Manny Piña
Manny Piña | |
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Free agent | |
Catcher | |
Born: Barquisimeto, Venezuela | June 5, 1987|
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
MLB debut | |
August 3, 2011, for the Kansas City Royals | |
MLB statistics (through 2023 season) | |
Batting average | .243 |
Home runs | 43 |
Runs batted in | 149 |
Teams | |
Manuel Elías Piña Reyes (/ˈpiːnjə/; born June 5, 1987) is a Venezuelan professional baseball catcher who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Kansas City Royals, Milwaukee Brewers, Atlanta Braves, and Oakland Athletics.
Career
Texas Rangers organization
Piña began his professional baseball career in 2005 in the
Kansas City Royals
On September 3, 2009, the Rangers traded Piña and outfielder
On November 2, 2012, the Royals designated Piña for assignment and sent him outright to the
Seattle Mariners and Detroit Tigers organizations
On January 17, 2014, Piña signed a minor league contract with the Seattle Mariners. On June 11, the Detroit Tigers acquired Piña from the Seattle Mariners in exchange for a player to be named later. He was then assigned to the Tigers' Triple-A affiliate, the Toledo Mud Hens.[6]
Milwaukee Brewers
On December 10, 2015, the Tigers traded Piña to the Milwaukee Brewers as the player to be named later in the Francisco Rodríguez trade to complete the deal.[7] In 2016, he hit .254 with 2 home runs and 12 RBIs in 33 games with the Brewers.[1] He began the 2017 splitting playing time at catcher with Jett Bandy, hitting .279/.327/.424 with career-highs in home runs (9) and RBI (43).[8] In 2018, Piña hit .252/.307/.395, tying his career-high in home runs (9) and getting 28 RBI as well.[9] He began the 2019 season as the backup catcher. He was placed on the disabled list on May 16, 2019, with a hamstring injury. He finished the year with a batting line of .228/.313/.411 with 7 home runs and 25 RBI.[10] In 2020, Piña played in 15 games for the Brewers, slashing .231/.333/.410 with 2 home runs and 5 RBI before his season was cut short in August due to a torn meniscus in his right knee.[11]
Atlanta Braves
After the 2021 season, Piña signed a two-year, $8 million contract with the Atlanta Braves.[12] He was placed on the injured list on April 25, 2022, due to inflammation in his left wrist.[13] While attempting rehabilitation for the injury, Piña felt more discomfort, and a subsequent MRI revealed that surgery would be necessary, for which he missed the remainder of the season.[14][15]
Oakland Athletics
The Braves sent Piña to the
See also
References
- ^ a b c d Manny Piña Stats, Fantasy & News | MLB.com
- ^ "Thursday's sports transactions". San Diego Union-Tribune. Associated Press. September 3, 2009. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
- ^ "Danny Duffy steps in and pitches Royals to win vs. Indians". ESPN.com. Associated Press. July 31, 2011. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
- ^ "Luke Hochevar outduels Jeremy Guthrie as Royals top Orioles". ESPN.com. Associated Press. August 3, 2011. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
- ^ "Royals claim RHP Moscoso, C Hayes off waivers". Associated Press via Yahoo Sports.com. November 2, 2012. Retrieved November 2, 2012.
- MLive. Retrieved June 11, 2014.
- MLive. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
- ^ "Notes: Piña making most of his opportunity". Jsonline.com. April 15, 2017. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
- ^ "Brewers catcher Manny Piña healthy, contributing". Jsonline.com. August 27, 2018. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
- ^ Gibson, David (February 12, 2020). "Pitchers and Catchers Report: Milwaukee Brewers 2019-2020 offseason in review". Brew Crew Ball. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
- ^ Egan, John (December 2, 2020). "Brewers: Manny Pina Signed to Contract for 2021 Season". Reviewingthebrew.com. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
- ^ Bowman, Mark (November 15, 2021). "Braves sign catcher Piña to 2-year deal". MLB.com. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
- ^ "Braves place C Piña on IL, Contreras recalled from Triple-A". Washington Post. Associated Press. April 25, 2022. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
- ^ "Braves C Piña to have season-ending wrist surgery". The Sports Network. Associated Press. May 11, 2022. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
- ^ Burns, Gabriel (May 11, 2022). "Braves' Manny Pina to undergo wrist surgery, miss rest of season". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
- ^ https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/sean-murphy-trade-braves-land-catcher-from-as-in-three-team-deal-brewers-get-william-contreras/
- ^ "Athletics' Manny Piña: Transferred to 60-day IL". cbssports.com. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
- ^ "Athletics' Manny Piña: Activated from 60-day IL". cbssports.com. Retrieved July 4, 2023.
- ^ "Athletics' Manny Piña: Activated and DFA'd". cbssports.com. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
- ^ https://www.mlb.com/transactions/2023/08/04
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
- manuelpina28 on Instagram