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Michael Pineda Seattle Mariners — No. 36 Starting pitcher Born: January 18, 1989
San Cristobal, Dominican RepublicBats: Right Throws: Right MLB debut April 5, 2011 for the Seattle Mariners Career statistics
(through 2011 season)Win–Loss record 9–10 Earned run average 3.74 Strikeouts 173 Teams - Seattle Mariners (2011–present)
Career highlights and awards - 1× All-Star (2011)
Michael Francisco Pineda (born January 18, 1989 in San Cristobal, Dominican Republic) is a Major League Baseball starting pitcher for the Seattle Mariners. Before the 2010 season, Pineda was considered the Mariners' sixth best prospect according to Baseball America and in 2011 was second.[1][2]
Major Leagues
Pineda pitched 7.1 innings, allowed two runs, struck out seven batters, and earned his first Major League win on April 12, 2011 against Toronto. Pineda struck out a career high 9 against the Detroit Tigers on April 28, including the first four batters he faced. Pineda was named American League Rookie of the Month for April 2011.
On June 23, 2011, Pineda got his first major-league hit, a single against Jason Marquis. This broke up a no-hitter that lasted 5.1 innings.
He was selected to the All-Star Game on July 10 as a replacement for Justin Verlander, who was ineligible to pitch due to having pitched the day before the All-Star break. He pitched one perfect inning, and struck out Scott Rolen and Rickie Weeks.
References
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
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Inactive roster Disabled list 10 Adam Moore | 53 David Aardsma | 57 Dan Cortes
Coaching Staff Manager 22 Eric Wedge | Bench Coach 6 Robby Thompson | 1st Base Coach 18 Mike Brumley | 3rd Base Coach 28 Jeff Datz | Hitting Coach 40 Chris Chambliss | Pitching Coach 48 Carl Willis | Bullpen Coach 47 Jaime Navarro | Bullpen Catcher 62 Jason Phillips
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