Batting average .255 Role Baseball player Date joined 2014 Name Jose Pirela Salary 510,000 USD (2015) | Runs batted in 8 Bats Right-handed Home runs 1 Weight 95 kg | |
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Current team San Diego Padres (#63 / Infielder) Similar People John Ryan Murphy, Aaron Hicks, Rob Refsnyder, Brett Gardner | ||
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José Manuel Pirela (born November 21, 1989) is a Venezuelan professional baseball infielder in the San Diego Padres organization. He previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees and Padres.
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- Hit 300 y jonr n de jos pirela guilas del zulia lvbp 2015 2016
- Jos pirela
- Minor Leagues
- New York Yankees
- San Diego Padres
- References
Jos pirela
Minor Leagues
Pirela signed with the New York Yankees as an international free agent, receiving a $300,000 signing bonus. 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.
Pirela began the 2014 season with the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders of the Class AAA International League. 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.
New York Yankees
On September 16, 2014, the Yankees promoted Pirela to the major leagues. He made his major league debut on September 22, hitting a triple in his first at-bat, and a single later in the game. 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 25. 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. 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. He batted .256 with 1 RBI in 18 games before he was optioned to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on June 10.
San Diego Padres
On November 11, 2015, the Yankees traded Pirela to the San Diego Padres for minor league pitcher Ronald Herrera. 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. Pirela was non-tendered in the 2016 offseason, and became a free agent. He signed a minor league contract with the Padres on December 13, 2016.