Renyel Pinto

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**Renyel Pinto**
Pinto, playing for the Marlins in June 2007
Florida Marlins — No. 37
Relief pitcher
Born: July 8, 1982 (1982-07-08) (age 25) Cúpira, Venezuela
Bats: Left	Throws: Left
Major League Baseball debut
May 18, 2006 for the Florida Marlins
Selected MLB statistics (through June 1, 2008)
Win-Loss	3-6
Earned run average	2.93
Strikeouts	116
Teams
Florida Marlins (2006-present)

Renyel Eligio Pinto (born July 8, 1982 in Cúpira, Venezuela) is a left-handed pitcher who plays for the Florida Marlins organization. He made his major league debut on May 18, 2006.

Pinto was acquired by Florida, along with pitchers Sergio Mitre and Ricky Nolasco, in the trade that sent outfielder Juan Pierre to the Chicago Cubs in 2005.

In four scoreless innings for the Marlins in 2006, Pinto struck out three and allowed two hits before being optioned to the Triple-A Albuquerque Isotopes on May 30. He was called back up to the major leagues when the teams expanded to their 40-man rosters.

In 2007, Pinto made his mark in the Marlins bullpen being used as a very good situational lefty early in the season. He excelled against lefties and was difficult on righties with his improving change-up.

In 2008, Pinto stepped back into his situational lefty role, but he has been used many times as a multi-inning reliever and was even considered for a rotation spot during Spring Training. He has excelled during this season in all the roles he's been used in. His ERA has been under 2.00 for the majority of the season.

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In 2004, Pinto was named the Cubs' minor league pitcher of the year, after going 11-8 with a Southern League-leading 2.92 ERA while pitching for Double-A West Tenn. He earned mid-season and post-season SL all-star honors and was promoted to Triple-A Iowa.