Wladimir Pinto

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Wladimir Ramon Pinto (born February 12, 1998) is a Venezuelan professional baseball pitcher for the Long Island Ducks of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball.

Pinto signed with the Detroit Tigers as an international free agent in 2014.^[1] He played for the Venezuelan Summer League Tigers in 2015, going 2–1 with a 3.90 ERA over 27+2⁄3 innings. In 2016, he played for the Gulf Coast Tigers and went 1–1 with a 2.66 ERA over 23+2⁄3 innings. He split the 2017 season between the Connecticut Tigers and the West Michigan Whitecaps, going a combined 1–0 with a 0.00 ERA over 10 innings. He split the 2018 season between West Michigan and the Lakeland Flying Tigers, going a combined 4–2 with a 4.50 ERA and 77 strikeouts over 50 innings.^[2] He split the 2019 season between Lakeland and the Erie SeaWolves, going a combined 3–4 with a 2.34 ERA and 87 strikeouts over 61+2⁄3 innings.^[3][4] He played for the Mesa Solar Sox in the Arizona Fall League following the 2019 season.^[5][6]

Pinto did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.^[7] Pinto spent the majority of the 2021 season with the Triple-A Toledo Mud Hens, pitching to a 3–4 record and 4.62 ERA with 60 strikeouts in 50.2 innings of work. He elected minor league free agency following the season on November 7, 2021.^[8]

On December 16, 2021, Pinto signed a minor league contract with the Minnesota Twins organization.^[9] He pitched in 25 games for the Triple-A St. Paul Saints, logging a 3–4 record and 2.08 ERA with 43 strikeouts in 34.2 innings pitched. On July 29, 2022, Pinto was released by the Twins organization.^[10]

On August 13, 2022, Pinto signed with the Long Island Ducks of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. Pinto made 13 appearances for Long Island down the stretch, recording a 1.17 ERA with 14 strikeouts in 15+1⁄3 innings pitched. He became a free agent after the season.

On April 18, 2023, Pinto re-signed with the Ducks for the 2023 season.^[11] In 8 games (3 starts) for the Ducks, Pinto registered a 4.11 ERA with 16 strikeouts in 15+1⁄3 innings of work. He was released by Long Island on June 20.^[12]

On June 2, 2024, Pinto once more re–signed with the Ducks.^[13]

• Career statistics from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference (Minors)