Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Jonathan Loáisiga was born November 2, 1994, in Managua, Nicaragua. He is a pitcher in the MLB.

Loáisiga signed with the San Francisco Giants as an international free agent in September 2012. He made his professional debut in 2013 with the DSL Giants and spent the whole season there, posting an 8–1 win-loss record with a 2.75 earned run average (ERA) and 1.11 WHIP in 13 games started.

Loaisiga played for the Nicaraguan national baseball team in the 2017 World Baseball Classic Qualifier.

In 2020, Loáisiga broke camp with the Yankees, serving as a swingman, starting occasionally and also coming out of the bullpen.

On April 24, 2021, Loáisiga recorded his first career save against the Cleveland Indians. Two months later on June 25, Loáisiga became the first relief pitcher in Yankees history to strike out four batters in one inning, striking out Michael Chavis, Alex Verdugo, J. D. Martinez, and Xander Bogaerts of the Boston Red Sox in the seventh inning.

In 2022 he was 2-3 with a 4.13 ERA.

Loáisiga signed a one-year deal with the Yankees for the 2024 season.