Roansy Contreras (born November 7, 1999) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the

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of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2021.

Career

New York Yankees

Contreras signed with the Yankees as an international free agent in 2016. He split his professional debut season of 2017 between the

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and the GCL Yankees, going a combined 4–4 with a 4.02 ERA and 34 strikeouts over innings. Contreras split the 2018 season between the Staten Island Yankees and the Charleston RiverDogs, going a combined 0–2 with a 2.42 ERA and 60 strikeouts over innings. He returned to Charleston for the 2019 campaign, going 12–5 with a 3.33 ERA and 113 strikeouts over innings. He did not play in 2020 due to the cancellation of the Minor League Baseball season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Yankees added him to their 40-man roster following the 2020 season.

Pittsburgh Pirates

On January 24, 2021, New York traded Contreras, Miguel Yajure, Maikol Escotto, and Canaan Smith to the

in exchange for Jameson Taillon. In June 2021, Contreras was selected to play in the

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. He missed over two months from June 30 to September 1 with a right forearm strain. He split the 2021 minor league season between the Altoona Curve and the

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, going a combined 3–2 with a 2.64 ERA and 82 strikeouts over 58 innings. On September 29, 2021, Contreras had his contract selected to the active roster, to make his MLB debut that night versus the

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. After starting the 2022 season in Triple-A Indianapolis, on April 8, 2022, the Pirates recalled Contreras from the minor leagues. On April 14, Contreras earned his first major league win in a 9–4 victory over the Washington Nationals.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Contreras, Roansy 1999 births Living people People from Monte Plata Province Dominican Republic expatriate baseball players in the United States Major League Baseball players from the Dominican Republic Major League Baseball pitchers Pittsburgh Pirates players Dominican Summer League Yankees players Gulf Coast Yankees players Staten Island Yankees players Charleston RiverDogs players Altoona Curve players Indianapolis Indians players