José Miguel Ureña Rodríguez (born September 12, 1991) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent.
He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Miami Marlins, Detroit Tigers, Milwaukee Brewers, Colorado Rockies, Chicago White Sox and Texas Rangers.
On Opening Day against the Chicago Cubs on March 29, 2018, Ureña did not fare well as he surrendered a home run by Ian Happ on the first pitch he threw.
[9][10] In his next start, Ureña threw a complete game against the Washington Nationals, giving up one run on two hits while striking out four batters.
[13] In 2019, Ureña became the eighth pitcher in Marlins history to make consecutive Opening Day starts.
[15] Following a start against the Atlanta Braves on June 7, 2019, Ureña was placed on the injured list with a herniated disc in his lower back.
[30] On August 8, 2023, Ureña signed a minor league contract with the Chicago White Sox organization.
[32] The White Sox purchased Ureña's contract to the major league roster on September 9, and he started that day against the Detroit Tigers.
[40] After making 10 appearances as a reliever, Ureña was given the starting nod against the Oakland Athletics on May 7, a game in which got the win after giving up one earned run and striking out two in five innings of work.
[42] On June 5, he took a perfect game into the 6th inning against the Detroit Tigers, before giving up a home run to Justyn-Henry Malloy.
[44] Moving back to the bullpen for the remainder of June, Ureña finished the month with a 0.50 ERA in 18 innings pitched, striking out 13 and walking just three.
[45] On June 23, Ureña earned his first save of the season after tossing four scoreless innings against the Kansas City Royals.
[46] On August 19, he became the first Rangers pitcher since Pat Mahomes Sr. to have three relief appearances of four or more scoreless innings in the same season.
[47] Ureña finished the season as one of only 12 players in the league to have both a quality start (three) and a save (one), totaling out at 5-8 with a 3.80 ERA in 109 innings of work.
[49] According to a scouting report prepared for MLB's 2014 midseason prospect rankings, the eighth-ranked Ureña had "an above-average fastball that can touch the mid 90s", a change-up, and a breaking ball that is "a combination of a slider and a curve".