Keider Montero #16

Signed by the Tigers as a non-drafted free agent on Aug. 25, 2016.

2023

Saw time across three different levels of the Tigers player development system in 2023, appearing in 27 games, including 26 starts, between Single A West Michigan, Double A Erie and Triple A Toledo... Led all full season Minor League pitchers with 15 victories, while he ranked third with a .789 winning percentage... Had a career-high 11 strikeouts on June 20 at Hartford, giving up two runs on three hits with three walks in 5.2 innings... Named Tigers Minor League Pitcher of the Month for June, posting a 4-1 record with a 4.18 ERA (23.2IP/11ER) and 37 strikeouts... Won six consecutive starts from June 13-July 22, compiling a 2.53 ERA (32.0IP/9ER) and 44 strikeouts over that span... Finished the season strong at Toledo, going 3-1 with a 3.27 ERA (22.0IP/8ER) and 27 strikeouts in four appearances, including three starts.

2

Spent the entire 2022 season with Single A West Michigan, starting 25 games, which was tied for the Midwest League lead...Ranked tied for ninth in the Midwest League with seven wins...On the injured list from April 13-22 with a lumbar spine muscle strain...Finished the season strong, allowing two earned runs-or-less over his final seven starts from Aug. 4-Sept. 8...posted a 2-1 record with a 1.54 ERA (35.0IP/6ER) and 30 strikeouts during that span.

2021

Limited to 15 starts with Single A West Michigan in 2021 after missing over a month of the season with an injury...Made five starts for the Whitecaps in June, compiling a 1-2 record with a 2.49 ERA (25.1IP/7ER) and 28 strikeouts...Sidelined from Aug. 6-Sept. 21 with a right forearm tendon injury.