Huascar Ynoa

BIOGRAPHY

Huascar Ynoa was born May 28, 1998, in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic. He is a pitcher in the MLB.

Ynoa signed with the Minnesota Twins as an international free agent in July 2014. During his time in the Twins organization, he played for the DSL Twins in 2015, the GCL Twins in 2016, and the Elizabethton Twins in 2017.

On July 24, 2017, the Twins traded Ynoa to the Atlanta Braves in exchange for Jaime García and Anthony Recker. He was assigned to the Danville Braves for the rest of the 2017 season. In 2018, he split the season between the Rome Braves and the Florida Fire Frogs. The Braves added him to their 40-man roster after the 2018 season.

Ynoa opened the 2019 season playing for the Fire Frogs, and was promoted to the Mississippi Braves and the Gwinnett Stripers. The Braves promoted him to the major leagues on June 15, 2019. Ynoa made his major league debut the next day, against the Philadelphia Phillies. In the minor leagues in 2019 he was 4-8 with a 5.09 ERA in with 110 strikeouts in 97.1 innings. He pitched three innings in the majors in 2019.

n 2021, he was 4–6 with a 4.05 ERA. Ynoa pitched out of the Braves ‘ bullpen in the National League Division Series against the Brewers. As the Braves advanced to the National League Championship Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers, Ynoa was scheduled to start Game 4. However, he suffered a shoulder injury as he prepared hours before. The Braves ruled Ynoa out for the game and Jesse Chavez started in his place. Ynoa was also replaced on the roster by Dylan Lee, making him ineligible to play again in the 2021 postseason. The Braves eventually won the 2021 World Series, their first title since 1995.

Ynoa began the 2022 season in the Atlanta Braves' pitching rotation, making two ineffective appearances before a demotion to the Gwinnett Braves in April. 

Ynoa signed a one-year deal with the Atlanta Braves for the 2024 season.