Bruce Rondón (born December 9, 1990) is a Venezuelan professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent.
He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Detroit Tigers in 2013 and from 2015 through 2017 and for the Chicago White Sox in 2018.
Rondón signed with the Detroit Tigers organization as an international free agent on September 12, 2007.
[2] In 2009, Rondón appeared in six games, starting the year with the Gulf Coast League Tigers (GCL).
Rondón ended the season in the GCL with 20 consecutive scoreless outings and during that stretch, which covered 212⁄3 innings, he struck out 23 opponents.
[2] Rondón finished the minor league season with four appearances for Lakeland, after he joined the Flying Tigers on August 24.
[2] Rondón spent all of 2011 with the West Michigan Whitecaps of the Class A Midwest League, appearing in 41 games before trouble with his right shoulder ended his season in August.
He gathered 19 saves and posted a 2.03 ERA with the Whitecaps, and was named to appear in the 2011 Midwest League All-Star game[3] Late in the year, Baseball America ranked Rondón as Detroit's 12th-highest prospect.
Baseball America picked Rondón as the top reliever in both the Eastern League and the FSL.
[12] Bruce returned to Toledo in early May, where he posted 14 saves and a 1.52 ERA, with 40 strikeouts and 13 walks in 292⁄3 innings.
Expected to be one of the Tigers' primary setup men for 2014, Rondón underwent Tommy John surgery to repair a torn ligament in his right elbow during spring training.
[18] Rondón was recalled to the Tigers on June 19, 2016, and he pitched two scoreless innings of relief against the Kansas City Royals.
[19] Rondón made 37 relief appearances in the 2016 season, compiling a 5–2 record with a 2.97 ERA and 45 strikeouts in 36+1⁄3 innings.
[23] On February 1, 2018, Rondón signed a minor league contract with the Chicago White Sox.
[34] On July 10, 2023, Rondón signed with the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball.