Yusmeiro Alberto Petit is a Venezuelan professional baseball pitcher who is currently a free agent.
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33 Facts About Yusmeiro Petit
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Yusmeiro Petit has played in Major League Baseball for the Florida Marlins, Arizona Diamondbacks, San Francisco Giants, Washington Nationals, Los Angeles Angels and Oakland Athletics.
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In 2014, Petit retired 46 consecutive batters to set a new Major League record.
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Yusmeiro Petit signed with the New York Mets as an international free agent on November 15,2001.
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Yusmeiro Petit finished third in the Appalachian League in strikeouts, fourth in strikeouts per nine innings and fifth in ERA.
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Yusmeiro Petit placed second in Appalachian League in fewest bases on balls per nine innings and allowed the second fewest runners per nine innings.
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Yusmeiro Petit spent time with the Class-A Capital City Bombers, the Class-A Advanced St Lucie Mets and the Double-A Binghamton Mets during the 2004 season.
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Yusmeiro Petit finished second among all Minor League pitchers with 200 strikeouts and first in strikeouts per nine innings with a 12.
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Yusmeiro Petit received the Sterling Organizational Pitcher of the Year Award as top pitcher in the Mets organization.
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Yusmeiro Petit began the season at Capital City of the South Atlantic League where he was selected to the Mid-Season All-Star team.
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Yusmeiro Petit notched 122 strikeouts and walked only 22 walks in 83 innings with the Bombers.
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Yusmeiro Petit spent time with Binghamton and the Triple-A Norfolk Tides in 2005.
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Yusmeiro Petit made four starts for the Norfolk Tides, including one in the playoffs against the Toledo Mud Hens.
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Yusmeiro Petit did however earn a win in the playoff start against Toledo, allowing three earned runs on six hits in eight innings, recording 14 strikeouts.
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Yusmeiro Petit was named to the Eastern League's mid-season All-Star team and finished second in the league in ERA.
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Yusmeiro Petit was traded to the Arizona Diamondbacks on March 26,2007, for Jorge Julio.
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Yusmeiro Petit was claimed off waivers by the Seattle Mariners on November 5,2009.
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In 2011, Yusmeiro Petit played for the Oaxaca Warriors of the Mexican League.
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Yusmeiro Petit signed a minor league contract with the San Francisco Giants for the 2012 season.
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The Giants won the 2012 World Series over the Detroit Tigers and although Yusmeiro Petit was not on the playoff roster, he did receive a ring.
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Yusmeiro Petit began 2013 with Triple-A Fresno, but on July 23, he was called up to help the pitching staff during a double-header.
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Yusmeiro Petit pitched in the first game of the double-header after Eric Surkamp had a poor start.
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Yusmeiro Petit subsequently cleared waivers and was sent back to Fresno.
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On September 6,2013, making just his third major-league start of the year since joining the rotation as an injury replacement, Yusmeiro Petit came within one strike of pitching a perfect game against his former team, the Arizona Diamondbacks.
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Yusmeiro Petit would get the following out, finishing the game with 7 strikeouts and no walks on 95 pitches.
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Yusmeiro Petit was the 12th pitcher in MLB history to lose a perfect game with two outs in the 9th inning.
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Yusmeiro Petit broke Buehrle's record for consecutive perfect innings pitched by 0.
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Yusmeiro Petit became the only professional baseball player to win both the Little League World Series and the MLB World Series.
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On December 7,2017, Yusmeiro Petit signed a two-year contract with the Oakland Athletics which includes a club option for 2020.
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Yusmeiro Petit continued his success the following season, registering an ERA of 2.
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On February 14,2021, Yusmeiro Petit resigned with the Athletics on a 1-year contract worth $2.
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On May 4,2022, Yusmeiro Petit signed a minor league deal with the San Diego Padres.
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