| Gregory Infante | |
| Position: | Pitcher |
| Birth Date: | 10 July 1987 |
| Birth Place: | Caracas, Venezuela |
| Bats: | Right |
| Throws: | Right |
| Debutleague: | MLB |
| Debutdate: | September 7 |
| Debutyear: | 2010 |
| Debutteam: | Chicago White Sox |
| Finalleague: | MLB |
| Finaldate: | April 27 |
| Finalyear: | 2018 |
| Finalteam: | Chicago White Sox |
| Statleague: | MLB |
| Stat1label: | Win–loss record |
| Stat1value: | 3–2 |
| Stat2label: | Earned run average |
| Stat2value: | 3.56 |
| Stat3label: | Strikeouts |
| Stat3value: | 60 |
| Teams: | |
Gregory Alexander Infante (born July 10, 1987) is a Venezuelan former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago White Sox.
Infante was signed by the Chicago White Sox as an international free agent in 2006. He was called up to the majors for the first time on September 1, 2010[1] and made his Major League debut in relief against the Detroit Tigers on September 7, 2010. In five games with the White Sox, he pitched 4 scoreless innings, allowing only 2 hits. Infante was released on August 30, 2012.
He signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers as a minor league free agent in November 2012 and was assigned to the Double-A Chattanooga Lookouts. He made 27 relief appearances with the Lookouts and was 1–1 with a 3.35 ERA. He was then promoted to Triple-A Albuquerque, where he made one appearance and allowed 3 runs in 2 innings. He was released on July 9, 2012.
Infante signed a minor league deal with the Toronto Blue Jays in December 2013. He spent time with the Double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats, and Triple-A Buffalo Bisons in 2014.
Infante signed another minor league deal with the Blue Jays on October 29, 2014, which included an invitation to spring training.[2]
On December 14, 2015, Infante signed a minor league contract with the Philadelphia Phillies with an invitation to spring training.[3] He made 39 appearances split between the Double–A Reading Fightin Phils and Triple–A Lehigh Valley IronPigs, accumulating a 6–3 record and 5.11 ERA with 65 strikeouts across innings of work. Infante elected free agency following the season on November 7, 2016.[4]
On March 25, 2017, Infante signed a minor league contract to return to the Chicago White Sox organization. On May 15, the White Sox selected Infante's contract, adding him to their active roster.[5] He made 52 appearances for Chicago and posted a 3.13 ERA with 49 strikeouts in innings pitched.
In 2018, Infante spent most of the year in the minor leagues and posted an 8.00 ERA in 10 big league games. On June 15, 2018, he was removed from the 40–man roster and sent outright to the Triple–A Charlotte Knights.[6] Infante elected free agency following the season on November 2.[7]
On January 7, 2019, Infante signed a minor league deal with the Baltimore Orioles.[8] He was released by the Orioles organization on March 31.
On February 8, 2020, Infante signed with the Rieleros de Aguascalientes of the Mexican League. Infante did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the Mexican League season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[9] On February 25, 2021, Infante was released.[10]
On September 5, 2023, Infante announced his retirement via Instagram to start a youth baseball program in Caracas.