Michael Francisco Pineda Paulino was born on January 18, 1989, and is 33 years old. He pitches for the Dominican Republic’s Detroit Tigers in Major League Baseball (MLB).
In Major League Baseball, he has played for the Seattle Mariners, New York Yankees, and Minnesota Twins. Pineda was signed as an international free agent by the Mariners in 2005 and made his Major League Baseball debut in 2011.
Pineda signed with the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball (MLB) on December 12, 2005, when he was 16 years old. A $35,000 signing bonus was given to him.
Pineda and the Yankees agreed to a $2.1 million compensation for the 2015 season, making him eligible for salary arbitration for the first time. Pineda set a career-best for strikeouts in a single game when he struck out 16 hitters in seven innings against the Baltimore Orioles on May 10, 2015, topping his previous record of 10 strikeouts in a single game.
Pineda and the Yankees reached a new contract agreement without having to go to arbitration. In 2016, Pineda made $4.3 million.
Pineda and the Yankees reached an agreement on a contract of $7.4 million for the 2017 season, which will be his final before qualifying for free agency.
Pineda signed a two-year, $10 million contract with the Minnesota Twins on December 13, 2017. Pineda re-signed with the Twins on a two-year, $20 million contract on December 10, 2019.
Pineda signed a one-year, $5.5 million contract with the Detroit Tigers on March 19, 2022. He now earns a $5.5 million annual salary.