Gabriel Ynoa Gómez (born May 26, 1993) is a Dominican professional
baseball
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pitcher
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for the
Pericos de Puebla of the
Mexican Baseball League. He previously played in
Major League Baseball
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(MLB) for the
New York Mets
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and
Baltimore Orioles
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, in
Nippon Professional Baseball
or NPB is the highest level of baseball in Japan. Locally, it is often called , meaning ''Professional Baseball''.
Outside Japan, it is often just referred to as "Japanese baseball". The roots of the league can be traced back to the formation ...
(NPB) for the
Tokyo Yakult Swallows
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, and in the
Chinese Professional Baseball League
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(CPBL) for the
CTBC Brothers.
Career
![Gabriel Ynoa (16780051585)](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c6/Gabriel_Ynoa_%2816780051585%29.jpg)
New York Mets
Ynoa signed with the
New York Mets
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as an international free agent in November 2009. He made his professional debut that season with the
Dominican Summer League Mets. Pitching for the Savannah Sand Gnats in 2013, Ynoa was named the
South Atlantic League
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Pitcher of the Year, after winning 15 games and recording a 2.72
earned run average
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(ERA). Ynoa started 2014 with the
St. Lucie Mets
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and was promoted to the Double-A
Binghamton Mets during the season.
Ynoa was called up to the major leagues for the first time on August 13, 2016. That night, he pitched a perfect 11th inning against the
San Diego Padres at
Citi Field to record a
win in his major league debut.
Baltimore Orioles
On February 10, 2017, Ynoa was traded to the Baltimore Orioles for cash considerations. Ynoa made his debut with the Orioles on May 5 after being brought in from the bullpen in the first inning after Orioles' starter
Wade Miley
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left the game with a wrist contusion. Ynoa threw six scoreless innings, allowing six hits while striking out five batters. It was Ynoa's longest career outing. He earned the victory in a 4-2 Orioles win. He missed the entire 2018 season with a right shin stress reaction. He was outrighted on November 1, then signed a minor league deal for the 2019 season.
Ynoa started the 2019 season with the
Norfolk Tides. The Orioles promoted him to the major leagues on April 21. When his record fell to 1–10 as a result of a 3–2 defeat to the
Toronto Blue Jays
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at
Rogers Centre
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on
September 25
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, he and
David Hess
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became the first pair of teammates with double-digit losses and no more than one win since
Jack Nabors
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and
Tom Sheehan of the
1916 Philadelphia Athletics. Ynoa was outrighted off the Orioles roster on November 4, and elected free agency.
Tokyo Swallows
On December 6, 2019, Ynoa signed with the
Tokyo Yakult Swallows
The Tokyo Yakult Swallows () are a Japanese professional baseball team competing in Nippon Professional Baseball's Central League. Based in Shinjuku, Tokyo, they are one of two professional baseball teams based in Tokyo, the other being the Yom ...
of
Nippon Professional Baseball
or NPB is the highest level of baseball in Japan. Locally, it is often called , meaning ''Professional Baseball''.
Outside Japan, it is often just referred to as "Japanese baseball". The roots of the league can be traced back to the formation ...
(NPB).
On June 23, 2020, Ynoa made his NPB debut. On October 12, 2020, he became a free agent.
CTBC Brothers
On December 27, 2020, Ynoa signed with the
CTBC Brothers of the
Chinese Professional Baseball League
The Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL; ) is the top-tier professional baseball league in Taiwan. The league was established in 1989 and played the first season in 1990. CPBL eventually absorbed the competing Taiwan Major League in 20 ...
(CPBL). On March 13, 2021, Ynoa made his CPBL debut against the
Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions
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. Ynoa made 24 appearances for the Brothers, going 3-3 with a 4.01 ERA and 61 strikeouts. On October 4, 2021, Ynoa was released by the Brothers.
Pericos de Puebla
On March 30, 2022, Ynoa signed with the
Pericos de Puebla of the
Mexican Baseball League for the 2022 season.
References
External links
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ynoa, Gabriel
1993 births
Living people
Baltimore Orioles players
Binghamton Mets players
Bowie Baysox players
Brooklyn Cyclones players
Dominican Republic expatriate baseball players in Japan
Dominican Republic expatriate baseball players in Mexico
Dominican Republic expatriate baseball players in Taiwan
Dominican Republic expatriate baseball players in the United States
Dominican Summer League Mets players
Gigantes del Cibao players
Gulf Coast Mets players
Kingsport Mets players
Las Vegas 51s players
Major League Baseball pitchers
Major League Baseball players from the Dominican Republic
New York Mets players
Nippon Professional Baseball pitchers
Norfolk Tides players
Pericos de Puebla players
Savannah Sand Gnats players
St. Lucie Mets players
Tokyo Yakult Swallows players
People from La Vega, Dominican Republic