His Twitter handle is @ElElectrico26…the nickname El Electrico (The Electric One) began at around age 16 when a teammate described his arm as “electric,” a teacher used the same word to describe his energy, and it stuck…he has a YouTube channel El Electrico 26, which is dedicated to his love of cars and video game commentary...He learned English in large part thanks to the help of fellow Padres pitching prospect MacKenzie Gore…MacKenzie also helped him develop his curveball…the Padres player development staff described their relationship like brothers…the two constantly pushed each other through multiple levels of the Padres system...Baseball is a family game for Luis…his grandfather introduced him to the game at three years old… his uncle and father both played in his hometown of Cartagena, but Luis never got to watch them play…he initially split time between pitching and shortstop, but realized his future was in pitching when he was 15 or 16 years old...His parents, Carlos Patiño Jimenez and Zulma Arzuza Rada, are longtime chemistry and biology professors in Colombia.
2023
Combined to go 0-1 with a 4.57 ERA (11 ER, 21.2 IP) and 18 strikeouts over nine outings (one start) between TB and CWS...Made two appearances over two stints with the Rays before being traded to the White Sox in exchange for cash considerations on Aug. 1...Made his White Sox debut on Sept. 2 vs. Detroit (two ER, 2.0 IP)...Tossed 2.0 scoreless IP in relief on Sept. 20 at WSH...Started the game on Sept. 27 vs. ARI (L; three ER, 2.1 IP)...Recorded 2.1 scoreless IP on Sept. 30 vs. SD...Went 3-5 with 6.49 ERA (43 ER, 59.2 IP) and 50 strikeouts in 32 games (11 starts) between Class AAA Durham and Class AAA Charlotte.
2022
Split the season between the majors and minors, including six starts with the Rays…opened the season in the rotation but limited to 11 pitches before the All-Star break due to a left oblique strain…reinstated on July 15 and made two starts before being optioned…was active for a spot start on Aug. 18 and for two starts from Sept. 5-11...In returning from his oblique injury, began a throwing program on April 30…progressed to throwing bullpens on May 17 and live BP on June 1…began a rehab assignment with the FCL Rays on June 6 and transferred to Triple-A Durham on June 16…was scheduled for six IP in his July 2 rehab start but left after three IP and 49 pitches with a right middle finger blister...Made the first Opening Day roster of his career...On Sept. 11 at NYY, yielded a career-high nine runs in 1.1 IP, the most runs allowed by a Rays pitcher since Josh Fleming (10) on Aug 11, 2021 at BOS and most against the Yankees since J.P. Howell (nine) on Sep 26, 2007 at home…marked the fourth time in club history a pitcher yielded nine runs (or more) in an app of 1.1 IP (or fewer), joining Travis Harper on June 21, 2005 at NYY (relief), Jesús Colomé on June 9, 2005 at CIN (relief) and Rob Bell on April 18, 2005 at NYY (start)…allowed a career-high three HR, including back-to-back shots by Giancarlo Stanton and Gleyber Torres in the second inning, and nine of 13 BF reached safely...Went 3-2 with a 4.50 ERA (34-IP, 17-ER) nine starts for the Bulls…scratched from his start on Sept. 17 at Gwinnett and did not pitch the rest of the season due to right shoulder impingement.
2021
Twenty-one-year-old rookie made 19 apps (15 starts) over three stints with the Rays: April 25–May 30, July 2 and July 22 through the end of the season... Was on the 10-day IL from May 19-30 with a right middle finger laceration…was optioned to Triple-A Durham following his reinstatement... Born Oct 26, 1999, was the first player in team history to be younger than the franchise, which played its inaugural game March 31, 1998, vs. DET…Wander Franco joined him with his debut... His last two apps of the season were both two IP out of the bullpen, both scoreless…went 2-0 with a 1.00 ERA (9-IP, 1-ER) in four total relief apps... Went 3-2 with a 3.14 ERA (43-IP, 15-ER) in 10 apps (nine starts) at home, compared to 2-1 with a 5.77 ERA (34.1-IP, 22-ER) in nine apps (six starts) on the road…yielded three runs (or fewer) in eight of 10 apps at home, including two runs (or fewer) seven times... Opponents hit .195 (17-for-87) with 36 SO in at-bats ending with the slider, while he totaled 38 SO and opponents hit a combined .246 (52-for211) against his other four offerings... Used his four-seam fastball for 60.5 pct. of his pitches, including 67.6 pct. in his last 11 apps (nine starts) beginning Aug 3—highest in the AL over that stretch (min. 500 pitches)... Issued 29 BB, with 21 coming against left-handed batters, which hit .274/.378/.452 (34-for-124) against him…min. 125 BF, his .378 opp OBP vs. LHB was the 6th-highest in the AL... On April 25 vs. TOR, started in his Rays debut and faced the Blue Jays once through the batting order, pitching 2.2 hitless and scoreless innings… at 21 years, 181 days, became the youngest pitcher to appear for the Rays since Scott Kazmir (21.180) on July 23, 2005, vs. BAL…was the 4th-youngest pitcher at the time of his Rays debut behind Dan Wheeler (21.265) on Sep 1, 1999, at BAL, Kazmir (20.212) on Aug 23, 2004, at SEA and Chad Gaudin (20.130) on Aug 1, 2003, at KC... On May 4 at LAA, his only run allowed in 3 IP of relief was a solo homer to Mike Trout in the 6th inning…recorded the second win of his career and first with the Rays…at 21 years, 190 days, was the youngest Rays winning pitcher since Scott Kazmir (21.185) on July 28, 2005, vs. KC... On July 29 vs. NYY, held the Yankees scoreless in 6 IP…at 21 years, 276 days, was the youngest Rays pitcher to defeat them since Scott Kazmir (21.149) on June 22, 2005, in the Bronx…was the youngest pitcher in the majors to do so since TOR Roberto Osuna (21.231) on Sep 25, 2016, at home and youngest starter since TOR Drew Hutchison (21.269) on May 17, 2012, at home…was the youngest pitcher to go at least six scoreless with 8 SO (or more) against any opponent since MIA José Fernández (21.272) on April 29, 2014, vs. ATL... Went 3-1 with a 3.07 ERA (29.1-IP, 10-ER) in 7 starts for the Bulls, including a scoreless streak of 20 IP spanning two stints from June 6–July 10... On June 25 at Jacksonville, 11 SO were a career-high at any level and the most by a Bulls pitcher since Brent Honeywell Jr. (11) on July 23, 2017, vs. Lehigh Valley... POSTSEASON: Took the loss in Game 3 of the ALDS at BOS, yielding a walk-off, 2-run homer to Christian Vázquez in the 13th inning… became the second Rays pitcher to allow a walk-off homer in the postseason, following Nick Anderson in Game 5 of the 2020 ALCS at HOU... Pitched a scoreless 6th inning in Game 4 at BOS.
2020
Made 11 apps (1 start) over three stints with the Padres, his first career major league action...Was on the active roster from Aug 4–Sep 5, Sep 19 and Sep 25 (29th Man)…spent the rest of the summer at the alternate training site at the University of San Diego.. Averaged 96.7 mph on his 226 fastballs thrown and reached a maximum velocity of 100.3 mph...On Aug 5 vs. LAD, made his major league debut out of the bullpen and yielded 3 runs in 2 IP, all coming on a 3-run homer by Joc Pederson in the 6th inning…got Kiké Hernandez swinging to end the frame for his first career strikeout...Debuted at 20 years, 284 days and was the youngest pitcher to appear in a regular season game in 2020...On Sep 19 vs. SEA, yielded 1 run in 1.2 IP in his first career start…on Sep 25 at SF (G2), pitched a scoreless 7th inning and recorded his first career win after the Padres won in walk-off fashion.
POSTSEASON: Went 0-0 with a 3.38 ERA (2.2-IP, 1-ER) in 3 apps…pitched a scoreless 6th inning in the decisive Game 3 of the Wild Card Series vs. STL…made 2 apps in the NLDS vs. LAD...Was one of four players acquired by the Rays from the Padres on Dec 29 for former Cy Young Award winner Blake Snell...Ranked by Baseball America as the No. 23 overall prospect in the minors following the season… was the No. 3 prospect in the Rays system.
2019
Went 6-8 with a 2.57 ERA (94.2-IP, 27-ER) in 20 apps (19 starts) between Class-A Lake Elsinore and Double-A Amarillo…began the season as the youngest pitcher in the California League and earned an Aug 7 promotion...Allowed 2 ER (or fewer) in 17 of 19 starts, and 4 hits (or fewer) in 14 of 19 starts...Was shut down after his start on Aug 20 following a career-high 94.2 IP and a lingering blister...Played for the NL team in the Futures Game in July at Progressive Field…retired all 5 BF and recorded back-to-back strikeouts to escape an inherited jam in the 7th inning...Named California League Pitcher of the Week for July 29–Aug 4 after pitching 8.1 scoreless innings with 9 SO on July 31 at San Jose (Giants)... Ranked by Baseball America as the No. 18 overall prospect in the minors following the season…was the No. 2 prospect in the Padres system…the publication also tabbed him as having the Best Slider in the organization for a second consecutive year
2018
Made 17 appearances (all starts) for Fort Wayne (A) at the age of 18, going 6-3 with a 2.16 ERA (20 ER, 83.1 IP), 97 SO against 24 BB and one HR allowed...Seven of his 20 earned runs came in his second start of the season on May 22 at West Michigan…excluding the career-high seven-run outing, he posted a 1.46 ERA (13 ER, 80.0 IP) across his other 16 starts...Earned Baseball America Low Class A All-Star honors following the season.
2017
Split his first professional season between Dominican Summer and AZL Padres (R), going 4-2 with a 2.25 ERA (14 ER, 56.0 IP) across his nine outings (eight starts).
