BIOGRAPHY
Jimmy Yacabonis was born March 21, 1992, in Elizabeth, New Jersey. He is a pitcher in the MLB.
In his first up after being called back from Norfolk, Yacabonis shut down the Milwaukee Brewers on July 3, 2017 for 3.1 innings. He allowed just one run on three hits, striking out two batters. Of his contribution in the game after being sent back down, Showalter said, ". . Yac was the key. . . we sent him down to get stretched out a little bit and work on some things, shorten up the breaking ball a little bit, and he presented himself well."
Yacabonis was called up from Triple-A Norfolk prior to a May 11 game against Tampa Bay to provide another bullpen arm for the four-game series. After being sent down again to work on his command, he was recalled on June 27 and made his first Major League Baseball career start a day later against the Seattle Mariners. Through seven interim starts with disruption in Norfolk, Yacabonis had posted a 1.99 ERA with a 0.884 WHIP. He had a 3.14 ERA overall in Triple-A through that point in the season. He was called up by the Orioles later in the season. He finished the season with a 0–2 record in seven starts (12 games).
On August 19, 2020, Yacabonis was traded to the Seattle Mariners in exchange for cash considerations. On September 9, Yacabonis was selected to the active roster.
On March 12, 2022, Yacabonis signed a minor league contract with the Miami Marlins. On June 15, the Marlins selected Yacabonis' contract. He was designated for assignment on July 30, 2022.
On December 1, 2022, Yacabonis signed a minor league deal with the New York Mets. He was assigned to the Triple-A Syracuse Mets to begin the 2023 season. He made 4 scoreless appearances for Syracuse before having his contract selected to the active roster on April 15, 2023.
