Yhency José Brazobán (born June 11, 1980 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) is a Major League Baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He throws and bats right-handed.
Brazobán was signed as an undrafted free agent by the New York Yankees on July 10, 1997 and proceeded to hit .319 as an outfielder for the Yankees Dominican Summer League, earning a spot on the Dominican League All-Star Team.
In 1999-2000 he made the Gulf Coast League All-Star team...
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Yhency José Brazobán (born June 11, 1980 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) is a Major League Baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He throws and bats right-handed.
Brazobán was signed as an undrafted free agent by the New York Yankees on July 10, 1997 and proceeded to hit .319 as an outfielder for the Yankees Dominican Summer League, earning a spot on the Dominican League All-Star Team.
In 1999-2000 he made the Gulf Coast League All-Star team, hitting .320 and .303. Earned a promotion to Single-A Greensboro in 2000 and played there through 2002.
The Yankees converted Brazobán from an outfielder to a pitcher in 2003, sending him to three different minor league levels to work on his pitching: the Gulf Coast Yankees, Tampa Yankees and Trenton Thunder. Combined he was 2-4 with 18 saves in 47 relief appearances.
He was acquired by the Los Angeles Dodgers from the Yankees on December 13, 2003 along with Jeff Weaver and Brandon Weeden in exchange for right-hander Kevin Brown. He earned a...
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