Spending most of the 2017 season with the Myrtle Beach Pelicans of the High–A Carolina League, and also briefly appearing for the Tennessee Smokies of the Double–A Southern League, Araújo pitched to a 1.76 earned run average (ERA) with 87 strikeouts in 66+2⁄3 innings pitched.

After the regular season, the Cubs assigned him to the Mesa Solar Sox of the Arizona Fall League, and he pitched to a 1.74 ERA.

[1] On December 14, 2017, the Baltimore Orioles selected Araújo from the Cubs in the Rule 5 draft.

[7] On January 20, 2020, Araújo signed with the Diablos Rojos del México of the Mexican League.

[8] Araújo did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the Mexican League season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.