Yerry De Los Santos

Yerry Paulino De Los Santos (born December 12, 1997) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2022.

Yerry De Los Santos
Pittsburgh Pirates – No. 57
Pitcher
Born: (1997-12-12) December 12, 1997
Samaná, Dominican Republic
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
May 25, 2022, for the Pittsburgh Pirates
MLB statistics
(through 2023 season)
Win–loss record1–4
Earned run average4.14
Strikeouts44
Teams

Career

De Los Santos signed with the Pittsburgh Pirates organization in July 2014 for a $100,000 signing bonus as an international free agent from the Dominican Republic.[1][2] He pitched for the Dominican Summer League Pirates in 2015,[3] and had Tommy John surgery and missed the 2016 minor league season.

In May 2019, he was promoted to the Greensboro Grasshoppers.[4] He did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[5]

In 2021, De Los Santos pitched for the Altoona Curve and Indianapolis Indians, while missing most of the season with a forearm injury.[6] Following the 2021 season, he was eligible for free agency, but re-signed with the Pirates for the 2022 season.[7]

On April 13, 2022, De Los Santos combined with Chase De Jong and Austin Brice to throw a no-hitter for the Indianapolis Indians of the Triple-A International League.[8] On May 22, the Pirates selected De Los Santos's contract, promoting him to the major leagues for the first time.[9] He made his MLB debut on May 25.[10] On August 12, De Los Santos was placed on the 60-day injured list with a right shoulder latissimus dorsi muscle strain.[11] In 26 appearances for Pittsburgh in his rookie campaign, De Los Santos registered an 0–3 record and 4.91 ERA with 26 strikeouts and 3 saves in 25.2 innings pitched.

De Los Santos was optioned to Triple-A Indianapolis to begin the 2023 season.[12]

See also

References
  1. Dreker, John (July 4, 2014). "Pittsburgh Pirates Sign Eighth International Prospect – Pirates Prospects".
  2. Miller, Wilbur (August 11, 2018). "Yerry De Los Santos – Pirates Prospects".
  3. Dreker, John (June 5, 2016). "2016 Dominican Summer League Pirates Season Preview – Pirates Prospects".
  4. Dreker, John (May 4, 2019). "Minor Moves: Players on the Move for All Four Affiliates – Pirates Prospects".
  5. "2020 Minor League Baseball season cancelled". mlb.com. Retrieved 2023-05-29.
  6. Miller, Wilbur (October 18, 2021). "Pittsburgh Pirates 2021 Minor League Recaps: Altoona Curve – Pirates Prospects".
  7. Williams, Tim (November 12, 2021). "Pittsburgh Pirates Relief Pitching Prospects: Building a Bullpen From Within – Pirates Prospects".
  8. Reiter, Cheyne (2022-04-13). "That's a No-No! Three Indians Hurlers Combine to No-Hit Saints". Milb.com. Retrieved 2022-06-07.
  9. "Pirates select Yerry De Los Santos, option struggling Bryse Wilson". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
  10. "Pirates pitcher Yerry De Los Santos settled in quickly for his MLB debut". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
  11. "De Los Santos' rookie year comes to a halt". mlb.com. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
  12. "Pirates' Yerry De Los Santos: Optioned to Triple-A level". cbssports.com. 28 March 2023. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
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