Domingo Antonio Acevedo (born March 6, 1994) is a Dominican

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for the

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(MLB). Listed at and , he throws and bats right-handed. For a few hours on July 21, 2018, Acevedo was on the Yankees’ active roster, but did not appear in a game, earning him the distinction of being a “

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”, a distinction which he held until his MLB debut in 2021.

Career

New York Yankees

Acevedo signed with the

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as an international free agent in 2012 for a $7,500

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. He made his professional debut in 2013 with the

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where he had a 1–2

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and a 2.63

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(ERA) in 11 games (ten starts) and spent 2014 with the

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where he pitched to a 0–1 record and 4.11 ERA in only five starts. Acevedo started 2015 with the

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, making one start before going on the

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. When he returned from injury he was sent to the

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. In 12 starts between the two teams he compiled a 3–0 record, 1.81 ERA, and 1.11 WHIP. He started 2016 with Charleston, and later joined the

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. He finished 2016 with a 5–4 record and a 2.61 ERA in 18 combined starts between the two teams. Acevedo began the 2017 season with Tampa and was promoted to the

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and

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throughout the season. He appeared in the 2017

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. In 23 combined starts between Tampa, Trenton and Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Acevedo was 6–6 with a 3.25 ERA. The Yankees added him to their 40-man roster after the season. In 2018, Acevedo began the season with Trenton. He spent six weeks on the

due to a blister. The Yankees promoted him to the major leagues on July 21, but in only a few hours, he was optioned back to Double-A. He finished the year with a 3–3 record and 2.99 ERA between Staten Island and Scranton. Acevedo was released by the Yankees organization on August 23, 2019. He re-signed on a minor league deal on August 26. He finished the year with an 8–1 record and 4.35 ERA in innings between Scranton and Trenton. Acevedo did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the

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. On November 2, 2020, he elected free agency.

Oakland Athletics

On November 16, 2020, Acevedo signed a minor league contract with the

organization. He was assigned to the Triple-A

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to begin the year, and recorded a 2.76 ERA with 27 strikeouts in innings pitched. On June 21, 2021, Acevedo was selected to the 40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues. He made his MLB debut that day, pitching a scoreless inning of relief against the Texas Rangers. In the game, he also notched his first career strikeout, punching out Rangers infielder

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. In 3 innings for Oakland, Acevedo posted an ERA of 9.00 with 3 strikeouts. On July 30, he was designated for assignment by the A's. He was released the following day. On August 2, Acevedo resigned with Oakland on a minor league deal. On September 14, Acevedo was re-selected to the active roster. Acevedo began the 2022 season with the Athletics.

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