Jonathan Loáisiga

Jonathan Stanley Loáisiga Estrada (pronounced "loh-AYE-see-gah",[1] born November 2, 1994) is a Nicaraguan professional baseball pitcher for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2018.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Loáisiga and the second or maternal family name is Estrada.
Jonathan Loáisiga
New York Yankees – No. 43
Pitcher
Born: (1994-11-02) November 2, 1994
Managua, Nicaragua
Bats: Right Throws: Right
MLB debut
June 15, 2018, for the New York Yankees
MLB statistics
(through September 21, 2020)
Win–loss record7–2
Earned run average4.54
Strikeouts91
Teams

Career

San Francisco Giants

Loáisiga signed with the San Francisco Giants as an international free agent in September 2012. He made his professional debut in 2013 with the DSL Giants and spent the whole season there, posting an 8–1 win–loss record with a 2.75 earned run average (ERA) and 1.11 WHIP in 13 games started. He did not pitch in 2014 and 2015 due to injuries, and the Giants released him in May 2015.

New York Yankees

He signed with the New York Yankees in February 2016.[2] He began the season with the Charleston RiverDogs, and after pitching one game, he suffered an injury which required Tommy John surgery.[3] The Yankees added him to their 40-man roster after the season.[4] He returned in 2017 and pitched for both the GCL Yankees and Staten Island Yankees, pitching to a combined 1–1 record and 1.38 ERA in 11 starts.[5]

Loáisiga began the 2018 season with the Tampa Yankees of the Class A-Advanced Florida State League, and earned a promotion to the Trenton Thunder of the Class AA Eastern League after starting the season with 3–0 record with 1.35 ERA over four starts.[6] In Trenton, he made six starts, compiling a 4.32 ERA, however impressed by striking out 32 batters in 25 innings of work. After Yankees starter Masahiro Tanaka was injured, Loáisiga was called up to the majors, skipping the Class AAA level. He made his major league debut on June 15, 2018,[7] during which he pitched five scoreless innings, and earned the win. He was also the first Nicaraguan to play for the Yankees.[8] He made four starts for the Yankees, pitching to a 3.00 ERA, and was optioned to the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders of the Class AAA International League on July 2.[9] He was recalled to the Yankees on September 2 after roster expansion.[10] In total he pitched 24.2 innings for the Yankees in 2018. He followed it up in 2019 with 31.2 innings across 15 appearances for the Yankees.[11]

Loaisiga played for the Nicaraguan national baseball team in the 2017 World Baseball Classic Qualifier.

In 2020, Loáisiga broke camp with the Yankees, again serving as a swing man, starting occasionally and also coming out of the bullpen.[12]

Personal life

His father Stanley Loáisiga played in the Montreal Expos minor league system and his grandfather was an accomplished professional pitcher in Nicaragua.[13] His brother Mike signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers at 17 and played in the teams minor leagues until 2018. Growing up Jonathon idolized Dennis Martinez, a fellow Nicaraguan who won 245 games in the major leagues.[14]

See also

References
  1. Kuty, Brendan. "How a frantic 1 a.m. phone call made Jonathan Loaisiga a Yankee". NJ.com.
  2. "Jonathan Loáisiga ha crecido enormemente como prospecto de los Yanquis". Laprensa.com.ni. November 14, 2017. Retrieved November 26, 2017.
  3. "¡98 razones para brillar! La resurrección de Jonathan Loáisiga tras la operación Tommy John". Laprensa.com.ni. January 1, 1970. Retrieved November 26, 2017.
  4. King, George A. (November 20, 2017). "Yankees scramble to keep top-rated farm system together | New York Post". Nypost.com. Retrieved November 26, 2017.
  5. "Jonathan Loaisiga Stats, Highlights, Bio – MiLB.com Stats – The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
  6. Johnson, Greg. "Thunder's Jonathan Loaisiga had 'potential' to make Yankees debut before schedule change". The Trentonian.
  7. Kuty, Brendan. "Yankees' Jonathan Loaisiga debuts Thursday: What you need to know, scouting report". NJ.com.
  8. "Jonathan Loaisiga Makes a Yankees Debut to Remember". New York Times. Retrieved June 15, 2018.
  9. https://www.northjersey.com/story/sports/mlb/yankees/2018/07/03/yankees-option-jonathan-loaisiga-activate-j-cole/753780002/
  10. https://www.pinstripealley.com/2018/9/2/17811674/yankees-roster-moves-pitching-jonathan-loaisiga-bullpen
  11. https://viewsfrom314ft.com/relief-opening-contemplating-jonathan-loaisigas-2020-role/
  12. https://fansided.com/2020/07/17/jonathan-loaisiga-important-yankees-bullpen/
  13. https://www.northjersey.com/story/sports/mlb/yankees/2018/06/19/ny-new-york-yankees-rookie-loaisiga-thoughts-never-far-nicaragua/716051002/
  14. https://www.lavidabaseball.com/jonathan-loaisiga-nicaragua-yankees/
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