In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Pineda and the second or maternal family name is Paulino.
Baseball player
Michael Pineda
Pineda with the New York Yankees
Free agent
Pitcher
Born: (1989-01-18) January 18, 1989 (age 35) Yaguate, San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
April 5, 2011, for the Seattle Mariners
MLB statistics (through 2022 season)
Win–loss record
64–61
Earned run average
4.06
Strikeouts
966
Teams
Seattle Mariners (2011)
New York Yankees (2014–2017)
Minnesota Twins (2019–2021)
Detroit Tigers (2022)
Career highlights and awards
All-Star (2011)
Michael Francisco Pineda Paulino (born January 18, 1989) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Seattle Mariners, New York Yankees, Minnesota Twins and Detroit Tigers.
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 and signed with Detroit for the 2022 season.
Michael Francisco Pineda Paulino (born January 18, 1989) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has previously played in...
major league hit, an infield single against Seattle Mariners pitcher MichaelPineda in the bottom of the third inning. He hit his first major league home...
was brought up again by the Tigers on May 16, following an injury to MichaelPineda. He started the May 16 game against the Tampa Bay Rays, near his childhood...
the bottom of the fourth inning. He hit his first MLB home run off MichaelPineda of the Minnesota Twins on April 10 and appeared in 51 games for Seattle...
Tigers starter MichaelPineda as his first career hit. Pasquantino hit his second career homer on July 11, coincidentally also off of Pineda. He was named...
All-Star Game The Double (Seattle Mariners) Rick Kaminski Edward "Tuba Man" McMichael Seattle Rainiers Sports in Seattle Johns, Greg (January 23, 2015). "Mariners...
Robinson collected his first major league hit, a home run, off of MichaelPineda in a 7–6 Rangers victory over the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium...
inside a pitcher's glove or cap, so it can be accessed while pitching. MichaelPineda of the New York Yankees was ejected from a game on April 23, 2014, after...
(2001) MichaelPineda (2011) See: Baseball America#Baseball America All-Rookie Team 2011 – Dustin Ackley (2B), Mike Carp (OF; one of three), and Michael Pineda...
Network. April 25, 2016. Retrieved April 25, 2016. Axisa, Mike. "Yankees' Pineda will have Tommy John surgery and the timing is just awful for him". cbssports...
American Olympic swimmer MichaelPineda, Dominican baseball player Michael Pittman Jr. (born 1997), American football player Michael Plassmeyer, American...
active career leaders in BB/9IP through 2022 were Corey Kluber (1.9683), MichaelPineda (1.9719), and Hyun Jin Ryu (1.9914). Strikeout and Walk Rates | Sabermetrics...
in the first game of the Subway Series, where Jacob deGrom lost to MichaelPineda. The next day, in the second game of the series, Matt Harvey pitched...
Retrieved August 11, 2013. Hatch, Ryan (April 30, 2015). "When Yankees' MichaelPineda needs a (language) save, he calls on buddy Dellin Betances". NJ.com...
Cueto at the MLB trade deadline of July 31. With a late-July injury to MichaelPineda, and the Yankees not acquiring a starting pitcher before the trade deadline...
reviews: #25, Alex Avila". November 23, 2019. "Twins finalize deals for MichaelPineda, Alex Avila". ESPN.com. Associated Press. December 10, 2019. Retrieved...