José Pirela

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José Pirela
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Pirela with the New York Yankees
San Diego Padres – No. 17
Infielder
Born: (1989-11-21) November 21, 1989 (age 34)
Valera, Trujillo, Venezuela
Bats: Right Throws: Right
MLB debut
September 22, 2014, for the New York Yankees
MLB statistics
(through 2015 season)
Batting average .255
Home runs 1
Runs batted in 8
Teams

José Manuel Pirela (born November 21, 1989) is a Venezuelan professional baseball infielder for the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played in MLB for the New York Yankees in 2014 and 2015.

Professional career

Minor Leagues

Pirela signed with the New York Yankees as an international free agent, receiving a $300,000 signing bonus.[1] He made his professional debut with the Yankees in 2007 for the Dominican Summer League Yankees 1. He reached Triple-A for the first time in 2013. After the season he played for the Aguilas del Zulia of the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League.[2][3][4][5]

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Pirela batting for the Trenton Thunder in 2013

Pirela began the 2014 season with the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders of the Class AAA International League.[6] He ended the International League season with a .303 batting average, 10 home runs, and 60 runs batted in (RBIs). He was named a postseason All-Star.[citation needed]

New York Yankees

On September 16, 2014, the Yankees promoted Pirela to the major leagues.[7] He made his major league debut on September 22, hitting a triple in his first at-bat, and a single later in the game.[8] In seven games with the Yankees in 2014, he batted .333 with two triples and three RBIs. He was pinch-run for by Antoan Richardson on September 25th. Richardson then scored the game winning run on a walk-off single by Derek Jeter in the Yankee captain's last at-bat at Yankee Stadium.

Pirela suffered a concussion on March 22, 2015, in a spring training game against the New York Mets while playing center field. He ran into the outfield wall while chasing a ball hit by Juan Lagares.[9] On April 2, 2015, he was placed on the 7-day disabled list to begin the season due to his concussion. A week later, he was transferred to the 15-day disabled list. He was activated on May 6. On June 7, he hit his first major league home run against the Los Angeles Angels.[10] He batted .256 with 1 RBI in 18 games before he was optioned to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on June 10.[11]

San Diego Padres

On November 11, 2015, the Yankees traded Pirela to the San Diego Padres for minor league pitcher Ronald Herrera.[12] He began the 2016 season with the El Paso Chihuahuas of the Class AAA Pacific Coast League, and was promoted to the Padres on April 22.[13]

References

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