Michael Pineda
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Pineda with the New York Yankees
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| New York Yankees – No. 35 | |||
| Starting pitcher | |||
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Born: January 18, 1989 Yaguate, San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic |
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 5, 2011, for the Seattle Mariners | |||
| MLB statistics (through 2016 season) |
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| Win–loss record | 32–37 | ||
| Earned run average | 3.99 | ||
| Strikeouts | 595 | ||
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Michael Francisco Pineda Paulino (born January 18, 1989) is a Dominican professional baseball starting pitcher for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). He signed as an international free agent with the Seattle Mariners in 2005, and made his MLB debut for the Mariners in 2011. In his rookie season, Pineda was named an All-Star and finished fifth in balloting for American League Rookie of the Year. After his rookie season, he was traded to the Yankees.
Pineda signed with the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball (MLB) at age 16 on December 12, 2005. He made his professional debut with the Mariners of the Rookie-level Dominican Summer League (DSL) in 2006, pitching to a 2–1 win–loss record with a 0.44 earned run average (ERA), allowing only one earned run all season. In 2007, he had a 6–1 record with a 2.29 ERA in regular action for the DSL Mariners. Pineda pitched for the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers of the Class-A Midwest League in 2008 and had an 8–6 record with a 1.95 ERA. Opponents had a batting average of .216 against Pineda. He led the Seattle farm system in ERA, opponent average and strikeouts (128). Baseball America rated Pineda as the Mariners' tenth best prospect while the Mariners organization named him their Minor League Pitcher of the Year. Wisconsin pitching coach Jaime Navarro became Pineda's mentor.
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