Yoanni Yera Explained

Yoanni Yera
Team:Olmecas de Tabasco
Number:56
Birth Date:18 October 1989
Birth Place:Martí, Matanzas, Cuba
Bats:Left
Throws:Left

Yoanni Yera Montalvo (born October 18, 1989) is a Cuban professional baseball pitcher for the Olmecas de Tabasco of the Mexican League, Cocodrilos de Matanzas in the Cuban National Series, and the Charros de Jalisco in the Mexican Pacific League.

Career

Kitchener Panthers

On June 7, 2019, Yera signed with the Kitchener Panthers of the Intercounty Baseball League (IBL).[1] He made 12 starts for the team, recording a 7–1 record and 3.88 ERA with 87 strikeouts in 72.0 innings pitched. For his performance, Yera was named an All-Star for the 2019 season.[2]

Olmecas de Tabasco

Yera signed with the Olmecas de Tabasco of the Mexican League for the 2020 season. Yera did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the Mexican League season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]

On April 8, 2022, Yera re-signed with the Olmecas de Tabasco for the 2022 LMB season.[4] On July 6, 2022, he threw a no-hitter in a game against the Generales de Durango.[5]

International career

Yera played for the Cuban national baseball team at 2017 World Baseball Classic.[6]

He joined the Algodoneros de Guasave for the 2020 Mexican Pacific League season.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Panthers’ Cuban players arrive, exhausted, but ready. 2023-05-07. therecord.com. en.
  2. Web site: 2019 All-Star Yera Named To Cuban WBC Team. 2023-05-07. theibl.ca. en.
  3. Web site: Mexican League Cancels 2020 Season.
  4. Web site: PREVIA: El infierno verde reclama un título. Spanish. April 8, 2022. April 15, 2022.
  5. Web site: Yoanni Yera lanza doble cero en el Tumbapatos. olmecastabasco.mx. ES. July 9, 2022.
  6. Web site: 2017 CUBA WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC ROSTER. Baseball America. Vince. Lara-Cinisomo. February 8, 2017. March 25, 2017.