Wladimir Pinto

Venezuelan baseball player (born 1998)

Baseball player

Wladimir Pinto

Draci Brno – No. 49
Pitcher
Born: (1998-02-12) February 12, 1998 (age 27)
Maracay, Venezuela

Bats: Right

Throws: Right

Wladimir Ramon Pinto (born February 12, 1998) is a Venezuelan professional baseball pitcher for Draci Brno of the Czech Baseball Extraliga.

## Career

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### Detroit Tigers

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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]

### Minnesota Twins

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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+2⁄3 innings pitched. On July 29, 2022, Pinto was released by the Twins organization.[10]

### Long Island Ducks

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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] In 13 appearances for Long Island, he struggled to a 6.92 ERA with 13 strikeouts over 13 innings of work. Pinto became a free agent following the season.

### Draci Brno

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On January 17, 2025, it was announced that Pinto had signed with Draci Brno of the Czech Baseball Extraliga.[14]

## References

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1. ^ William Boor (October 1, 2019). "Paredes embraces AFL after Futures Game nod". MLB.com. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
2. ^ Lynn Henning (May 13, 2018). "Tigers minor-league report: Christin Stewart mashing". The AP. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
3. ^ Cody Stavenhagen (November 18, 2019). "Six prospects the Tigers should protect in advance of the Rule 5 Draft". The Athletic. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
4. ^ Lynn Henning (September 1, 2019). "Double-A Erie's pitching depth serves as foundation for Tigers' future". The Detroit News. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
5. ^ Jason Beck (October 14, 2019). "Paredes leaves AFL to prepare for winter ball". MLB.com. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
6. ^ Emily Waldon (September 17, 2019). "What the Tigers want to see from their prospects in the Arizona Fall League". The Athletic. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
7. ^ "2020 Minor League Baseball season cancelled". mlb.com. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
8. ^ https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/2021-22-minor-league-free-agents-for-all-30-mlb-teams/?amphtml
9. ^ https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/minor-league-transactions-nov-19-2021-jan-15-2022/?amphtml
10. ^ https://kstp.com/minnesota-sports/twins-sign-pitcher-brad-peacock-assign-him-to-triple-a/
11. ^ "2023 Spring Training Begins - Four Signed; Nine Invited to Camp". oursportscentral.com. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
12. ^ https://www.atlanticleague.com/stats/transactions/
13. ^ "Transactions". baseball.pointstreak.com. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
14. ^ Vlach, Jiří (January 22, 2025). "Transfers 2025". Baseball-stat.cz. Baseball-stat.cz. Retrieved January 28, 2025.

## External links

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* Career statistics from MLB · ESPN · Baseball Reference (Minors)