born january dominican professional baseball starting pitcher new_york_yankees major_league_baseball mlb signed international free agent mlb debut rookie season named finished fifth american_league rookie year rookie season traded yankees professional career minor leagues signed major_league_baseball mlb age december professional debut rookie level pitching win loss record earned run average era allowing earned run season record era regular action pitched class midwest league record era opponents batting average led seattle farm system era opponent average strikeouts rated tenth best prospect organization named year wisconsin pitching coach mentor battled injuries season missing year elbow strain era high class advanced healthy threw shutout innings rookie level struck innings pitched year season ranked sixth best prospect good health era west diamond class southern league strikeouts walks era class aaa pacific coast league strikeouts walks office ended season reached precaution injury named year finalist year rated second best prospect system season rated sixteenth best prospect baseball starting rotation spring training number starter youngest player american_league opening day roster mlb debut april giving runs innings loss pitched innings allowed runs struck seven batters earned mlb win april struck career high batters detroit_tigers april including batters faced ended month majors record era named american_league rookie month april pitching innings starts giving hits walks innings striking opposing batters selected july replacement ineligible pitch having pitched day star break point era strikeouts innings walks pitched perfect inning striking weeks finished season record era recorded wins final seven starts months year cut work load precaution arm injury starts struck hitters walking innings struck batters faced highest percentage mlb finished fifth voting american_league rookie year award ahead teammate finished sixth season ranked 20th best player age new_york_yankees present traded new_york_yankees january yankees needed tier starting pitcher pair felt afford depth tier pitching prospects including placed day disabled list right shoulder culmination spring training causing miss start season rehabilitation suffered anterior tear right shoulder underwent surgery ruled season began season day recovering shoulder surgery activated disabled list july optioned minor leagues pitched class aaa international league games pitched record era competed spot yankees starting rotation spring training named yankees fifth starter end spring training start yankees april april start boston_red_sox boston broadcasters noticed substance appeared pine tar palm pitching hand early innings game midway outing substance wiped hand added wrist game notified action taken told reporters game substance hand dirt april game manager notified pine tar neck ejected game second inning suspended games incident era innings pitched starts pitching simulated game suspension developed strain major muscle expected require weeks heal following experienced late return pushed august yankees activated start august finished season record era innings win baltimore_orioles struck career high batters seven innings walking shattering previous career high strikeouts single game pitcher strikeouts walks single game went disabled list july strained muscle right finished season record era innings games started scouting profile listed feet inches pounds rated having best fastball control system rating having best fastball season fastball averaged miles hour highest mlb innings pitched ranking fourth american_league throws shoulder surgery fastball mph range topping personal life family lives dominican_republic pitching bullpen coach makes effort conduct interviews english use translator receives assistance yankees teammate august charged driving influence alcohol injury rehab tampa florida february pleaded contest driving influence serve hours community service year probation attend school pay fine
Michael Pineda