On July 18, 1992, Dinelson Lamet Hernandez, a Dominican baseball pitcher for the San Diego Padres in Major League Baseball, was born. (MLB). He made his Major League Baseball debut in 2017.
Lamet signed an international free agent contract with the Philadelphia Phillies in 2012, however, the agreement fell through owing to administrative issues.
The San Diego Padres signed Lamet in June 2014 for a $100,000 signing bonus. In 2015, he made his professional debut with the Dominican Summer Padres of the Dominican Summer League and pitched for the Class A Midwest League’s Fort Wayne TinCaps, posting a 2.99 ERA (ERA). Lamet started the 2016 season with the Lake Elsinore Storm of the California League’s Class A-Advanced division.
Before being activated off the disabled list on July 4, Lamet played for Lake Elsinore and El Paso in 2019. In 14 starts, Lamet recorded an ERA of 4.07 with a record of 3-5. He struck out 105 batters in 73 innings.
After spending the beginning of the 2021 season recovering from a UCL sprain, Lamet made his season debut as the starting pitcher against the Milwaukee Brewers on April 21, 2021.
However, he was removed from the start after two innings and 29 pitches after experiencing right forearm tightness. Lamet pitched in 22 games in the 2021 season, only nine of which were starts. He recorded a 4.40 ERA and 57 strikeouts in 47 innings.
Dinelson Lamet signed a 1 year / $4,775,000 contract with the San Diego Padres, guaranteeing him an annual average salary of $4,775,000.