Miguel Yajure

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31+1⁄3 innings over nine games (six starts). [4]

Yajure missed 2017 after undergoing Tommy John surgery. [5] Yajure returned in 2018 and pitched with the Single–A Charleston RiverDogs, for whom he was 4-3 with a 3.90 ERA in 64+2⁄3 innings over 14 starts. [4]

Yajure started 2019 with the Single–A Tampa Tarpons before being promoted for two starts to the Double–A Trenton Thunder. [6] Between the two teams, he was 9–6 with a 2.14 ERA (leading all of minor league baseball, minimum 125 innings) in 138+2⁄3 innings covering 24 games (20 starts), in which he had 133 strikeouts (2nd among Yankee minor league pitchers). [3] [4] He was 2nd in the Florida State League with 122 strikeouts, 8th in wins, and walked 2.0 batters per 9 innings. [4] After the 2019 season, he was named a 2019 Florida State League Postseason All-Star. [7] After the season, Baseball America ranked him 11th among Yankees minor leaguers, and as having the best control among all Yankee minor league pitchers. [8] [3] On November 20, 2019, the Yankees added Yajure to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft. [7]

Yajure made his major league debut in relief on August 31, 2020, against the Tampa Bay Rays. He pitched three shutout innings, with two strikeouts and three walks. He wore number 89, MLB's last unused uniform number. [9] In three relief appearances with New York in 2020, Yajure compiled a 1.29 ERA while striking out eight batters in seven innings, limited Major League batters to a .130 average. [10] [11]

Pittsburgh Pirates

On January 24, 2021, the Yankees traded Yajure, Roansy Contreras, Maikol Escotto, and Canaan Smith-Njigba to the Pittsburgh Pirates for pitcher Jameson Taillon. [12] On June 24, Yajure was placed on the 60-day injured list with right forearm/elbow soreness. [13] He made four appearances (three starts) for the Pirates during 2021, pitching to an 8.40 ERA and striking out 11 batters in 15 innings. [10] He also appeared in nine games for the Triple-A Indianapolis Indians, compiling a 3.09 ERA and 2–3 record in 43+2⁄3 innings over nine starts. [14]

On September 14, 2022, Yajure recorded his first career save. Pitching in relief against the Cincinnati Reds, he surrendered two earned runs on two hits and a walk with two strikeouts in three innings of work. [15] During the 2022 season, Yajure split time between Indianapolis, pitching primarily as a starter and going 4-4 with a 6.09 ERA in 54+2⁄3 innings over 16 games (14 starts), and Pittsburgh, pitching primarily as a reliever and going 1-1 with an 8.88 ERA in 24+1⁄3 innings over 12 games (one start). [14] In the minors leagues through 2022 he averaged 8.2 hits, 0.5 home runs, 2.4 walks, and 7.9 strikeouts per 9 innings. [4]

San Francisco Giants

On December 2, 2022, Yajure was claimed off waivers by the San Francisco Giants. [16] On December 13, Yajure was removed from the 40-man roster and sent outright to the Triple–A Sacramento River Cats. [17] He spent the 2023 season split between the Single–A San Jose Giants, High–A Eugene Emeralds, and Triple–A Sacramento River Cats. In 22 combined appearances (19 starts), Yajure struggled to a 2–6 record and 6.07 ERA with 80 strikeouts across 75+2⁄3 innings of work. He elected free agency following the season on November 6, 2023. [18]

Tokyo Yakult Swallows

On December 6, 2023, Yajure signed with the Tokyo Yakult Swallows of Nippon Professional Baseball. [19] In 23 appearances for the team in 2024, he compiled a 5–10 record and 3.34 ERA with 84 strikeouts across 129+1⁄3 innings pitched. On November 5, 2024, the Swallows announced that they would not bring Yajure back for the 2025 season, making him a free agent. [20]

Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles

On December 6, 2024, Yajure signed with the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of Nippon Professional Baseball. [21]

Pitching style

He is noted for his control. He has four pitches which include a fastball that occasionally reached 97 mph by 2020, a curveball, a cutter, and a good changeup. [22] [23] [8]

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Miguel Yajure
Miguel Yajure Swallows 20240310.jpg
Yajure with the Tokyo Yakult Swallows
Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles
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Born: (1998-05-01) May 1, 1998 (age 26)
Cabimas, Venezuela
Bats: Switch
Throws: Right
Professional debut
MLB: August 31, 2020, for the New York Yankees
NPB: March 30, 2024, for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows
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