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    YordanoVentura

    • Starting Pitcher
    • Birthdate
      6/3/1991
    • BAT/THR
      Right/Right
    • Birthplace
      Samana, Dominican Republic
    • Birthdate
      6/3/1991
    • BAT/THR
      Right/Right
    • Birthplace
      Samana, Dominican Republic

    2016 season stats

    • W-L
      11-12
      ERA
      4.45
      K
      144
      WHIP
      1.44
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