Luis Gil

Player

Popular As Luis Gil (baseball)

Birthday September 26, 1995

Birth Sign Libra

Birthplace Azua, Dominican Republic

Age 28 years old

Nationality Dominican Republic

#4969 Most Popular

1961

Gil started his career with 15 2⁄3 scoreless innings, the most by any Yankee pitcher since 1961.

He is the first pitcher in MLB history with a scoreless start in his first three appearances.

On May 21, 2022, it was announced that Gil would require Tommy John surgery and miss the remainder of the 2022 season.

He returned to action in September 2023, making two rehab starts for High–A Tampa.

Gil was optioned to Triple–A Scranton to begin the 2024 season.

1998

Luis Ángel Gil (born June 3, 1998) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB).

He made his MLB debut in 2021.

2015

Gil signed with the Minnesota Twins as an international free agent in 2015 for a $90,000 signing bonus.

He made his professional debut that season with the Dominican Summer League Twins, going 1–2 with a 4.63 ERA over innings.

2016

After not pitching in 2016, he spent 2017 with the Dominican Summer League Twins, pitching to a 0–2 record with a 2.59 ERA over 14 starts.

2018

On March 16, 2018, the Twins traded Gil to the New York Yankees for Jake Cave.

He spent the season with the Pulaski Yankees and Staten Island Yankees, compiling a combined 2–3 record and 1.96 ERA over 12 starts, striking out 68 over 46 innings.

2019

He started 2019 with the Charleston RiverDogs, and was promoted to the Tampa Tarpons in July.

Over twenty starts between the two teams, Gil went 5–5 with a 2.72 ERA, compiling 123 strikeouts over 96 innings.

Gil began the 2021 season with the Somerset Patriots and was promoted to the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders in June.

On July 21, Gil combined with Reggie McClain and Stephen Ridings to throw a no-hitter for the RailRiders.

The Yankees promoted him to the major leagues on August 3, 2021, making his major league debut with a start against the Baltimore Orioles.

He pitched six innings, allowed four hits and recorded six strikeouts, earning the win.