José Butto
José Alejandro Butto (born March 19, 1998) is a Venezuelan professional baseball pitcher for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball (MLB). Career
Butto signed with the New York Mets as an international free agent on June 2, 2017. He made his professional debut with the Dominican Summer League Mets, posting a 1.44 ERA across 15 appearances (8 starts). In 2018, he split time between the rookie–level Kingsport Mets and Low–A Brooklyn Cyclones, making 12 appearances (11 starts) and recording a 3.86 ERA with 55 strikeouts in  innings of work. Butto spent the entirety of the 2019 season with the Single–A Columbia Fireflies. In 27 games (25 starts), he went 4–10 with a 3.62 ERA and 109 strikeouts in 112.0 innings pitched. Butto did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. He returned to action in 2021, making 20 combined starts between High–A Brooklyn and the Double–A Binghamton Mets. In  innings of work, Butto posted a 4–6 record and 3.83 ERA with 110 strikeouts. On November 19, 2021, the Mets added Butto to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft. Butto was assigned to the Double–A Binghamton Mets to begin the 2022 season, and posted a 6–5 record and 4.00 ERA with 108 strikeouts across 20 games (18 starts). On August 21, 2022, Butto was promoted to the major leagues for the first time to make a spot start against the Philadelphia Phillies. In his debut, Butto allowed 7 runs on 9 hits and 2 walks across 4.0 innings of work. He was optioned back to Triple–A Syracuse the following day. In 8 games (7 starts) for Syracuse, Butto registered a 2.45 ERA with 30 strikeouts in  innings pitched. Butto was optioned to the Triple-A Syracuse Mets to begin the 2023 season. References

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1998 births
Living people
Binghamton Rumble Ponies players
Brooklyn Cyclones players
Columbia Fireflies players
Dominican Summer League Mets players
Kingsport Mets players
Major League Baseball pitchers
Major League Baseball players from Venezuela
New York Mets players
Syracuse Mets players
Venezuelan expatriate baseball players in the Dominican Republic
Venezuelan expatriate baseball players in the United States