| Héctor Noesí | |
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Noesí at Yankee Stadium in 2011. |
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| New York Yankees – No. 64 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: January 26, 1987 Esperanza, Dominican Republic |
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| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
| MLB debut | |
| May 18, 2011 for the New York Yankees | |
| Career statistics (through September 19, 2011) |
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| Win-loss record | 2–1 |
| Earned run average | 4.01 |
| Strikeouts | 42 |
| WHIP | 1.41 |
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Héctor Noesí (pronounced /ˈɛktɔr noʊˈɛsi/; born January 26, 1987 in Esperanza, Dominican Republic) is a pitcher in the New York Yankees organization.
Noesí signed with the Yankees as an international free agent in 2004.[1] He made his professional debut in 2006 with the Gulf Coast Yankees. He was assigned to the Class-A Charleston RiverDogs in 2007, but was injured, necessitating Tommy John surgery.[1]
Healthy in 2009, Noesí pitched well for Charleston and the Class-A Advanced Tampa Yankees.[1] Following the 2009 season, Noesí was added to the 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 Draft.[2]
Noesí began 2010 with Tampa, but was promoted to the Double-A Trenton Thunder, where was named Eastern League Pitcher of the Week for the week ending June 6, 2010,[3] and the Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees. Noesí participated in the 2010 All-Star Futures Game.[4]
On April 13, 2011, Noesí was called up to the major leagues for the first time in his career, replacing relief pitcher Luis Ayala, who the Yankees put on the disabled list.[5] He was optioned to Triple-A on April 22 without having made his major league debut.[6]
Noesí made his major league debut on May 18, 2011, pitching four scoreless innings of relief and earning the win in an extra-innings game against the Baltimore Orioles. He made his first MLB start on September 21, 2011.[7]