Lázaro Alejandro Estrada (born April 24, 1999) is a Cuban professional baseball pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2025.
Estrada signed with the Toronto Blue Jays as an international free agent on January 4, 2018. He made his professional debut with the Dominican Summer League Blue Jays. Estrada spent the 2019 season with the rookie-level Bluefield Blue Jays, posting a 2âÂÂ3 record and 5.85 ERA with 39 strikeouts across 11 games (nine starts). He did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Estrada split the 2021 season between the Single-A Dunedin Blue Jays and High-A Vancouver Canadians, making seven appearances before suffering an elbow injury. He opted for an internal brace procedure rather than Tommy John surgery, allowing him to return to action in 2022, and make nine appearances split between Dunedin and the rookie-level Florida Complex League Blue Jays.
Estrada made 28 appearances (including nine starts) for Dunedin during the 2023 season, registering a 2âÂÂ3 record and 2.83 ERA with 103 strikeouts and four saves across innings pitched. He split the 2024 campaign between Dunedin, Vancouver, and the Double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats. In 22 starts for the three affiliates, Estrada posted a combined 5âÂÂ9 record and 3.29 ERA with 113 strikeouts across innings pitched.
On July 4, 2025, Estrada was promoted to the major leagues for the first time. The next day, Estrada made his MLB debut against the Los Angeles Angels.
Estrada was optioned to Triple-A Buffalo to begin the 2026 season. He was recalled on March 31.
Estrada was raised in Mantua, Cuba. His father Federico pitched five seasons in the Cuban National Series for Pinar del RÃÂo Province. Several uncles also played baseball, including José Estrada González.