Luis Ángel Gil (/xil/; born June 3, 1998) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2021.
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New York Yankees – No. 81 | |
Pitcher | |
Born: (1998-06-03) June 3, 1998 (age 24) Azua, Dominican Republic | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
MLB debut | |
August 3, 2021, for the New York Yankees | |
MLB statistics (through 2022 season) | |
Win–loss record | 1–1 |
Earned run average | 3.78 |
Strikeouts | 43 |
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Gil signed with the Minnesota Twins as an international free agent in 2015 for a $90,000 signing bonus.[1] He made his professional debut that season with the Dominican Summer League Twins, going 1–2 with a 4.63 ERA over 23+1⁄3 innings. After not pitching in 2016, he spent 2017 with the Dominican Summer League Twins, pitching to a 0–2 record with a 2.59 ERA over 14 starts.
On March 16, 2018, the Twins traded Gil to the New York Yankees for Jake Cave.[2][3] He spent the season with the Pulaski Yankees and Staten Island Yankees, compiling a combined 2–3 record and 1.96 ERA over 12 starts, striking out 68 over 46 innings. He started 2019 with the Charleston RiverDogs,[4] and was promoted to the Tampa Tarpons in July. Over twenty starts between the two teams, Gil went 5–5 with a 2.72 ERA, compiling 123 strikeouts over 96 innings.
Gil began the 2021 season with the Somerset Patriots and was promoted to the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders in June.[5] On July 21, Gil combined with Reggie McClain and Stephen Ridings to throw a no-hitter for the RailRiders.[6]
The Yankees promoted him to the major leagues on August 3, 2021, making his major league debut with a start against the Baltimore Orioles.[7] He pitched six innings, allowed four hits and recorded six strikeouts, earning the win.[8]
Gil started his career with 15+2⁄3 scoreless innings, the most by any Yankee pitcher since 1961. He is the first pitcher in MLB history with a scoreless start in his first three appearances.[9]
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