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American baseball player (born 1994) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Yency Almonte (born June 4, 1994) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Colorado Rockies, Los Angeles Dodgers, and Chicago Cubs.
| Yency Almonte | |
|---|---|
 Almonte with the Colorado Rockies in 2018 | |
| Free agent | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: June 4, 1994 Miami, Florida, U.S. | |
Bats: Switch Throws: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| June 21, 2018, for the Colorado Rockies | |
| MLB statistics (through 2024 season) | |
| Win–loss record | 8–6 |
| Earned run average | 4.44 |
| Strikeouts | 215 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
Almonte attended Christopher Columbus High School in Miami, Florida.
The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim selected him in the 17th round of the 2012 Major League Baseball draft.[1] He signed and made his professional debut that year with the Arizona League Angels where he pitched three innings.[2] He pitched 2013 with the Orem Owlz where he was 3–3 with a 6.92 ERA in 13 games (11 starts) and 2014 with the Burlington Bees where he compiled a 2–5 record and 4.93 ERA in nine starts.[2]
On February 4, 2015, the Angels traded Almonte to the Chicago White Sox as the player to be named later from an earlier trade for Gordon Beckham.[3] He pitched that season with the Kannapolis Intimidators and Winston-Salem Dash where he posted a combined 11–7 record and 3.41 ERA in 24 games (22 starts).[2]
On November 24, 2015, the White Sox traded Almonte to the Colorado Rockies for Tommy Kahnle.[4] He spent the 2016 season with the Modesto Nuts and Hartford Yard Goats,[5][6] compiling a combined 11–10 record and 3.58 ERA in 27 starts.[2] The Rockies added him to their 40-man roster after the season.[7] He spent 2017 with Hartford and the Albuquerque Isotopes where he was 8–4 with a 2.91 ERA in 22 games (21 starts).[8] He began 2018 with the Isotopes.[2]
On June 21, 2018, the Rockies promoted Almonte to the major leagues.[9] He made his major league debut that same night, pitching one scoreless inning of relief against the New York Mets at Coors Field.[10] Almonte finished the 2018 season with a 1.84 ERA in 14+2⁄3 innings of work.[11] In 2019, Almonte pitched to a 5.86 ERA with 29 strikeouts in 34 innings pitched.[12] Almonte kept the Rockies from having the worst bullpen in the league in 2020 after recording a 2.93 ERA in 24 appearances, 18 of which were scoreless.[13] In 48 appearances for the Rockies in 2021, Almonte registered a 7.55 ERA with 47 strikeouts in 47+2⁄3 innings pitched.[11] On October 21, 2021, he was outrighted off of the 40-man roster[14] and elected free agency on November 7.[15]
On March 13, 2022, Almonte signed a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers.[16] He was added to the major league roster on May 12.[17] In 33 games, he allowed only four runs in 35+1⁄3 innings.[11] On January 13, 2023, Almonte agreed to a one-year, $1.5 million contract with the Dodgers, avoiding salary arbitration.[18] He pitched in 49 games with a 3–2 record with a 5.06 ERA[11] but missed the last month and a half of the season with a sprained medial collateral ligament in his right knee.[19] On November 17, 2023, Almonte signed a $1.9 million contract with the Dodgers for the 2024 season, to avoid arbitration.[20]
On January 11, 2024, Almonte and Michael Busch were traded to the Chicago Cubs in exchange for Jackson Ferris and Zyhir Hope.[21][22] He began the year out of Chicago's bullpen, compiling a 3.45 ERA with 20 strikeouts across 17 games. Almonte was placed on the injured list with a right shoulder strain on May 8,[23] and was transferred to the 60–day injured list on June 27.[24] On July 5, it was announced that Almonte would undergo season–ending shoulder surgery.[25] On November 4, Almonte was removed from the 40–man roster and sent outright to the Triple–A Iowa Cubs, but he rejected the assignment and elected free agency.[26]
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