On August 31,the Twins promoted Pinto to the major leagues.[6] In 21 games for the Twins,Pinto had a .342 batting average,.398 on-base percentage,and a .566 slugging percentage. He hit four home runs,five doubles,and recorded 12 RBIs.[5]
During spring training in 2014,the Twins named Pinto to their Opening Day roster as the backup to Kurt Suzuki.[5] He spent a lot of time as the designated hitter due to the absence of Josh Willingham from the lineup. He was hitting just .246 with 5 HR and 9 RBI through April,and those struggles continued into May,contributing to less playing time. Pinto was eventually optioned to Rochester on June 12.[7] In 43 games to that point,he was hitting .222 with 7 HR,16 RBI and a .730 OPS. He also allowed all 20 runners who attempted to steal a base on him to do so due to poor arm strength and lazy catching skills.
Milwaukee Brewers
On November 20,2015,the San Diego Padres claimed Pinto off of waivers.[8] He was designated for assignment on December 21.[9] Pinto was then claimed off waivers by the Milwaukee Brewers on December 23.[10] The Brewers designated him for assignment on January 6,2016.[11]
Pinto spent the 2016 season with the Colorado Springs Sky Sox of the Triple–A Pacific Coast League. The Brewers promoted Pinto to the major leagues on September 20.[12] In six games for Milwaukee,he went 0–for–5 with a walk. On November 7,Pinto was removed from the 40–man roster and sent outright to Colorado Springs.[13] He subsequently elected free agency in lieu of an outright assignment.[14]
San Francisco Giants
On December 26,2016,Pinto signed a minor league contract with the San Francisco Giants.[15] He did not play in a game for the organization and was released on October 31,2017.
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