Yohan Flande

Yohan Carlos Concepción Flande is a Dominican former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball for the Colorado Rockies, and in the KBO League for the Samsung Lions.

Career

Flande was signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as an international free agent in 2004. In 2009, he played in the All-Star Futures Game.

After being released by the Phillies, he signed a minor league deal with the Atlanta Braves on December 21, 2010.

Flande signed a minor league contract with the Colorado Rockies on February 4, 2014. Flande made his major league debut on June 25, 2014. He pitched five innings, striking out four, and giving up four runs on six hits.
Flande was designated for assignment on February 4, 2015. Flande earned his first MLB win on July 28, 2015, vs the Chicago Cubs in a 7–2 Rockies victory. He made 19 appearances for Colorado in 2015, recording a 4.74 ERA with 43 strikeouts across innings pitched. On December 2, 2015, Flande was non–tendered by the Rockies, and became a free agent.
On December 28, 2015, the Rockies re-signed Flande to a minor league deal. In 2015 he gave up the longest home run of any major league pitcher, at 493 feet.

Flande signed with the Samsung Lions of the Korea Baseball Organization for the 2016 season.

On April 10, 2017, Flande signed with the Rieleros de Aguascalientes of the Mexican Baseball League. He re-signed for 2018 and became a free agent after the season.

On May 27, 2019, Flande signed with the Algodoneros de Unión Laguna of the Mexican League. He was released on July 8, 2019.