Andry Lara

Andry Lara
Washington Nationals – No. 72
Pitcher
Born: (2003-01-06) January 6, 2003
Coro, Falcón, Venezuela
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
July 2, 2025, for the Washington Nationals
MLB statistics
(through 2025 season)
Win–loss record0–0
Earned run average8.79
Strikeouts10
Stats at Baseball Reference 
Teams

Andry José Lara (born January 6, 2003) is a Venezuelan professional baseball pitcher in the Washington Nationals organization. He made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut in 2025.

Career

Lara trained at Zulia Academy as an amateur,[1] overcoming knee problems as a youth and adding considerable velocity as he grew in strength.[2] By age 16, his fastball could run up to 96 miles per hour (154 km/h). MLB Pipeline considered him the sixteenth-best prospect in the 2019 international amateur free agent class and the best overall pitcher.[3] The Washington Nationals signed Lara for a reported $1.25 million bonus on July 2, 2019.[2][4] He was the Nationals' top-ranked international signee for the period.[5] Lara did not appear for the organization in 2019, and did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[6]

In 2021, Lara made his professional debut, advancing during the minor league season from the rookie–level Florida Complex League Nationals to the Low–A Fredericksburg Nationals while appearing primarily as a starting pitcher.[7]

Lara made 23 starts for Single-A Fredericksburg in 2022, compiling a 3-8 record and 5.51 ERA with 105 strikeouts across 101+1⁄3 innings pitched. [8] He spent the 2023 season with the High-A Wilmington Blue Rocks. In 23 starts for the team, Lara registered a 6-8 record and 4.58 ERA with 66 strikeouts across 98+1⁄3 innings pitched.[9]

Lara spent the 2024 campaign with Wilmington and the Double–A Harrisburg Senators, compiling an 11–11 record and 3.34 ERA with 132 strikeouts across 134+2⁄3 innings pitched over 25 starts. On November 19, 2024, the Nationals added Lara to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.[10]

Lara was optioned to the Triple-A Rochester Red Wings to begin the 2025 season.[11] On April 20, 2025, Lara was promoted to the major leagues for the first time as the 27th man for Washington's doubleheader against the Colorado Rockies.[12] He did not appear in either game and was optioned back to Rochester to the following day, becoming a phantom ballplayer.[13] On July 2, Lara was promoted to the major leagues for a second time and made his major league debut.[14] In nine appearances for Washington, he struggled to an 8.79 ERA with 10 strikeouts across 14+1⁄3 innings pitched.

On January 20, 2026, Lara was designated for assignment by the Nationals following the acquisition of Mickey Gasper.[15] He cleared waivers and was sent outright to Rochester on January 27.[16]

Pitching profile

Lara is right-handed and was described by MLB Pipeline at the time of his signing as a potential future frontline starter. Along with a two-seam fastball that sits in the mid-90s,[1] Lara throws a breaking ball and a changeup.[5][2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Andry Lara, jugador de la academia zuliana Diamonds Prospect, figura entre los 30 mejores prospectos internacionales de las Grandes Ligas". Noticia al Dia. May 9, 2019. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "¡Es el mejor lanzador de latinoamérica! El prospecto Andry Lara firma con los Nacionales de Washington". Noticia al Dia. July 3, 2019. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
  3. ^ "2019 Prospect Watch". MLB.com. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
  4. ^ "Nationals' Andry Lara: Signs with Nationals". CBS Sports. July 2, 2019. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
  5. ^ a b Sanchez, Jesse (July 2, 2019). "Sources: No. 16 int'l prospect signs with Nats". MLB.com. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
  6. ^ "2020 Minor League Baseball season cancelled". mlb.com. Retrieved July 30, 2025.
  7. ^ LoMonaco, Joey (September 15, 2021). "Precocious FredNats prospect Lara aims 'to be in the big leagues as soon as possible'". Culpeper Star-Exponent. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
  8. ^ "Andry Lara Stats & Scouting Report". baseballamerica.com. Retrieved December 10, 2025.
  9. ^ "Andry Lara - Stats - Pitching". fangraphs.com. Retrieved December 10, 2025.
  10. ^ "Nationals Add Robert Hassell III, Andry Lara To 40-Man Roster". mlbtraderumors.com. November 19, 2024. Retrieved November 20, 2024.
  11. ^ "Latest Washington Nationals Camp Cuts Offer Opening for Foreign Prospect". si.com. Retrieved March 11, 2025.
  12. ^ "Lara "shocked" to get call-up as 27th man for doubleheader". masnsports.com. Retrieved April 24, 2025.
  13. ^ "Nationals' Andry Lara: Returns to Triple-A". CBS Sports. April 21, 2025. Retrieved December 31, 2025.
  14. ^ McDonald, Darragh (July 2, 2025). "Nationals Promote Andry Lara For MLB Debut". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved November 19, 2025.
  15. ^ "Nationals Claim Mickey Gasper, Designate Andry Lara For Assignment". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved January 20, 2026.
  16. ^ "Nationals Outright Andry Lara". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved January 27, 2026.
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