28 Facts About Luis Severino

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Luis Severino was born on February 20,1994 and is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball.

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Luis Severino missed most of the 2019 and 2021 seasons and all of the 2020 season due to various injuries.

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3.

Luis Severino made his professional debut for the Dominican Summer League Yankees 1 that year.

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4.

Luis Severino started 2013 with the DSL Yankees 1 and was promoted to the Charleston RiverDogs of the Class A South Atlantic League during the season.

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5.

Luis Severino started the season with Charleston before being promoted to the Tampa Yankees of the Class A-Advanced Florida State League.

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6.

Luis Severino pitched five innings in his debut, allowing two hits, two runs, with seven strikeouts and no walks.

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7.

Luis Severino began the 2016 season in the Yankees starting rotation.

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8.

Luis Severino was named to the American League All-Star team alongside his teammates Aaron Judge, Gary Sanchez, Starlin Castro and Dellin Betances.

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9.

Luis Severino started the second half strong, first matching Chris Sale by allowing one run over seven innings in a pitcher's duel against the Red Sox.

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10.

On September 3, against the Boston Red Sox, Luis Severino struck out his 200th batter of the season, becoming the second-youngest Yankee in franchise history with 200 strikeouts in one season behind Al Downing in 1964.

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11.

Luis Severino became the first Yankee starter to qualify for the ERA title with a sub-3.

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12.

Luis Severino's 16 starts of one run allowed or less led the major leagues, additionally he was the first Yankee starter to have 16 starts with one or no runs allowed in a single season since Mike Mussina in 2001 and the youngest pitcher in the major leagues to reach this mark since Dwight Gooden in 1985.

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13.

Luis Severino became the first American League pitcher with an ERA below 3.

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14.

Luis Severino led all major league pitchers with an average fastball velocity of 97.

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15.

Luis Severino was chosen to start the 2017 American League Wild Card Game; he was removed from the game after giving up three earned runs in one-third of an inning, tied for the shortest outing by a Yankees pitcher in the postseason.

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16.

Luis Severino finished third in the voting, behind Corey Kluber and Chris Sale.

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17.

Luis Severino received 20 third-place votes, 6 fourth-place votes and 1 fifth place vote, for a total of 73 points.

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18.

Luis Severino earned his 10th win of the season on June 16 after limiting the Rays to three hits and two walks in eight shutout innings with nine strikeouts, double his win count prior to the All-Star break in 2017, and becoming the first Yankee pitcher to win 10 or more games prior to the All-Star break since Masahiro Tanaka in 2014.

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19.

Luis Severino became the first Yankees pitcher to enter the All-Star break with 14 wins since Mel Stottlemyre in 1969 and only the fourth to ever do so.

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20.

On February 15,2019, Luis Severino signed a four-year, $40 million contract extension that included a club option for a fifth season worth an additional $12.

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21.

Luis Severino started for the Yankees on September 17,2019 against the Los Angeles Angels in New York, and made two more starts in the regular season.

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22.

On February 25,2020, it was announced that Luis Severino would undergo Tommy John surgery to repair a partially torn UCL in his right elbow, ending his 2020 season.

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23.

On February 22,2021, Luis Severino was placed on the 60-day injured list as he continued to recover from Tommy John surgery.

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24.

On June 12,2021, Luis Severino suffered a groin injury during a rehab start with the Hudson Valley Renegades and was sidelined until August.

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25.

On September 20,2021, Luis Severino was activated off the injury list for the first time in 706 days.

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26.

Luis Severino grew up a fan of the Yankees, particularly fellow Dominican Robinson Cano.

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27.

Luis Severino and his wife, Rosmaly, have one daughter, who was born in July 2015.

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28.

Severino's second child, a son, Luis Jr, was born on July 8,2021.

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