Yoslan Herrera

Infobox MLB player
name=Yoslan Herrera

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position=Starting pitcher
team=Pittsburgh Pirates
number=64
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date and age|1981|4|28
debutdate=July 12
debutyear=2008
debutteam=Pittsburgh Pirates
statyear=July 24, 2008
stat1label=Win-Loss
stat1value=1-1
stat2label=Earned run average
stat2value=9.75
stat3label=Strikeouts
stat3value=9
teams=
*Pittsburgh Pirates (by|2008-present)

Yoslan Herrera (AKA "The Pinata") (born April 28, 1981 in Pinar del Rio, Cuba) is a baseball pitcher currently playing for the Pittsburgh Pirates. He is well known for his defection from Cuba.

Professional Career

2008

Herrera made his first start for the Pirates on July 12, by|2008, [cite news |first= Paul|last= Meyer|title= Herrera to start with Pirates tomorrow night|url= http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08193/896612-63.stm|publisher= Pittsburgh Post-Gazette|date= 2008-07-11|accessdate=2008-07-12] pitching 4.1 innings, giving up 6 earned runs, and striking out 4. [cite web |url= http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2008_07_12_slnmlb_pitmlb_1|title= Pittsburgh 12, St. Louis 11|accessdate=2008-07-13 |publisher= MLB.com|date= 2008-07-12] He earned his first major league win on July 24, shutting out the San Diego Padres through six innings. [cite web|author= Jenifer Langosch|title= With pressure on, Herrera delivers|url= http://mlb.mlb.com/news/gameday_recap.jsp?ymd=20080724&content_id=3188936&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=pit|publisher= PittsburghPirates.com|date= 2008-07-24|accessdate=2008-07-25]

Hererra was optioned to AA (Altoona Curve) on August 4, 2008.

Trivia

Herrera earned the nickname "The Pinata" from WPGB radio's Rocco Demaro.

References