Héctor Noesí
Héctor Noesí is a Dominican former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball for the New York Yankees, Seattle Mariners, Texas Rangers, Chicago White Sox, and Miami Marlins and in the KBO League for the Kia Tigers. Noesí throws and bats right-handed.
Professional career
New York Yankees
Noesí signed with the New York Yankees as an international free agent in 2004. He made his professional debut in 2006 with the Gulf Coast Yankees. He was assigned to the Single–A Charleston RiverDogs in 2007, but was injured, necessitating Tommy John surgery.Healthy in 2009, Noesí pitched well for Charleston and the High–A Tampa Yankees. He was named Pitcher of the Week for the week of 18 May and was a South Atlantic League Mid-Season All-Star. Following the 2009 season, Noesí was added to the 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.
Noesí began 2010 with Tampa, where he was named Pitcher of the Week for the week of 19 April and a Mid-Season All-Star. He was promoted to the Double–A Trenton Thunder, where he was named Eastern League Pitcher of the Week for the week of 7 June 2010. and the Triple–A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees. Noesí participated in the 2010 All-Star Futures Game.
On 13 April 2011, Noesí was called up to the major leagues for the first time in his career, replacing relief pitcher Luis Ayala, who the Yankees put on the disabled list. He was optioned to Triple–A on 22 April without having made his major league debut, briefly becoming a phantom ballplayer
Noesí made his major league debut on 18 May 2011, pitching four scoreless innings of relief and earning the win in an extra-innings game against the Baltimore Orioles. He made his first MLB start on 21 September.
Seattle Mariners
On 23 January 2012, the Yankees traded Noesí to the Seattle Mariners along with Jesús Montero in exchange for Michael Pineda and minor league pitcher José Campos. Noesí performed poorly in the first half of the 2012 season, going 2–11 with a 5.77 ERA. He was demoted to the Triple–A Tacoma Rainiers on 4 July. Noesí was recalled on 4 September when rosters expanded.Noesí spent most of 2013 season shuttling back and forth between Seattle and Tacoma. On 4 April 2014, Noesi was designated for assignment by the Mariners.
Texas Rangers
On 12 April 2014, Noesi was traded to the Texas Rangers. He made his Rangers debut against the Mariners two days later. He was designated for assignment on 22 April.Chicago White Sox
On 25 April 2014, Noesi was claimed off waivers by the Chicago White Sox. In 28 games for the White Sox, he compiled an 8–11 record and 4.39 ERA with 117 strikeouts across 166 innings.Noesí made 10 appearances for Chicago in 2015, struggling to an 0–4 record and 6.89 ERA with 22 strikeouts over innings pitched. He was designated for assignment by the White Sox on 18 June 2015. Noesí cleared waivers and was sent outright to the Triple–A Charlotte Knights on 26 June.