Igor Januário

Igor Novaes Januário

• Bats Left, Throws Right
• Height 6' 7", Weight 260 lb.

• Born January 20, 1998 in Marília, São Paulo Brazil

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Biographical Information

Igor Januário has played in the minors and for the Brazilian national team. He is the brother of Iago Januário.

He hit .222/.333/.259 with 5 RBI in 8 games in the 2015 U-18 Baseball World Cup. He was signed by Seattle Mariners scout Ismael Rosado in March 2018. The next month, he was with Brazil for the 2018 South American Championship, beating Lucas Ramón and host (and title-bound) Argentina with five shutout innings (3 H, 1 BB, 4 K). He also backed up Allan Fanhoni at 1B, going 0 for 2.

Januário made his pro debut with the DSL Mariners, going 2-1 with a 2.16 ERA and 11 K in 8 1/3 IP. He had a rough time in his one appearance in the 2019 Pan American Games Qualifier, relieving Heitor Tokar in the 9th with a 9-2 deficit against Mexico and allowing four hits and four runs (two earned) in one inning. He was 2-1 with 5 saves and a 2.79 ERA for the 2019 DSL Mariners, allowing a .216 average. The 2020 minor league season was wiped out by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The giant right-hander was 0-3 with a 7.79 ERA and 2.04 WHIP in 29 games for the 2021 Everett AquaSox to go to 4-5, 5.40 with 5 saves in 47 games as a pro. He signed with Germany's Mannheim Tornados for 2022, going 1-5 with a 5.13 ERA and 51 K in 40 1/3 IP. He was 6th in the southern Bundesliga-1 in losses. He pitched one game for Brazil when they won the 2022 South American Championship. Relieving Marcelo Arai with a 7-4 lead, he closed out their win over Ecuador. He struck out Josue Rosario, got Gustavo Landin to pop up, hit Samuel Felman and retired Danyells García. The only other pitcher to save a game in the event was Diego Echeverría.