Yency Almonte

Yency Almonte
(Showtime)

• Bats Rigth, Throws Right
• Height 6' 5", Weight 217 lb.
• High School Christopher Columbus High School (Miami)
• Debut June 21, 2018

• Born June 4, 1994 in Miami, FL USA

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Biographical Information

Pitcher Yency Almonte was a 17th round selection by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in the 2012 amateur draft, out of a high school in Miami, FL. He had no decisions in 3 appearances for the AZL Angels that season, then in 2013 was a starter with the Orem Owlz of the Pioneer League, where he went 3-3, 6.92. In 2014, he split his time between the AZL Angels and the Burlington Bees, putting up a combined mark of 2-6, 5.91.

On February 4, 2015, Yency was sent to the Chicago White Sox as the player to be named later in the trade which brought veteran infielder Gordon Beckham to the Angels the previous August. Ironically, Beckham re-signed with the White Sox as a free agent the day Almonte was announced as the PTBNL. Yency split the 2015 season between the Kannapolis Intimidators of the South Atlantic League, where he was 8-4, 3,88 in 17 games, and the Winston-Salem Dash of the Carolina League, where he went 3-3, 2.42. Altogether his record was 11-7, 3.41 in 24 games, including 22 starts, with 110 strikeouts in 137 1/3 innings. On November 24th, he was involved in another trade for a major leaguer, this time heading to the Colorado Rockies in return for reliever Tommy Kahnle.

Almonte made his debut with the Rockies midway through the 2018 season. He made 14 appearances with a sparkling 1.84 ERA. The following year, his workload doubled with middling results (5.56 ERA in 28 games).

His brother, Denny Almonte, played a number of seasons as an outfielder in the minor leagues.

Related Sites

• Yency Almonte on mlb.com
• BR Minors page