Cleburne Railroaders Ink Veteran Righty Arm in Jesse Estrada

The Cleburne Railroaders of the independent American Assocation of Professional Baseball (AAPB) have signed right-handed pitcher Jesse Estrada to a contract for the upcoming 2024 campaign, yesterday the league announced via X.

January 12 Transaction: @CRRBaseball signed RHP Jesse Estrada.

In what may be the longest gap between AAPB stints in league history, the 18-year pro veteran returns after spending parts of the 2013 and 2010 seasons with El Paso.https://t.co/NU6WGC5pDY pic.twitter.com/8DcMhH6Ynr

— American Association (@AA_Baseball) January 13, 2024

The 40-year-old had posted a 1-4 record and a 4.71 ERA in 63.0 innings of work in 28 games with the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs of the independent Atlantic League.

Born in El Paso, Texas, Estrada has registered a 72-79 record, including going 32-36 in various Mexican leagues, over the span of 18 seasons of professional baseball.

The Chicago Cubs selected Estrada in the 31st round of the 2004 MLB June Amateur Draft out of Grayson College in Denison, Texas. He reached as high as AAA twice with the Cubs in 2008 and 2009.

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