Batting average .221 Role Baseball player Position Outfielder Name Zoilo Almonte Salary 511,300 USD (2014) | Runs batted in 12 Weight 93 kg Home runs 2 Height 1.83 m | |
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Number 24 (New York Yankees / Outfielder), 14 (Atlanta Braves / Outfielder) Similar People Rafael Ynoa, Tony Pena - Jr, Melky Mesa, Austin Romine, Jonathan Villar | ||
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Zoilo Almonte (born June 10, 1989) is a Dominican professional baseball outfielder for the Sultanes de Monterrey of the Mexican Baseball League. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees.
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- Zoilo almonte habla de la serie de la leyenda
- Yankees player profile zoilo almonte
- New York Yankees
- Atlanta Braves
- Sultanes de Monterrey
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Yankees player profile zoilo almonte
New York Yankees
Almonte was added to the Yankees' 40 man roster after the 2011 season to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.
For the week of June 11-17, 2012, Almonte was named Eastern League player of the week. He was named player of the week of the International League on May 6, 2013. The Yankees promoted Almonte to the major leagues on June 19, 2013. Almonte made his Major League debut in the 2nd game of a doubleheader against the Los Angeles Dodgers the same day he was called up, grounding out as a pinch hitter in the bottom of the 9th inning. He got his first major league hit the next day against Kyle Farnsworth of the Tampa Bay Rays, a pinch-hit single off the third base bag. He hit his first major league home run the very next day off Roberto Hernández of the Rays. On July 20, 2013, Almonte was placed on the 15-day disabled list due to an ankle sprain.
He was optioned back down to AAA on June 4, 2014 after only being called up the previous month. On July 9, 2014 Zoilo Almonte was recalled to the big leagues to replace Masahiro Tanaka who was placed on the 15-day DL. On July 13, 2014, Almonte was sent back down to AAA. On July 28, Almonte was recalled back up to the Yankees replacing pitcher Jeff Francis on the roster after Francis was designated For assignment and released. Almonte was designated for assignment on September 2, 2014, and outrighted to AAA Scranton on September 5.
Atlanta Braves
Almonte signed a one-year deal with the Atlanta Braves on November 10, 2014. He was outrighted off the roster on March 31, 2015, and elected free agency on April 9.
Sultanes de Monterrey
On April 12, 2016, Almonte was traded from the Pericos de Puebla to the Sultanes de Monterrey.