Jovani Moran Worcester Red Sox Pitcher

       
 
Age: 28
Born: April 24, 1997
Birthplace: Mayaguez, PR
Height: 6-1
Weight: 170
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
   
Drafted: 7th round, 2015 by MIN
How Acquired: Acquired from Minnesota for Mickey Gasper (Dec. 2024)
College: -
High School: Carlos Beltran (PR)
   

Photo © Kelly O'Connors
Pronunciation: muh-RAN
First Pro Contract: July 9, 2015 (MIN)
Signing Scout: Freddie Thon
Signing Bonus: $275,000
Rule 5 Draft Eligible: N/A
MLFA Eligible: N/A
   
Pro Debut: June 2015 (GCL Twins)
Added to 40-man: August 11, 2025 (BOS)
MLB Debut: September 12, 2021 (MIN)
Service Time (1/26): 1 year, 100 days
Options Remaining: 0 (2022, 2023, 2025)
Contract (2025): $760,000
   
Twitter: @JovaniPG
Instagram: @jovanimoran_

 
 
 
 
 
     
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  Physical Description: Average frame, minimal remaining projection.

Mechanics: Throws from a high-three-quarters arm slot, starting on the third base side of the rubber. Deceptive delivery. High leg kick which he tucks in behind his glove arm before coming forward. Arm hook behind. Plus extension.

Fastball: 92-94 mph. Pitch has life up. Plays better against left-handed hitters. Jumps on hitters due to extension. Will show some natural cut at times. Potential average offering.

Changeup: 82-84 mph. Shows bat-missing ability. Late drop. Able to pull the string and falls off the table against right-handed hitters when at its best. Advanced feel and confidence in the pitch. Will throw often and in any count. Potential plus offering.

Slider: 85-87 mph. Cut-slider with short, two-plane break. Uses primarily against left-handed hitters. Potential fringe-average offering.

Curveball: 79-81 mph. High spin rate. Effective when used in sequence. Not much of a whiff-inducing pitch, more of a strike-stealing pitch designed to get ahead. Potential fringe-average offering.		   Career Notes: Missed 2016 season due to injury. Pitched in the AFL in 2019. September call-up for the Twins in 2021, served as an up-and-down bullpen arm in 2022 then pitched in 43 games for Minnesota in 2023. Had Tommy John surgery in November 2023, missing the 2024 season and the first two months of the 2025 season before starting a rehab assignment. Traded to Boston in December 2024 for Mickey Gasper. Received an invitation to 2025 MLB Spring Training but did not pitch while continuing to rehab. Was activated from the IL in late June 2025. Was called up to Boston in August 2025.

Summation: Potential major league depth reliever. Ceiling of middle reliever. Changeup is a major league-quality out pitch, but has to find more consistency with his fastball and breaking balls to reach his potential. Fastball plays well against left-handed hitters, but is hittable against right-handers. If he can show an improved fastball, then has a chance to establish himself as a second or third left-handed reliever on an MLB pitching staff.

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  year team lg level org age w l era g gs sv ip h r er hr hbp bb so whip k/9 bb/9
2015 GCL Twins GCL Rk Min 18 0 2 4.12 6 6 0 19.2 16 9 9 0 0 9 17 1.27 7.78 4.12
  2017 Elizabethton Twins App Rk Min 20 3 1 0.36 11 0 0 24.2 12 2 1 1 0 6 45 0.73 16.42 2.19
  2018 Cedar Rapids Kernels Midw A Min 21 3 2 2.03 22 1 4 44.1 25 11 10 1 1 27 70 1.17 14.21 5.48
  2018 Fort Myers Miracle FSL A+ Min 21 6 1 2.56 15 0 4 31.2 20 10 9 1 3 8 37 0.88 10.52 2.27
  2019 GCL Twins GCL Rk Min 22 0 0 0.00 3 0 0 3.1 2 0 0 0 0 2 5 1.20 13.50 5.40
  2019 Pensacola Blue Wahoos Sou AA Min 22 2 2 4.98 20 0 0 34.1 27 19 19 3 4 23 50 1.46 13.11 6.03
  2021 Wichita Wind Surge Tex AA Min 24 2 1 1.91 20 0 2 37.2 14 8 8 3 0 14 64 0.74 15.29 3.35
  2021 St. Paul Saints IL AAA Min 24 2 1 3.03 15 0 1 29.2 14 11 10 3 3 18 45 1.08 13.65 5.46
  2021 Minnesota Twins AL MLB Min 24 0 0 7.88 5 0 0 8.0 9 7 7 0 0 7 10 2.00 11.25 7.88
  2022 St. Paul Saints IL AAA Min 25 1 2 6.00 20 0 0 24.0 25 16 16 2 2 14 43 1.63 16.13 5.25
  2022 Minnesota Twins AL MLB Min 25 0 1 2.21 31 0 1 40.2 25 11 10 0 0 18 54 1.06 11.95 3.98
  2023 St. Paul Saints IL AAA Min 26 0 0 1.08 6 0 1 8.1 7 1 1 0 0 9 8 1.92 8.64 9.72
  2023 Minnesota Twins AL MLB Min 26 2 2 5.31 43 0 0 42.1 35 27 25 3 0 27 48 1.46 10.20 5.74
2025 DNP - Injured --- --- Min 27 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
  2025 FCL Red Sox FCL Rk Bos 28 0 0 3.00 2 2 0 3.0 1 1 1 0 0 2 6 1.00 18.00 6.00
  2025 Greenville Drive SAL A+ Bos 28 0 2 5.79 4 2 0 4.2 4 3 3 0 2 3 11 1.50 21.21 5.79
  2025 Worcester Red Sox IL AAA Bos 28 1 2 3.58 20 1 0 27.2 33 16 11 2 0 5 40 1.37 13.01 1.63
  2025 Boston Red Sox AL MLB Bos 28 0 0 6.75 2 0 0 4.0 5 3 3 0 0 3 5 2.00 11.25 6.75
  2026 Boston Red Sox AL MLB Bos 29     stats                            
   
     
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