Yoanni Yera

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Yoanni Yera
Olmecas de Tabasco – No. 56
Pitcher
Born: (1989-10-18) October 18, 1989 (age 34)
Martí, Matanzas, Cuba
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Men's baseball
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Central American and Caribbean Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 San Salvador Team

Yoanni Yera Montalvo (born October 18, 1989) is a Cuban professional baseball pitcher for the Olmecas de Tabasco of the Mexican League, Cocodrilos de Matanzas in the Cuban National Series, and the Charros de Jalisco in the Mexican Pacific League.

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Career

Kitchener Panthers

On June 7, 2019, Yera signed with the Kitchener Panthers of the Intercounty Baseball League (IBL). [1] He made 12 starts for the team, recording a 7–1 record and 3.88 ERA with 87 strikeouts in 72.0 innings pitched. For his performance, Yera was named an All-Star for the 2019 season. [2]

Olmecas de Tabasco

Yera signed with the Olmecas de Tabasco of the Mexican League for the 2020 season. Yera did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the Mexican League season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. [3]

On April 8, 2022, Yera re-signed with the Olmecas de Tabasco for the 2022 LMB season. [4] On July 6, 2022, he threw a no-hitter in a game against the Generales de Durango. [5]

International career

Yera played for the Cuban national baseball team at 2017 World Baseball Classic. [6]

He joined the Algodoneros de Guasave for the 2020 Mexican Pacific League season.

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References

  1. "Panthers' Cuban players arrive, exhausted, but ready". therecord.com. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
  2. "2019 All-Star Yera Named To Cuban WBC Team". theibl.ca. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
  3. "Mexican League Cancels 2020 Season".
  4. "PREVIA: El infierno verde reclama un título" (in Spanish). April 8, 2022. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
  5. "Yoanni Yera lanza doble cero en el Tumbapatos". olmecastabasco.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved July 9, 2022.
  6. Lara-Cinisomo, Vince (February 8, 2017). "2017 CUBA WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC ROSTER". Baseball America. Retrieved March 25, 2017.