Renyel Eligio Pinto (born July 8, 1982 in Cúpira, Venezuela) is a left-handed Major League Baseball pitcher who plays for the Florida Marlins. He made his major league debut on May 18, 2006.
In 2004, Pinto was named the Cubs' minor league pitcher of the year, after going 11-8 with a Southern League-leading 2.92 ERA while pitching for the Double-A West Tenn Diamond Jaxx. He earned mid-season and post-season SL All-Star honors and was promoted to t...
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Renyel Eligio Pinto (born July 8, 1982 in Cúpira, Venezuela) is a left-handed Major League Baseball pitcher who plays for the Florida Marlins. He made his major league debut on May 18, 2006.
In 2004, Pinto was named the Cubs' minor league pitcher of the year, after going 11-8 with a Southern League-leading 2.92 ERA while pitching for the Double-A West Tenn Diamond Jaxx. He earned mid-season and post-season SL All-Star honors and was promoted to the Triple-A Iowa Cubs. Pinto was acquired by Florida, along with pitchers Sergio Mitre and Ricky Nolasco, in the trade that sent outfielder Juan Pierre to the Chicago Cubs in 2005.
In four scoreless innings for the Marlins in 2006, Pinto struck out three and allowed two hits before being optioned to the Triple-A Albuquerque Isotopes on May 30. He was called back up to the major leagues when the teams expanded to their 40-man rosters.
In 2007, Pinto made his mark in the Marlins bullpen being used as a very good situational lefty early in the...
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