Manny Banuelos

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Manny Banuelos
Atlanta Braves – No. 60
Pitcher
Born: (1991-03-13) March 13, 1991 (age 33)
Gómez Palacio, Durango, Mexico
Bats: Left Throws: Left
MLB debut
July 2, 2015, for the Atlanta Braves
MLB statistics
(through 2015 season)
Win–loss record 1–4
Earned run average 5.13
Strikeouts 19
Teams

Manuel "Manny" Banuelos (born March 13, 1991) is a Mexican professional baseball pitcher for the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Career

New York Yankees

In 2008, the Yankees signed four players, including Banuelos and Alfredo Aceves, from the Mexican League for $450,000.[1] Banuelos participated in the All-Star Futures Game in 2009.[2]

Banuelos missed some time during the 2010 season with an appendectomy, but has since demonstrated strong development, with a mid-90s fastball and above-average secondary pitches that include a changeup and curveball.[3] In 2010, Banuelos split time between the Class-A Advanced Tampa Yankees and the Class-AA Trenton Thunder. Banuelos was also a standout during the 2010 season of the Arizona Fall League, earning the start in the team's all-star game.

Before the 2010 season, He was rated as the Yankees sixth best prospect according to Baseball America, and in 2011 he was rated as the fourth best.[4][5] He was also one of the top 50 overall prospects according to MLB.com.[6]

In 2011, Banuelos was invited to spring training with the Yankees for the first time, drawing rave reviews.[1][7][8] Mariano Rivera said that he believes Banuelos is the best pitching prospect he has seen.[9] He won the James P. Dawson Award, given annually to the best rookie in camp.[10] He was promoted to the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees of the Triple-A International League on August 2.[11]

Banuelos was again invited to spring training in 2012.[12] After struggling through injuries during the 2012 season, Banuelos underwent Tommy John surgery, and, therefore, missed the entire 2013 season.[13] He returned to pitch for Scranton/Wilkes-Barre in 2014.

Atlanta Braves

On January 1, 2015, Banuelos was traded to the Atlanta Braves for pitchers David Carpenter and Chasen Shreve.[14] He was invited to spring training, and sent to Triple–A Gwinnett on March 27.[15] He was called up to the major leagues to make his debut on July 2, 2015.[16] Banuelos pitched ​5 2⁄3 innings and recorded seven strikeouts and no earned runs against the Washington Nationals that same day. He ended the outing by hitting Denard Span and Danny Espinosa and was removed from the game due to cramping and dehydration.[17][18] Later that month, tests revealed that Banuelos had a bone spur. He was sent to the minors for rest and rehabilitation, before a second callup in September. The bone spur continued to bother him, and Banuelos underwent surgery to remove it on September 17.[19]

References

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