Alfredo Aceves

Infobox MLB player
name = Alfredo Aceves


width = 300
caption = Aceves pitching with Monterrey Sultans of the Mexican Summer League.
team = New York Yankees
number = 91
position = Starting pitcher
birthdate = birth date and age|1982|12|8
birthplace = San Luis Río Colorado, Sonora, Mexico
bats = Right
throws = Right
debutdate = August 31
debutyear = 2008
debutteam = New York Yankees
statyear = 2008 season
stat1label = Win-Loss
stat1value = 1-0
stat2label = Earned run average
stat2value = 2.40
stat3label = Strikeouts
stat3value = 16
teams =
* New York Yankees (by|2008-present)
awards =

Alfredo Aceves Martínez (born December 8, 1982 in San Luis Río Colorado, Sonora, Mexico) is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the New York Yankees. He uses a fastball, which can reach the low 90s, a curveball, a changeup, and a cut fastball. He is known for his control and his ability to throw any pitch in any count. [cite web|url=http://bats.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/06/04/name-to-remember-in-the-yankees-farm-system-alfredo-aceves/|title=Name to Remember in the Yankees’ Farm System: Alfredo Aceves|publisher=New York Times Blogs ]

Career

Aceves pitched in the Mexican League for six seasons, including for the Yucatán Leones and Sultanes de Monterrey.

Aceves signed with the Yankees that next offseason, beginning by|2008 with the Single-A Advanced Tampa Yankees. He was promoted to the Double-A Trenton Thunder and Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees. He was named Eastern League pitcher of the week for the week ending May 25, 2008 [cite web|url=http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3647955|title=Aceves Named EL Pitcher of the Week|publisher=Our Sports Central] .

After going a combined 8-6 with a 2.62 ERA on the three Yankee farm teams, Aceves was called up to the Yankees on August 28, mlby|2008. On August 31, Aceves made his Yankee and major league debut, becoming the 106th major-league player to have been born in México, pitching two scoreless innings in relief.

After pitching effectively through his first few relief appearances, Aceves was moved to the rotation in replacement of Darrell Rasner. [cite web|url=http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/09/05/game-141-yankees-at-mariners/|title=Game 141: Yankees at Mariners|lastname=Abraham|firstname=Peter|publisher=LoHud.com] In his first career start, he pitched seven innings of one-run ball with two strikeouts against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, earning the win.

Trivia

His nicknames in México are Shely and Patón, this last one means Large Feet in Spanish.

He wears # 91. The reason for this is that growing up, he and his friends were huge Chicago Bulls fans. While they admired Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen, his favorite player was Dennis Rodman.

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