Yoanner Negrín (born April 29, 1984) is a professional

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player who is currently with the

Leones de Yucatán The Leones de Yucatán (English: Yucatán Lions) are a professional baseball team in the Mexican League. The team play its home games at Parque Kukulcán Alamo in Mérida, Yucatán. The Leones have won the Mexican League title five times in , , , ...

of the

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. He was signed by the Cubs as a non-drafted free agent on July 25, 2011, and began his professional career with the

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. In 2012, he spent most of the season on loan to the

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and pitched in 24 games (with 16 starts) for the

Olmecas de Tabasco The Olmecas de Tabasco (English: Tabasco Olmecs) are a professional baseball team in the Mexican League based in Villahermosa, Tabasco, Mexico. Their home ballpark is the Estadio Centenario 27 de Febrero. The Olmecas won their only Mexican Leag ...

. He played for the

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in the

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Career

Chicago Cubs

On July 25, 2011, Negrín signed with the

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as an undrafted free agent and began his career with the

. He began the 2012 season with the

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, but was loaned to the

with whom he pitched in 24 games (and posted a 7–6 record and 3.12 ERA), before being returned to the Cubs organization. Negrín spent the majority of the next three seasons playing for the Triple–A

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. Cumulatively, he made 75 appearances for Iowa and registered a 6–11 record and 4.28 ERA with 204 strikeouts and 2 saves in innings pitched.

Leones de Yucatán

On June 23, 2015, Negrín was loaned to the

. Negrín did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the Mexican League season because of the

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. In 2022, he appeared in 18 games (17 starts) for Yucatán, but struggled to a 4-4 record and 6.78 ERA with 51 strikeouts in 82.1 innings pitched. Negrín won the Mexican League Championship with the Leones in 2022.

International career

Negrín was selected to represent

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at the 2023 World Baseball Classic qualification. In June 2023, Negrín represented

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at the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games, where the team won the gold medal.

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1984 births Baseball pitchers Living people 2013 World Baseball Classic players Arizona League Cubs players Peoria Chiefs players Daytona Cubs players Olmecas de Tabasco players Tennessee Smokies players Iowa Cubs players Cocodrilos de Matanzas players Leones del Caracas players Cuban expatriate baseball players in Venezuela Yaquis de Obregón players Cuban expatriate baseball players in Mexico Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Mexico Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in baseball {{US-baseball-pitcher-1980s-stub