Miguel Yajure

Miguel Angel Yajure (born May 1, 1998) is a Venezuelan professional baseball pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut with the New York Yankees in 2020, and was traded to the Pirates before the 2021 season.

Miguel Yajure
Yajure with the Tampa Tarpons
Pittsburgh Pirates – No. 89
Pitcher
Born: (1998-05-01) May 1, 1998
Cabimas, Venezuela
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
August 31, 2020, for the New York Yankees
MLB statistics
(through May 1, 2022)
Win–loss record1–2
Earned run average7.79
Strikeouts23
Teams

Career

New York Yankees

Yajure signed with the New York Yankees as an international free agent in March 2015, receiving $30,000.[1][2] He made his professional debut that season with the Dominican Summer League Yankees. He played 2016 with the Gulf Coast Yankees and missed 2017 after undergoing Tommy John surgery.[3]

Yajure returned from the injury in 2018 and pitched with the Charleston RiverDogs. He started 2019 with the Tampa Tarpons before being promoted to the Trenton Thunder.[4] After the 2019 season, he was named a 2019 Florida State League Postseason All-Star.[5] The Yankees placed Yajure on their 40-player roster in November 2019 to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.[5]

Yajure made his major league debut in relief on August 31, 2020, against the Tampa Bay Rays. He pitched three innings of shutout ball, with two strikeouts and three walks. He was assigned number 89, MLB's last unused uniform number.[6]

Pittsburgh Pirates

On January 24, 2021, the Yankees traded Yajure, Roansy Contreras, Maikol Escotto, and Canaan Smith-Njigba|Canaan Smith-Njigba to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Jameson Taillon.[7] On June 24, Yajure was placed on the 60-day injured list with right forearm/elbow soreness.[8]

References
  1. Walker, Mollie (August 21, 2019). "Miguel Yajure is next Yankees pitching prospect making waves". New York Post.
  2. Miller, Randy (August 21, 2020). "Scout raves about new Yankees arm Miguel Yajure, who already is on verge of making history". NJ.com. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
  3. Kuty, Brendan (August 21, 2019). "Yankees' stud pitching prospect forcing potentially difficult decision". NJ.com.
  4. Stepien, Garrett (August 22, 2019). "Yankees pitching prospect Miguel Yajure turning heads in minors". SportsNet New York.
  5. Caldera, Pete (June 12, 2020). "Analyzing New York Yankees' top 10 prospects: No. 7 Miguel Yajure". Northjersey.com. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
  6. Goodman, Max (September 1, 2020). "Final Unused MLB Jersey Number Worn By Yankees Pitching Prospect in Big-League Debut". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
  7. "Yankees land RHP Taillon in trade with Pirates". ESPN.com. January 24, 2021.
  8. "Injury Updates: Gregorius, Plesac, Smith, Yajure, Duran".
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