Manny Piña
Piña with the Colorado Springs Sky Sox in 2016
Free agent
Catcher
Born: (1987-06-05) June 5, 1987
Barquisimeto, Venezuela
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
August 3, 2011, for the Kansas City Royals
MLB statistics
(through 2023 season)
Batting average.243
Home runs43
Runs batted in149
Teams

Manuel Elías Piña Reyes (/ˈpiːnjə/; born June 5, 1987) is a Venezuelan professional baseball catcher who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Kansas City Royals, Milwaukee Brewers, Atlanta Braves, and Oakland Athletics.

Career

Texas Rangers organization

Piña began his professional baseball career in 2005 in the Texas Rangers system, hitting .247 in 27 games for the AZL Rangers. He missed most of the 2006 season, as he was recovering from right elbow surgery.[1] He played for the AZL Rangers again in 2007, hitting .244 in 14 games. In 2007, he played for the Clinton LumberKings, hitting .228 in 86 games. He split 2008 between the Bakersfield Blaze (61 games) and Frisco RoughRiders (23 games), hitting .267 overall. With the RoughRiders again in 2009, he hit .259 in 86 games.

Kansas City Royals

On September 3, 2009, the Rangers traded Piña and outfielder Tim Smith to the Kansas City Royals for Daniel Gutierrez.[2] On July 31, 2011, the Royals added Piña to the Royals' active roster after Matt Treanor was placed on the disabled list.[3] He made his major league debut on August 3, getting two hits in a win over the Baltimore Orioles.[4] He also threw out Vladimir Guerrero while trying to steal second base in the first inning of this game. In 2012, Piña underwent surgery for a meniscus tear in his right knee, and missed the first three months of the season.[1]

Getting ready for a June 2017 game
Piña behind home plate in 2017

On November 2, 2012, the Royals designated Piña for assignment and sent him outright to the Omaha Royals.[5] He began the 2013 season rehabbing from an injury to his right knee's lateral meniscus, and was on the disabled list till June 30.[1]

Seattle Mariners and Detroit Tigers organizations

On January 17, 2014, Piña signed a minor league contract with the Seattle Mariners. On June 11, the Detroit Tigers acquired Piña from the Seattle Mariners in exchange for a player to be named later. He was then assigned to the Tigers' Triple-A affiliate, the Toledo Mud Hens.[6]

Milwaukee Brewers

On December 10, 2015, the Tigers traded Piña to the Milwaukee Brewers as the player to be named later in the Francisco Rodríguez trade to complete the deal.[7] In 2016, he hit .254 with 2 home runs and 12 RBIs in 33 games with the Brewers.[1] He began the 2017 splitting playing time at catcher with Jett Bandy, hitting .279/.327/.424 with career-highs in home runs (9) and RBI (43).[8] In 2018, Piña hit .252/.307/.395, tying his career-high in home runs (9) and getting 28 RBI as well.[9] He began the 2019 season as the backup catcher. He was placed on the disabled list on May 16, 2019, with a hamstring injury. He finished the year with a batting line of .228/.313/.411 with 7 home runs and 25 RBI.[10] In 2020, Piña played in 15 games for the Brewers, slashing .231/.333/.410 with 2 home runs and 5 RBI before his season was cut short in August due to a torn meniscus in his right knee.[11]

Atlanta Braves

After the 2021 season, Piña signed a two-year, $8 million contract with the Atlanta Braves.[12] He was placed on the injured list on April 25, 2022, due to inflammation in his left wrist.[13] While attempting rehabilitation for the injury, Piña felt more discomfort, and a subsequent MRI revealed that surgery would be necessary, for which he missed the remainder of the season.[14][15]

Oakland Athletics

The Braves sent Piña to the Oakland Athletics in a three-team trade on December 12, 2022, in which the Braves acquired Sean Murphy, the Milwaukee Brewers acquired William Contreras, Joel Payamps, and Justin Yeager, and the Athletics also acquired Esteury Ruiz, Kyle Muller, Freddy Tarnok, and Royber Salinas.[16] Piña began the 2023 season on the injured list with left wrist inflammation. After suffering a setback in his rehab, Piña was transferred to the 60-day injured list on May 11.[17] He was activated for his season debut on July 4.[18] After playing in 4 games, in which he went 3–for–12 (.250), he was placed back on the injured list with a bruised left wrist on July 14. On July 31, Piña was activated from the injured list and subsequently designated for assignment.[19] He was released by the Athletics organization on August 4.[20]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Manny Piña Stats, Fantasy & News | MLB.com
  2. ↑ "Thursday's sports transactions". San Diego Union-Tribune. Associated Press. September 3, 2009. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Danny Duffy steps in and pitches Royals to win vs. Indians". ESPN.com. Associated Press. July 31, 2011. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Luke Hochevar outduels Jeremy Guthrie as Royals top Orioles". ESPN.com. Associated Press. August 3, 2011. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Royals claim RHP Moscoso, C Hayes off waivers". Associated Press via Yahoo Sports.com. November 2, 2012. Retrieved November 2, 2012.
  6. ↑ Schmehl, James (June 11, 2014). "Detroit Tigers acquire minor league catcher Manny Pina from Mariners for player to be named later". MLive. Retrieved June 11, 2014.
  7. ↑ Schmehl, James (December 10, 2015). "Detroit Tigers trade catcher Manny Pina to Brewers to complete Francisco Rodriguez deal". MLive. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Notes: Piña making most of his opportunity". Jsonline.com. April 15, 2017. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
  9. ↑ "Brewers catcher Manny Piña healthy, contributing". Jsonline.com. August 27, 2018. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
  10. ↑ Gibson, David (February 12, 2020). "Pitchers and Catchers Report: Milwaukee Brewers 2019-2020 offseason in review". Brew Crew Ball. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
  11. ↑ Egan, John (December 2, 2020). "Brewers: Manny Pina Signed to Contract for 2021 Season". Reviewingthebrew.com. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
  12. ↑ Bowman, Mark (November 15, 2021). "Braves sign catcher Piña to 2-year deal". MLB.com. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
  13. ↑ "Braves place C Piña on IL, Contreras recalled from Triple-A". Washington Post. Associated Press. April 25, 2022. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
  14. ↑ "Braves C Piña to have season-ending wrist surgery". The Sports Network. Associated Press. May 11, 2022. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
  15. ↑ Burns, Gabriel (May 11, 2022). "Braves' Manny Pina to undergo wrist surgery, miss rest of season". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
  16. ↑ https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/sean-murphy-trade-braves-land-catcher-from-as-in-three-team-deal-brewers-get-william-contreras/
  17. ↑ "Athletics' Manny Piña: Transferred to 60-day IL". cbssports.com. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
  18. ↑ "Athletics' Manny Piña: Activated from 60-day IL". cbssports.com. Retrieved July 4, 2023.
  19. ↑ "Athletics' Manny Piña: Activated and DFA'd". cbssports.com. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  20. ↑ https://www.mlb.com/transactions/2023/08/04
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