Ronel De Jesus Blanco, a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball, was born on August 31, 1993. (MLB). In 2022, he made his MLB debut.
On April 27, 2016, Blanco signed as an international free agent with the Houston Astros. He pitched for the DSL Astros and the GCL Astros during the 2016 season, finishing 7–1 with a 2.13 ERA and 59 strikeouts in 50+23 innings.
Blanco pitched for the Quad Cities River Bandits and the Buies Creek Astros last season, finishing 6–5 with a 3.38 ERA and 79 strikeouts in 88 innings.
He split the 2018 season between Buies Creek and the Corpus Christi Hooks, going a combined 7–1 with a 3.65 ERA and 71 strikeouts over 56+2⁄3 innings. Blanco split the 2019 season between the Tri-City ValleyCats, Corpus Christi, and the Round Rock Express, going a combined 5–2 with a 4.96 ERA and 57 strikeouts over 49 innings.
Blanco did not play in 2020 due to the cancellation of the Minor League Baseball season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Blanco spent the 2021 season with the Sugar Land Skeeters.
On April 7, 2022, the Astros selected Blanco’s contract and placed him on the major league roster. On April 9, he made his major league debut in the eighth inning against the Los Angeles Angels.
Ronel Blanco signed a 1 year / $700,000 contract with the Houston Astros, including $700,000 guaranteed, and an annual average salary of $700,000.