Manny Banuelos
| Manny Banuelos | |||
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| Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | |||
| Pitcher | |||
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Born: March 13, 1991 Gómez Palacio, Durango, Mexico |
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| MLB debut | |||
| July 2, 2015, for the Atlanta Braves | |||
| MLB statistics (through 2015 season) |
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| Win–loss record | 1–4 | ||
| Earned run average | 5.13 | ||
| Strikeouts | 19 | ||
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Manuel "Manny" Banuelos (born March 13, 1991) is a Mexican professional baseball pitcher in the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim organization. He previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Atlanta Braves.
In 2008, the Yankees signed four players, including Banuelos and Alfredo Aceves, from the Mexican League for $450,000. Banuelos participated in the All-Star Futures Game in 2009.
Banuelos missed some time during the 2010 season with an appendectomy, but has since demonstrated strong development, with a mid-90s fastball and above-average secondary pitches that include a changeup and curveball. In 2010, Banuelos split time between the Class-A Advanced Tampa Yankees and the Class-AA Trenton Thunder. Banuelos was also a standout during the 2010 season of the Arizona Fall League, earning the start in the team's all-star game.
Before the 2010 season, He was rated as the Yankees sixth best prospect according to Baseball America, and in 2011 he was rated as the fourth best. He was also one of the top 50 overall prospects according to MLB.com.
In 2011, Banuelos was invited to spring training with the Yankees for the first time, drawing rave reviews.Mariano Rivera said that he believes Banuelos is the best pitching prospect he has seen. He won the James P. Dawson Award, given annually to the best rookie in camp. He was promoted to the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees of the Triple-A International League on August 2.
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