Branden Pinder

Branden Pinder
Pinder pitching for the New York Yankees in 2015
New York Yankees – No. 57
Pitcher
Born: January 26, 1989 Corona, California
Bats: Right Throws: Right
MLB debut
April 15, 2015, for the New York Yankees
MLB statistics (through 2015 season)
Win–loss record	0–2
Earned run average	2.93
Strikeouts	25
Teams
New York Yankees (2015–present)

Branden Henry Pinder (born January 26, 1989) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Career

Amateur and Minors

Pinder played college baseball at Santa Ana College and Long Beach State University. He was drafted by the New York Yankees in the 16th round of the 2011 Major League Baseball Draft.^[1] He made his professional debut for the Staten Island Yankees that season. In 31 innings over 24 games, he was 2–2 with a 1.16 earned run average (ERA), 14 saves and 38 strikeouts.^[2] Pinder played 2012 with the Tampa Yankees and pitched in one game for the Trenton Thunder.^[3] He was 2–6 with a 2.74 ERA, nine saves and 67 strikeouts in 69 innings. He played the 2013 season with Tampa and Trenton. He had a 2–3 record, 4.42 ERA, six saves and 72 strikeouts in 73 ¹⁄₃ innings. Pinder started the 2014 season back with Trenton.^[4][5] After recording a 0.56 ERA through 16 innings to start the season, he was promoted to the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders.^[6]

New York Yankees

On April 15, 2015, Pinder made his major league debut against the Baltimore Orioles, going one inning and allowing one hit in a 7-5 loss.^[7] He was optioned to Triple-A on April 21 in exchange for Chasen Shreve. He was recalled on May 9 after Chris Martin was placed on the disabled list.^[8] He was sent back down on May 24 to make room for Jacob Lindgren. On June 19, Pinder was called up yet again after Martin was optioned to triple-A. On August 30, Pinder collected his first major league hit, an RBI double, off Atlanta Braves pitcher Jake Brigham. He finished the 2015 year by making 25 relief appearances with an 0-2 record and a 2.93 ERA.

On April 22, 2016, Pinder was placed on the 15-day disabled list due to a right elbow strain.^[9] The next day on April 23, an MRI revealed that there was a partially torn UCL in the right elbow.^[10] After seeking a second opinion with Dr. James Andrews, Pinder decided to forgo the rest of the 2016 season as he chose to have Tommy John surgery.^[11]

References

1. "CSULB Pitcher Branden Pinder Drafted By Yankees". Belmont Shore-naples, California Patch. Retrieved September 23, 2014.
2. "CATCHING UP: Pinder closes the deal". Press Enterprise. October 4, 2011. Retrieved September 23, 2014.
3. "Yankee Prospects Austin, Kahnle and Pinder Promoted to Trenton". Trenton Thunder. Retrieved September 23, 2014.
4. "The Yankees bullpen prospect who’s dominating at Trenton". New York Post. May 2, 2014. Retrieved September 23, 2014.
5. "Roller, Refsnyder, Pinder are "Super" for Thunder in victory". NJ.com. Retrieved September 23, 2014.
6. "Relief pitcher Branden Pinder makes quick impression on RailRiders". Times Leader. Retrieved September 23, 2014.
7. http://www.nj.com/yankees/index.ssf/2015/04/yankees_baltimore_orioles_rapid_reaction_game_9.html
8. Berry, Adam. "Shreve recalled, Pinder down to AAA.". MLB.com. MLB.com. Retrieved April 21, 2015.
9. Axisa, Mike. "Pinder placed on 15-day DL with elbow strain, Goody called up.". http://www.riveraveblues.com. River Ave Blues. Retrieved April 22, 2016. External link in |website= (help)
10. Iseman, Chris. "Pinder has partial tear in UCL of right elbow.". http://www.northjersey.com. North Jersey News. Retrieved April 23, 2016. External link in |website= (help)
11. Rush, Douglas. "Pinder to undergo Tommy John, will miss rest of 2016 season.". http://www.sportsmedia101.com/. Sports Media 101. Retrieved April 26, 2016. External link in |website= (help)

External links

• Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
• Long Beach State 49ers bio