Luis Ángel Gil (; born June 3, 1998) is a Dominican

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for the

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(MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2021.

Career

Minor leagues

Gil signed with the

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as an international free agent in 2015 for a $90,000

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. He made his professional debut that season with the Dominican Summer League Twins, going 1–2 with a 4.63 ERA over innings. After not pitching in 2016, he spent 2017 with the Dominican Summer League Twins, pitching to a 0–2 record with a 2.59 ERA over 14 starts. On March 16, 2018, the Twins traded Gil to the

for

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. He spent the season with the

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and

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, compiling a combined 2–3 record and 1.96 ERA over 12 starts, striking out 68 over 46 innings. He started 2019 with the

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, and was promoted to the

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in July. Over twenty starts between the two teams, Gil went 5–5 with a 2.72 ERA, compiling 123 strikeouts over 96 innings. Gil began the 2021 season with the

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and was promoted to the

Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (often abbreviated to SWB RailRiders) are a Minor League Baseball team of the International League (IL) and the Triple-A (baseball), Triple-A affiliate of the New York Yankees. They are located in Moosic, Pen ...

in June. On July 21, Gil combined with

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and Stephen Ridings to throw a

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for the RailRiders.

New York Yankees

The Yankees promoted him to the major leagues on August 3, 2021, making his major league debut with a start against the

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. He pitched six innings, allowed four hits and recorded six strikeouts, earning the win. Gil started his career with scoreless innings, the most by any Yankee pitcher since 1961. He is the first pitcher in MLB history with a scoreless start in his first three appearances. On May 21, 2022, it was announced that Gil would require

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and miss the remainder of the 2022 season.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Gil, Luis 1998 births Living people Charleston RiverDogs players Dominican Republic expatriate baseball players in the United States Dominican Summer League Twins players Major League Baseball pitchers Major League Baseball players from the Dominican Republic New York Yankees players People from Azua Province Pulaski Yankees players Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders players Somerset Patriots players Staten Island Yankees players Tampa Tarpons players Tigres del Licey players