael Cruz and Harold Herrera. He made his pro debut with the 2012 DSL Mets 1 (3-0, 3.00 in 13 G) and DSL Mets 2 (1-0, 7.36 in 6 G), also going 1 for 1 with a RBI at the plate at age 17. With the DSL Mets 2 for all of 2013, he was 4-2 with 8 saves, a 1.33 ERA, .89 WHIP and 46 K in 40 2/3 IP. Coming stateside in 2014, he posted a 1-1, 2.25 record with two saves for the GCL Mets, striking out 33 in 28 innings and allowing just a .161 opponent average, second-lowest in the Gulf Coast League.

Becoming a starter with the 2015 Kingsport Mets, he did a fine job (6-1, 2.90, 63 K in 62 IP, 1.03 WHIP). He tied for second in the Appalachian League in wins (one behind Adonis Rosa), was 7th in ERA (between Dereck Rodriguez and Jhon Morban), ranked third in strikeouts (4 behind Simon De la Rosa, 3 behind Nestor Cortes), was third in WHIP (behind Cortes and Andro Cutura) and was 4th in opponent average to bring his minor league record to 15-4, 2.60 with a WHIP under 1 and over a K per inning over four seasons.

He took some time off from Kingsport in 2015 to play for the Colombian national team in the 2015 Pan American Games. He got one of their toughest starts, facing eventual Silver Medalist Team USA. He allowed only one run in the first five, on a homer by Jacob Wilson, and had a 2-1 lead going into the 6th, but Brian Bogusevic and Wilson reached in the 6th. Dumas García relieved and gave up a 3-run homer to Casey Kotchman, giving Crismatt a 5.40 ERA despite only three hits in 5 1/3 IP (3 BB, 4 K). For the event, he was second on the winless Colombians in ERA, behind Karl Triana's 2.57; the team ERA was 7.01.

In March 2016, he again suited up for Team Colombia and again was given a tough start despite being their second-youngest pitcher (11 days older than Kevin Escorcia), this time in the finals at the 2017 World Baseball Classic Qualifiers against host Panama. He blanked them for three innings in a duel with Ariel Jurado and Humberto Mejia. In the 4th, though, he allowed a double to Carlos Ruiz with one out, intentionally walked Javy Guerra then gave up a RBI single to Carlos Quiroz. Yesid Salazar relieved and this time no inherited runners came in. Colombia rallied from the 1-0 deficit for a 2-1 win. After a 5.40 ERA being second on Colombia in the 2015 Pan Am Games, his 2.70 ERA was only 6th among Colombia's 9 hurlers here, as the staff had a 1.67 ERA. He had been preceded as starter by William Cuevas (0 R in 4 IP in game 1) and Triana (1 UER in 6 IP in game 2) and thus had given up the only earned run in 13 1/3 IP by their starters in the series. His four whiffs were second on the team, four behind Triana.

He only saw limited action that summer, pitching 13 games between the Brooklyn Cyclones (0-1, Sv, 3.19 in 8 G, 35 K, 4 BB in 31 IP), Columbia Fireflies (1-2, 1.88, 32 K, 2 BB in 28 2/3 IP) and Binghamton Mets (0-1, 1 R in 6 IP). That winter, he was 0-3 with a 3.28 ERA for the Puerto Rican League's Gigantes de Carolina. In the 2017 World Baseball Classic, he started against defending champion Dominican Republic and allowed a first-inning run when José Bautista's sacrifice fly scored Jean Segura then pitched a shutout second. He was even with Wily Peralta when Triana relieved.

He spent all of 2017 with the St. Lucie Mets, going 6-13 with a 3.95 ERA. He tied Ricky Knapp and Wilfredo Boscán for the most losses in the Mets chain and he led their system in whiffs (142, 23 ahead of #2 Corey Oswalt). He led the Florida State League in losses, one ahead of Ricardo Sánchez and Kyle Dowdy but also led in Ks, four ahead of Jordan Romano. In '18, he was with Binghamton (8-6, 3.59) and the Las Vegas 51s (3-4, 8.84), struggling at a level for the first time in his pro career. He led Mets minor leaguers in wins (one ahead of Joe Cavallaro and Mickey Jannis) and was 4th with 140 strikeouts (between Tony Dibrell and Cavallaro). That winter, he was 1-1 with a 5.33 ERA for the Tigres del Licey.

Moving to the Seattle Mariners as a free agent, he struck out 157 to 32 walks in 130 1/3 IP in 2019 but was only 4-10 between the Arkansas Travelers (4-5, 1.94 in 14 G) and Tacoma Rainiers (0-5, 9.06 in 13 G), again getting lit up in AAA while dominating in lower leagues. He tied Ljay Newsome for 4th in the Mariners system in losses but 5th in Ks (between Justin Dunn and Steve Moyers). He was 0-2 with a 4.91 ERA that winter for the Tomateros de Culiacán.

Signing with the St. Louis Cardinals next, he got his opportunity for the majors when many of their players were sidelined by the COVID-19 pandemic. He made his major league debut relieving Tyler Webb in the 7th (and last, due to COVID-19-related rule changes) with a 5-4 deficit against the Cubs. He allowed an Anthony Rizzo double, struck out Javier Báez, intentionally walked Kyle Schwarber, got Willson Contreras to hit into a force and fanned Ian Happ. He was the 26th major leaguer from Colombia and the 11th pitcher.

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