Yohan Pino

[William Malone]

Yohan Jose Alana Pino was born on December 26, 1983 in Venezuela.

The Minnesota Twins signed him as an international free agent in 2004. He reached Triple-A in 2009, and had a 2.82 ERA in eight starts for the Rochester Red Wings. Pino was traded to the Cleveland Indians for Carl Pavano during that season. Injuries and ineffectiveness began to hamper him over the next several years. He spent time in the Toronto Blue Jays and Cincinnati Reds farm systems, never reaching the Majors. Minnesota signed him back on a minor league deal in 2014.

Pino made his long awaited big league debut for the Twins on June 19, 2014. He allowed two runs over seven innings, striking out seven in a win against the Chicago White Sox. Despite his stellar performance, the win was credited to reliever Casey Fien. The offense didn't come around until late in the game, with Joe Mauer hitting a go-ahead RBI double in the eight inning. Pino finally got his first win on July 10th against the Seattle Mariners, tossing five innings of one run ball.

He wound up making 11 starts for the Twins in 2014, going 1-5 with a 5.07 ERA. Minnesota removed him off of the 40-man roster during the off-season.

The Kansas City Royals signed Pino to a minor league contract that off-season. He made six starts and one relief appearance for the Royals in 2015, going 0-2 with a 3.26 ERA across 19.1 innings. Kansas City won the World Series that fall, but Pino was not included on their postseason roster.

After spending 2016 in Korea, the Twins signed Pino for a third stint in the organization. He had a 4.50 minor league ERA in 2017, splitting the year between Double-A and Triple-A. The rest of his career was spent in the Venezuelan winter league, pitching through the 2021-22 winter.

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