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Michael Ynoa Oakland Athletics Starting Pitcher Born: September 24, 1991
Puerto Plata, Dominican RepublicBats: Right Throws: Right Michael Ynoa (born September 24, 1991) is a Dominican-American pitcher who is commonly known as "Michael Inoa." Ynoa is signed with the Oakland Athletics for the amount of 4.25 million dollars, setting a new record for the A's organization after lefty pitcher Mark Mulder was signed for 3.2 million in 1998. Ynoa was named the "Number One" and the "crown jewel" in the "Best Latino Prospects of 2008. "[1] Ynoa is said to be the most impressive Latin American player prospect since Felix Hernandez in 2002.[2]
He is 20 years of age, he is 6 feet 7 inches, and weighs 210lbs (pounds), and two Major League Baseball teams (Cincinnati Reds, Texas Rangers) "reportedly offered Ynoa about $5 million."[3] It was reported that Ynoa signed with Oakland not New York, who he had originally verbally agreed on a deal with, because of the better treatment of the Oakland staff, the management style of General Manager Billy Beane, and the better pitcher development record in Oakland.[citation needed]
After pitching nine innings in the Arizona League, Ynoa underwent Tommy John surgery.[4]
Spelling of name
"Michel Ynoa" is the original spelling of Michael's name. His first name was anglicized to "Michael" after he signed with the Oakland Athletics in July 2008. [5] Although Michael's last name is more commonly spelled with an "I," as of February 2009, he will be using the original spelling "Ynoa." "According to A's director of player development Keith Lieppman, [Y]noa will start going by the original spelling of his last name, 'Ynoa.' Somewhere along the line, there was a mixup on the spelling, and the pitcher's name made its way into the public forum with an 'I.'"[6][dead link]
References
- ^ Rojas, Enrique. "Inoa, 16, at head of Latin American prospect class". ESPN. http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3433834. Retrieved July 2, 2008.
- ^ "Inoa agrees to $4.25M signing bonus, minor league deal with A's". Sports.espn.go.com. 2008-07-02. http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3470209. Retrieved 2008-07-12.
- ^ Jeff Passan, "Ynoa becomes a sign of the times," Yahoo! Sports, Exclusive, July 3, 2008, found at Yahoo Sports. Retrieved July 3, 2008.
- ^ Stiglich, Joe (2010-08-14). "A's lose top pitching prospect Michael Ynoa to Tommy John surgery". Mercury News. http://www.mercurynews.com/athletics/ci_15774694?nclick_check=1. Retrieved 2010-08-20.
- ^ Susan Slusser (2008-07-02). "Injury is still keeping Chavez from the field". Sfgate.com. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/07/01/SPCF11I75S.DTL. Retrieved 2009-03-10.
- ^ http://www.insidebayarea.com/athletics/ci_11752474
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)
Categories:- 1991 births
- Living people
- Dominican Republic baseball players
- Arizona League Athletics players
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