Huascar Ynoa

Huascar Jose Ynoa (born May 28, 1998) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2019.

Huascar Ynoa
Ynoa with the Rome Braves in 2018
Atlanta Braves – No. 73
Pitcher
Born: (1998-05-28) May 28, 1998
Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic
Bats: Right Throws: Right
MLB debut
June 16, 2019, for the Atlanta Braves
MLB statistics
(through August 12, 2020)
Win–loss record0–0
Earned run average12.79
Strikeouts4
Teams

Career

Minnesota Twins

Ynoa signed with the Minnesota Twins as an international free agent in July 2014.[1] During his time in the Twins organization, he played for the DSL Twins in 2015, the GCL Twins in 2016, and the Elizabethton Twins in 2017.[2]

Atlanta Braves

On July 24, 2017, the Twins traded Ynoa to the Atlanta Braves in exchange for Jaime García and Anthony Recker.[3] He was assigned to the Danville Braves for the rest of the 2017 season. In 2018, he split the season between the Rome Braves and the Florida Fire Frogs.[2] The Braves added him to their 40-man roster after the 2018 season.[4]

Ynoa opened the 2019 season playing for the Fire Frogs, and was promoted to the Mississippi Braves and the Gwinnett Stripers.[2] The Braves promoted him to the major leagues on June 15, 2019.[5] Ynoa made his major league debut the next day, against the Philadelphia Phillies.[6]

Personal life

Ynoa's brother, Michael, has played in the major leagues.[1]

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on July 27, 2017. Retrieved June 15, 2019.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Huascar Ynoa". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved June 19, 2019.
  3. "Prospect Huascar Ynoa traded to Atlanta". MLB.com. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
  4. "Braves add 4 prospects to 40-man roster". MLB.com. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
  5. Burns, Gabriel (June 15, 2019). "Huascar Ynoa joins the Braves' bullpen". Atlanta Journal Constitution. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
  6. "Donaldson stays hot as Braves overwhelm Phillies 15-1". ESPN.com. Associated Press. June 16, 2019. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
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