Leyson Séptimo

Leyson Séptimo Rojas (born July 7, 1985) is a Dominican former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago White Sox and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Chunichi Dragons.

Arizona Diamondbacks
Séptimo appeared in the 2009 All-Star Futures Game. He was a Southern League mid-season All-Star in 2010.

Chicago White Sox
On June 13, 2011, Séptimo was claimed off waivers by the Chicago White Sox from the Arizona Diamondbacks and optioned to the Double-A Birmingham Barons.

Séptimo was promoted to the major leagues for the first time on June 28, 2012. On June 29, 2012, Séptimo made his Major League debut against the New York Yankees pitching a perfect 9th inning while striking out Alex Rodriguez and Robinson Canó.

Atlanta Braves
On January 10, 2015, Septimo signed a minor league deal with the Atlanta Braves.

Joplin Blasters
On April 5, 2016, Septimo was released by the Joplin Blasters.

Chunichi Dragons
On June 5, 2016, Septimo signed with Chunichi Dragons of Nippon Professional Baseball. He appeared in three games for Chunichi, logging a 4.26 ERA with one strikeout across $6 1⁄3$ innings pitched. On October 29, it was confirmed that Septimo would be released from the Dragons along with Ricardo Nanita, Juan Jaime, Drew Naylor and Anderson Hernandez.

Coaching career
On April 10, 2024, the Guerreros de Oaxaca of the Mexican League announced Septimo as their bullpen coach.

Pitching style
Séptimo throws four pitches — a four-seam fastball in the low 90s, a two-seam fastball, a slider averaging at about 80 mph, and an occasional changeup. The slider is his main 2-strike pitch.