Liván Moinelo

Liván Moinelo Pita (born December 8, 1995) is a Cuban professional baseball pitcher for Vegueros de Pinar del Rio in the Cuban National Series. He was dispatched to the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks in 2017.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Moinelo and the second or maternal family name is Pita.
Liván Moinelo
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – No. 35
Pitcher
Born: (1995-12-08) December 8, 1995
Pinar del Rio, Cuba
Bats: Left Throws: Left
Professional debut
CNS: 2013, for the Vegueros de Pinar del Río
NPB: June 27, 2017, for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
CNS statistics
(through 2016 season)
Win–loss record28–16
ERA2.62
Strikeouts226
NPB statistics
(through 2020 season)
Win–loss record14-8
ERA2.48
Holds100
Saves6
Strikeouts256
Teams
Career highlights and awards

Career

Moinelo played for the Cuban national baseball team at the 2015 Pan American Games, 2015 Premier 12 and 2017 World Baseball Classic.[1]

On May 10, 2017, the Government of Cuba signed a contract to dispatch Moinelo and Oscar Colas to the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks as developmental squad players (ja:育成選手制度 (日本プロ野球)).[2][3] From May 28, 2017, he played on the Western League, one of the two minor league teams in the NPB.[4] On June 16 of the same year, Moinelo signed a 20 million yen contract with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks as a registered player under management. (ja:支配下選手登録)[5] On June 27, he pitched his debut game against the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters as a relief pitcher.[6] On July 2, he won a game as a relief pitcher for the first time in the Pacific League.[7] In 2017 season, he finished the regular season as a Setup man with 34 games pitched, a 4–3 Win–loss record, a 2.52 ERA, 15 holds, 1 save, and 36 strikeouts in 35 2/3 innings. He pitched as a setup man in the postseason, and he pitched well in the 2017 Pacific League Climax Series against Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles and the 2017 Japan Series against Yokohama DeNA BayStars, and contributed to the Hawks' Japan Series championship victory.

In the 2018 season, Moinelo finished the regular season with 49 games pitched, a 5–1 Win–loss record, a 4.53 ERA, 13 holds, 1 save, and 57 strikeouts in 45 2/3 innings. And in the postseason, he pitched as a setup man in the 2018 Pacific League Climax Series against Saitama Seibu Lions and the 2018 Japan Series against Hiroshima Toyo Carp, and contributed to the team's second consecutive Japan Series championship.

In the 2019 season, Moinelo finished the regular season with 60 Games pitched, a 3–1 Win–loss record, a 1.52 ERA, 34 holds, 4 saves, and 86 strikeouts in 59 1/3 innings. And in the postseason, he pitched as a setup man in the 2019 Pacific League Climax Series against Saitama Seibu Lions and the 2019 Japan Series against Yomiuri Giants, and contributed to the team's third consecutive Japan Series championship. On October 8, he was selected by the Cuba national baseball team for 2019 WBSC Premier12.[8]

References
  1. Lara-Cinisomo, Vince (February 8, 2017). "2017 CUBA WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC ROSTER". Baseball America. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  2. "Nikkan Sports baseball news (Japanese) ソフトバンク、キューバ代表モイネロらと育成契約". Nikkan Sports. May 10, 2017. Retrieved June 4, 2017.
  3. In the NPB, in addition to the 70 registered players under management (active roster of players) , each team can have developmental squad players for the purpose of improving their baseball skills and training manners. They aim to be promoted to registered players under management within the 3 year contract period (Non-tender FA players and contract expired players renew their contract every year).
  4. "Nishinippon Sports Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks news (Japanese) キューバ左腕モイネロ、最速１５１キロ実戦デビュー". Nishinippon Shimbun. May 29, 2017. Retrieved June 4, 2017.
  5. "Nikkan Sports baseball news (Japanese) ソフトバンク・モイネロ支配下登録、デスパも喜ぶ". Nikkan Sports. June 16, 2017. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
  6. "Nishinippon Shimbun baseball news (Japanese) モイネロ上々初登板". Nishinippon Shimbun (in Japanese). June 28, 2017. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
  7. "Nishinippon Shimbun baseball news (Japanese) 来日3戦目 わずか4球 モイネロ もう勝った". Nishinippon Shimbun (in Japanese). July 3, 2017. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
  8. "WBSC Premier12 Cuban National Team Roster Released". OfficialBaseball de Cuba. October 8, 2019. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
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