Héctor Mayora

Héctor Alfonso Mayora

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 1", Weight 178 lb.

• Born June 22, 1989 in La Guaira, Vargas Venezuela

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Biographical Information

Héctor Mayora pitched in the minors and for the Venezuelan national team.

He was signed by Chicago Cubs scout Héctor Ortega in February 2008. He split the summer between the DSL Cubs 1 and DSL Cubs 2, going 4-2 with a 1.52 ERA and 60 K in 53 1/3 IP. Even had he qualified, he wouldn't have made the Dominican Summer League top 10 in ERA. He had a 3-2, 2.06 record with a save for the 2009 DSL Cubs 1. After two strong years in the Dominican, he came stateside and was 1-1 with a save and a 4.32 ERA for the 2010 AZL Cubs. He spent 2011 with the AZL Cubs (3 UER in 2 2/3 IP) and the Boise Hawks (1-3, 5.29 in 11 G).

His time in the Cubs chain over, he had a 4.32 ERA for his hometown Tiburones de La Guaira in 2011-2012 and had a 9.82 ERA there in four games in 2012-2013. He next surfaced with them in 2015-2016 with a 5.14 ERA. He allowed one run in 1 2/3 IP for them in 2016-2017 and was 2-0 with a 6.35 ERA in 2017-2018. Making Venezuela's team for the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games, he was roughed up for 4 runs in 1 1/3 IP, losing to Adalberto Flores of Puerto Rico after relieving Wil Ledezma. He tied David Reyes, Nathanael Santiago, Leyson Séptimo and Abdiel Velasquez for the event's highest ERA. Mayora was 0-1 with a 5.63 ERA for the 2020-2021 Tiburones and gave up 5 runs (4 earned) in 5 innings in 2021-2022.