Daniel Palencia

Pitcher for Chicago

Age: 26, 160 lbs, 5'11"

Born: 2/5/2000, San Carlos, Venezuela

Sal: N/A

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Named closer by manager.

Cubs manager Craig Counsell said Wednesday that Palencia will open the season as the team's closer.

Seasons	City	GP	CG	IP	ERA	W	L	ShO	Sv	H	2B	3B	HR	SO	HB	BB	WP	Bk	R	ER	NH	WHIP	K/9	PPts	PPts/GP
2025	CHC	54	0	52.7	2.91	1	6	0	22	44	6	3	5	61	2	16	2	0	19	17	0	1.14	10.42	71.0	1.3
2024	CHC	10	0	14.7	6.14	0	1	0	1	14	5	0	0	16	1	12	0	0	11	10	0	1.77	9.82	3.0	0.3
2023	CHC	27	0	28.3	4.45	5	3	0	0	22	3	1	3	33	2	14	5	0	16	14	0	1.27	10.48	25.0	0.9

		91	0	95.7	4.50	6	10	0	23	80	14	4	8	110	5	42	7	0	46	41	0	1.39	10.24	99.0	0.8

Date	Opp	Res	CG	IP	ERA	W	L	ShO	Sv	H	2B	3B	HR	SO	HB	BB	WP	Bk	R	ER	NH	WHIP	K/9	PPts
2/27/2026		T0 - 0	0	1.0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	18.00	0.0
2/24/2026		T0 - 0	0	1.0	0.00	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3.00	0.00	0.0
2/21/2026		T0 - 0	0	1.0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	9.00	0.0
10/11/2025	MIL@	L1 - 3	0	1.3	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.75	0.00	0.0
10/9/2025	MIL	W6 - 0	0	1.3	0.00	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.75	0.00	5.0
10/8/2025	MIL	W4 - 3	0	1.0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	0.0
10/6/2025	MIL@	L3 - 7	0	1.0	27.00	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	3	3	0	2.00	9.00	0.0
10/2/2025	SD	W3 - 1	0	1.3	0.00	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.25	0.00	5.0
9/30/2025	SD	W3 - 1	0	1.7	0.00	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	10.80	5.0
9/26/2025	STL	W12 - 1	0	1.0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	9.00	0.0

			0	11.7	2.70	3	0	0	0	7	1	0	1	7	1	3	0	0	3	3	0	0.88	5.58	15.0

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Date	Visit.	Home	Time
3/14/2026	Cubs	Rockies	4:10 PM
3/15/2026	Dodgers	Cubs	4:05 PM
3/16/2026	Cubs	Guardians	9:05 PM
3/17/2026	Angels	Cubs	9:05 PM
3/18/2026	Cubs	Diamondbacks	4:10 PM
3/20/2026	Reds	Cubs	9:05 PM
3/20/2026	Cubs	Athletics	9:10 PM
3/21/2026	Cubs	Mariners	4:10 PM
3/22/2026	Brewers	Cubs	3:05 PM
3/23/2026	Yankees	Cubs	3:05 PM

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Player	Pos	City	Injured date	Type	Description	+

Player	Pos	City	Transaction date	Description
D. Palenc	P	CHC	9/24/2025	Activated from IL.
D. Palenc	P	CHC	9/8/2025	Sent to IL with shoulder strain.
D. Palenc	P	CHC	4/15/2025	Joins big club.
D. Palenc	P	CHC	3/17/2025	Sent to Triple-A.
D. Palenc	P	CHC	9/18/2024	Heads back to Triple-A.
D. Palenc	P	CHC	9/17/2024	Recalled from Triple-A.
D. Palenc	P	CHC	8/31/2024	Dispatched to Iowa.
D. Palenc	P	CHC	8/27/2024	Summoned to big leagues.
D. Palenc	P	CHC	7/16/2024	Sent back to Iowa.
D. Palenc	P	CHC	7/13/2024	Joining Cubs for Game 2.

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Player	Pos	City	Game Date	Corr. Date	Corr.	Description	Game log

Stars of the month

Date	Player	City	Pos	Star
February 21, 2026	D. Palenc	CHC	P	NA
February 24, 2026	D. Palenc	CHC	P	NA
February 27, 2026	D. Palenc	CHC	P	NA

Stars of the week

Date	Player	City	Pos	Star