Michael Francisco Pineda Paulino was born on January 18,1989 and is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher who is currently a free agent.
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24 Facts About Michael Pineda
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Michael Pineda has previously played in MLB for the Seattle Mariners, New York Yankees, Minnesota Twins and Detroit Tigers.
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Michael Pineda missed the 2012 and 2013 seasons due to a series of shoulder injuries.
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Michael Pineda's father is a welder and his mother is a hair stylist.
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Michael Pineda signed with the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball at age 16 on December 12,2005.
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Michael Pineda led the Seattle farm system in ERA, opponent average and strikeouts.
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Michael Pineda battled injuries during the 2009 season, missing most of the year due to elbow strain.
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The Mariners again named Michael Pineda their Minor League Pitcher of the Year in 2010, and he was a finalist for the USA Today Minor League Player of the Year.
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Michael Pineda made the Mariners' starting rotation out of spring training 2011 as the number five starter, the third youngest player on a 2011 American League opening day roster after Chris Sale and Tim Collins.
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Michael Pineda recorded no wins in his final seven starts over the last two months of the year, and the Mariners cut back on his work load as a precaution against an arm injury.
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Michael Pineda finished fifth in voting for American League Rookie of the Year Award, behind Jeremy Hellickson, Mark Trumbo, Eric Hosmer, and Ivan Nova, and ahead of teammate Dustin Ackley, who finished sixth.
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Michael Pineda was placed on the 15-day disabled list with tendinitis in his right shoulder at the culmination of spring training, causing him to miss the start of the 2012 season.
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Michael Pineda underwent arthroscopic surgery on May 1,2012, and was ruled out for the 2012 season.
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Michael Pineda began the 2013 season on the 60-day DL as he was still recovering from the shoulder surgery.
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Michael Pineda competed for a spot in the Yankees' starting rotation during spring training in 2014.
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Michael Pineda was named the Yankees' fifth starter towards the end of spring training.
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The umpires of the game were never notified and no action was taken against Michael Pineda, who told reporters after the game that the substance on his hand was dirt.
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On May 10,2015, in a win against the Baltimore Orioles, Michael Pineda struck out a career-high 16 batters over seven innings while walking none, breaking his previous career-high of 10 strikeouts in a single game.
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Michael Pineda became the first pitcher since Johan Santana in 2007 with 16 strikeouts and no walks in a single game.
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On December 13,2017, Michael Pineda signed a two-year, $10 million contract with the Minnesota Twins.
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On December 10,2019, Michael Pineda re-signed with the Twins on a two-year contract worth $20 million.
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Baseball America rated Michael Pineda as having the best fastball and control in the Mariners' system in 2010, while rating him as having the best fastball and slider in the Mariners season in 2011.
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