Michael Pineda

Quick Facts

Full Name	Michael Pineda
Occupation	Baseball Player
Date Of Birth	Jan 18, 1989(1989-01-18)
Age	35
Birthplace	Yaguate
Country	Dominican Republic
Horoscope	Capricorn

Michael Pineda Biography

Michael Pineda is one of the most popular and richest Baseball Player who was born on January 18, 1989 in Yaguate, Dominican Republic. Major league pitcher who was signed by the Seattle Mariners as a free agent in 2005. He was traded to the New York Yankees on January 2, 2012.

He pitched in the 2011 All-Star Game as a replacement to Justin verlander.

Pineda signed with the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball (MLB) at age 16 on December 12, 2005. He received a $35,000 signing bonus. Pineda made his professional debut with the Mariners of the Rookie-level Dominican Summer League (DSL) in 2006, pitching to a 2–1 win–loss record with a 0.44 earned run average (ERA), allowing only one earned run all season. In 2007, he had a 6–1 record with a 2.29 ERA in regular action for the DSL Mariners. Pineda pitched for the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers of the Class-A Midwest League in 2008 and had an 8–6 record with a 1.95 ERA. Opponents had a batting average of .216 against Pineda. He led the Seattle farm system in ERA, opponent average and strikeouts (128). Baseball America rated Pineda as the Mariners’ tenth best prospect while the Mariners organization named him their Minor League Pitcher of the Year. Wisconsin pitching coach Jaime Navarro became Pineda’s mentor.

Pineda signed as an international free agent with the Mariners in 2005, and made his MLB debut for the Mariners in 2011. In his rookie season he was named an All-Star and finished fifth in balloting for American League Rookie of the Year. After his rookie season, he was traded to the Yankees. He missed the 2012 and 2013 seasons due to a series of shoulder injuries. Pineda’s 2017 season ended when he underwent Tommy John surgery, which kept him out for the entire 2018 season. He returned to MLB with the Twins in 2019.

He was born in Yaguate (Dominican Republic).

Michael Pineda Net Worth

Michael Pineda is one of the richest Baseball Player from Dominican Republic. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Michael Pineda 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

At age 16, he began his professional career in the Dominican Summer League.

His rookie year fastball averaged 94.7, which was the highest average of all MLB rookies.

Michael Francisco Pineda Paulino (born January 18, 1989) is a Dominican professional baseball starting pitcher for the Minnesota Twins of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played for the Seattle Mariners and New York Yankees.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Michael Pineda height 6 ft 7 in Michael weight 118 kg & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Michael Pineda Dating?

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Pineda finished the 2011 season with a 9–10 record and a 3.74 ERA. He recorded no wins in his final seven starts over the last two months of the year, and the Mariners cut back on his work load as a precaution against an arm injury. In 28 starts, he struck out 173 hitters while walking just 55 over 171 innings. Pineda struck out 24.9% of all batters faced, which was the third highest strikeout percentage in MLB. He also finished fifth in voting for American League Rookie of the Year Award, behind Jeremy Hellickson, Mark Trumbo, Eric Hosmer, and Iván Nova, and ahead of teammate Dustin Ackley, who finished sixth. After the season, Keith Law ranked Pineda as the 20th best player under the age of 25.

Facts & Trivia

Michael Ranked on the list of most popular Baseball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Dominican Republic. Michael Pineda celebrates birthday on January 18 of every year.

Baseball America rated Pineda as the second best prospect in the Mariners’ system before the 2011 season. Baseball America also rated him the sixteenth best prospect in all of baseball.

Is Michael Pineda still pitching?

Pineda’s 2017 season ended when he underwent Tommy John surgery, which kept him out for the entire 2018 season. He returned to MLB with the Twins in 2019 and signed with Detroit for the 2022 season.

What number is Michael Pineda?

56

How old is Michael Pineda?

33 years (January 18, 1989)

What pitcher had pine tar on his neck?

No surprise here: New York Yankees starting pitcher Michael Pineda has been suspended 10 games by Major League Baseball for “possessing a foreign substance on his person,” which is the proper way of saying he slathered pine tar all over his neck and figured nobody would notice.

What team is Michael Pineda on?

Detroit Tigers