Alfredo Aceves
| Alfredo Aceves | |
|---|---|
| File:Alfredo Aceves con Sultanes de Monterrey.PNG Aceves pitching with Monterrey Sultans of the Mexican Summer League. | |
| New York Yankees – No. 91 | |
| Starting pitcher | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| debut | |
| August 31, 2008, for the New York Yankees | |
| Career statistics (through 2008 season) | |
| Win-Loss | 1-0 |
| Earned run average | 2.40 |
| Strikeouts | 16 |
| Teams | |
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Alfredo Aceves Martínez (born December 8, 1982 in San Luis Río Colorado, Sonora, Mexico) is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the New York Yankees. He uses a fastball, which can reach the low 90s, a curveball, a changeup, and a cut fastball. He is known for his control and his ability to throw any pitch in any count. [1]
Career
Aceves pitched in the Mexican League for six seasons, including for the Yucatán Leones and Sultanes de Monterrey.
Aceves signed with the Yankees that next offseason, beginning 2008 with the Single-A Advanced Tampa Yankees. He was promoted to the Double-A Trenton Thunder and Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees. He was named Eastern League pitcher of the week for the week ending May 25, 2008 [2].
After going a combined 8-6 with a 2.62 ERA on the three Yankee farm teams, Aceves was called up to the Yankees on August 28, 2008. On August 31, Aceves made his Yankee and major league debut, becoming the 106th major-league player to have been born in México, pitching two scoreless innings in relief.
After pitching effectively through his first few relief appearances, Aceves was moved to the rotation in replacement of Darrell Rasner.[3] In his first career start, he pitched seven innings of one-run ball with two strikeouts against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, earning the win.
Trivia
His nicknames in México are Shely and Patón, this last one means Large Feet in Spanish.
He wears # 91. The reason for this is that growing up, he and his friends were huge Chicago Bulls fans. While they admired Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen, his favorite player was Dennis Rodman.
References
- ^ "Name to Remember in the Yankees' Farm System: Alfredo Aceves". New York Times Blogs.
- ^ "Aceves Named EL Pitcher of the Week". Our Sports Central.
- ^ "Game 141: Yankees at Mariners". LoHud.com.
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External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs
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