Jeurys Familia Mojica (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈxewɾis faˈmilja]; born October 10, 1989) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent.

He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Mets, Oakland Athletics, Philadelphia Phillies and the Boston Red Sox.

Familia's father worked for the Dominican military and part-time at a gas station despite being hindered by a leg injury suffered in a childhood accident.

[1][2] Growing up in the Boca Chica section of Santo Domingo, Familia's favorite sport to play was basketball.

[4] After getting back on track in 2011, Familia was promoted to the Mets Triple-A affiliate, the Buffalo Bisons of the International League, in 2012.

Prior to starting his minor league season, Familia was invited to the Mets' spring training camp.

He pitched a scoreless eighth inning, striking out the first batter he faced, Lance Berkman.

[9] Familia finished the season with an ERA of 5.84 appearing in 8 games (one start) in 12.1 innings pitched with 10 strikeouts and a WHIP of 1.541 while giving up 10 hits, 8 runs and 9 walks.

On July 30, 2014, against the Philadelphia Phillies at Citi Field, Familia came into the game in the seventh inning and got the final out while facing one batter.

[17] Familia finished the season with a 2–5 record, 2.21 ERA in 76 games with 73 strikeouts, five saves with a WHIP of 1.177 in 77.1 innings pitched.

Familia became the established eighth inning pitcher, or the "set-up man" in front of the closer, Jenrry Mejia, in 2014.

[19][20] Familia made it to the final vote of the 2015 Major League Baseball All-Star Game but lost to Carlos Martinez.

[21] In the following weeks, however, he dramatically turned things around with 16 consecutive scoreless innings, zero earned runs, and eight converted saves in eight opportunities.

Familia recorded two saves in the 2015 National League Division Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers, retiring all 16 batters he faced.

[25] In the 2015 National League Championship Series against the Cubs, Familia recorded three saves over 4+1⁄3 innings pitched, giving up 2 hits and 2 walks and no runs.

[27] He gave up the home run to Gordon on a quick pitch, which Familia used to throw off hitters' timing throughout the 2015 season.

On May 25, Familia set a franchise record by converting 32 consecutive save opportunities, breaking a tie with Billy Wagner.

[30] On June 24, Familia broke another franchise record previously held by Armando Benítez by converting 25 consecutive save opportunities to open the season.

[31] On July 5, Familia was named to the National League roster for the 2016 Major League Baseball All-Star Game at Petco Park, joining teammates Yoenis Céspedes, Bartolo Colón, Noah Syndergaard and Mets manager Terry Collins.

[36] Despite his impressive save record for the year, Familia gave up the winning three-run home run to Conor Gillaspie in the top of the ninth in the 2016 National League Wild Card Game against the San Francisco Giants as the Mets lost 3–0.

Familia placed in a tie with catcher, and future teammate, Wilson Ramos for seventeenth in voting for the 2016 National League Most Valuable Player Award.

[37] On March 29, 2017, Familia was suspended for the first 15 games of the season without pay for violating the league's personal conduct policy, regarding a domestic violence incident that occurred nearly five months prior to the suspension.

[55] Familia allowed one earned run in 6.0 innings pitched in spring training before he was released by the Diamondbacks on March 24.

Construction on the house had begun in 2014, but was delayed when Familia decided to pay for surgery to repair a leg injury that had plagued his father since childhood.