Alessandro Ciarla

Alessandro Ciarla

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 4", Weight 155 lb.

• Born November 3, 1997 in Anzio, Roma Italy

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Biographical Information

Alessandro Ciarla has pitched in Italy and the Dominican Republic and for the Italian national team.

He allowed 7 walks and 3 runs in 4 1/3 IP for Nettuno in the 2014 Italian Baseball League at age 16. He gave up 2 unearned runs in 2 2/3 IP in the 2014 European Cup. He attended the MLB European Elite Camp that year, getting to work with Greg Swindell. For Nettuno in 2015, he had a 0-1, 4.63 record. He was signed by Philadelphia Phillies scout Claudio Scerrato in May 2016. That winter, he played for Team Europe in the Asia Baseball Winter League.

Ciarla was 1-0 with a 5.40 ERA for the 2016 DSL Phillies 2 while he held right-handed batters to a .100 average. He did not play in 2017 and the Philleis let him go. Signing with Città di Nettuno back in Italy, he had a 4.05 ERA in 2018, fanning 18 in 13 1/3 IP. He had a save and a 2.45 ERA for Godo in 2019. He did not resurface in Italy's top league until 2022, when he was 3-0 with 3 saves and a 3.83 ERA for Macerata, whiffing 58 but walking 36 in 40 IP. He gave up only 29 hits but uncorked 14 wild pitches. Returning to Nettuno in 2023, he posted a 3-5, 3.73 record, striking out 44 in 31 1/3 innings and being used regularly as a starter for the first time in years.

The right-hander dazzled in 2024 at 3-0, 0.97 with two saves, striking out 64 in 37 innings. He was 6th in ERA (between Giacomo Aschin and Enrico Zanchi) and 4th in opponent average (.148). The next year, he was 1-2 with two saves and a 1.62 ERA. He then was with Italy for the 2025 European Championship. He got into one game for the runners-up, closing out a 16-0 rout of Lithuania. Replacing Mattia Sireus, he struck out Rokas Danielius, yielded a single to Vilius Paikovas and got Vilmatas Katinas on a grounder. Lukas Sirgėdas reached on catcher's interference then Ciarla whiffed Deividas Tamasevskis to end it.