Roansy Contreras (pronounced “roh-AHN-see”)...Has spent the last several offseasons learning English...To help himself learn, he reads lyrics while listening to music to get a better understanding of the words...Was raised in Peralvillo, Dominican Republic, but has moved to Santo Domingo, the island's capital, since he started playing professional baseball...After the 2022 season, he bought his grandmother a house in his hometown, fulfilling a lifelong dream for both of them...Even though he moved 90 miles south of his hometown to Santo Domingo, he still goes back to visit his family every week during the offseason...His hobbies include going to the mall and listening to music...He says that Travis Scott is his favorite artist...Was rated by Baseball America as the top pitching prospect in the Dominican Republic for the 2016 international signing period...Alex Rodriguez was his favorite athlete while growing up in the Dominican Republic.
2023
Began season in Pittsburgh’s starting rotation...Made season debut on 4/4 at Boston and picked up his first win (5.2ip/1er)…Gave up one run in 6.2 innings and struck out eight batters while winning his second game on 4/20 vs. Cincinnati…Surrendered just two hits while tossing 6.0 scoreless innings and winning his third decision on 4/26 vs. Los Angeles (NL)…Pitched 2.0 scoreless innings of relief on 5/28 at Seattle - his fourth career relief appearance… Made second relief appearances on 6/14 at Chicago (NL) and gave up five runs in 1.1ip while suffering his sixth loss…Retired all six batters he faced in relief on 6/17 at Milwaukee...Pitched 3.0 scoreless innings to close out a 9-4 win over the Padres on 6/27 and earned his first professional save…Was optioned to Indianapolis on 7/6...Had his option transferred to the Florida Complex League Pirates on 7/13…Was assigned to Bradenton on 8/4...Started and threw 2.0 perfect innings on 8/4 vs. Tampa…Was assigned to Indianapolis on 8/8...Went 0-0 with a 4.96 ERA (32.2ip/18er) in eight games (six starts) with Indianapolis.
2022
Ranked fifth among all National League rookies in ERA and strikeouts and third in batting average against (.225)...Posted the seventh-lowest ERA (3.53) among all rookies in MLB with at least 50.0 innings pitched beginning with his start on 7/7 through the end of the season while his .202 batting average against in that time ranked third among MLB rookies with at least 50.0 innings of work...Began season with Indianapolis but was recalled on 4/9 (Duane Underwood Jr. was placed on the I.L.) before making an appearance...Made his season debut (second career big league appearance) on 4/9 at St. Louis and gave up two runs in 1.2 innings...Pitched three scoreless innings and was credited with his first Major League win on 4/14 vs. Washington...Was optioned to Indianapolis on 4/21...Was recalled a second time by Pittsburgh on 5/23...Posted an 0.96 ERA (18.2ip/2er) in his first four big league starts; the fourth-lowest ERA by a player who made their first four career starts with the Pirates since 1912 when earned runs became an official statistic; the only three Pirates with a lower ERA after their first four starts were Al Mamaux in 1914 (0.53), Carmen Hill in 1915 (0.79) and Zach Duke in 2005 (0.93)...Suffered first loss on 6/10 at Atlanta after allowing four runs (3er)...Allowed a home run to Patrick Wisdom while picking up his second win (5.0ip/1er) on 6/21 vs. Chicago; was the first earned run he allowed at PNC Park in his career (five starts; 19.2ip), marking the second-longest home streak to start a career by a Pirates pitcher since Hal Smith went 25.1 innings without allowing an earned run to start his career at Forbes Field in 1933...Was optioned to Indianapolis on 7/7 but remained on the taxi squad with the big league team through 7/17...Pitched a career-high seven innings in a 2-1 loss vs. Atlanta on 8/22; the first Pirates rookie to pitch seven innings since Nick Kingham in 2018...Struck out a career-high 10 batters on 9/21 at New York (AL).
2021
Entered season ranked as the Pirates' No. 19 prospect by MLB Pipeline...Went 3-2 with a 2.64 ERA (58.0ip/17er) and 82 strikeouts in 13 minor league starts between Double-A Altoona and Triple-A Indianapolis...Was Altoona’s Opening Day starter; tossed 5.0 scoreless innings and struck out a career-high 11 batters in his organizational debut on 5/4 vs. Bowie...Was perfect thru 5.0 innings and pitched 6.0 no-hit innings while whiffing 11 batters again in next start on 5/11 at Binghamton...Struck out six batters over 6.2 innings on 5/18 at Harrisburg and extended his scoreless streak to 17.2 innings to start the season...Entered the day on 5/19 tied for first in all of minor league baseball with 28 strikeouts...Was named the Double-A Northeast Pitcher-of-the-Week for the week of 5/17-23...Gave up five runs in 4.0ip and suffered first loss with Altoona on 5/25 vs. Erie...Went 3-1 with a 1.63 ERA (27.2ip/5er) in his first five starts thru 6/1...Recorded his third double-digit strikeout game (10) of the season while allowing one run in 7.0 innings on 6/15 against Erie...Entered the action on 6/16 ranked first in the Double-A Northeast League in WHIP (0.80) and second in ERA (2.03) and strikeouts (57)...Was on the injured list from 7/6 (retro to 7/5) thru 8/31 with a right forearm muscle strain...Made three starts with Altoona in September and gave up five runs (four earned) in a total of 8.1ip while striking out 11 batters...Was promoted to Indianapolis on 9/20; made his only Triple-A start on 9/22 at Omaha and gave up one run and struck out six in 3.2ip...Made his Major League debut on 9/29 vs. Chicago (NL) and threw 46 pitches in 3.0 scoreless innings of work...Was the first 21-year-old to start a game for the Pirates since Sean Burnett in 2004...Made five starts with Peoria during the Arizona Fall League and went 2-1 with a 3.21 ERA (14.0ip/5er) and 18 strikeouts.
2020
Did not pitch due to the COVID-19 pandemic...Was add to the Yankees’ 40-man roster on 11/20.
2019
Led Yankees organization and South Atlantic League in wins while spending entire season with Charleston…Also ranked first among league leaders in WHIP (1.07), fourth in innings pitched and fifth in ERA...Tied career high (second time) with 10 strikeouts while giving up one hit in 7.0ip on 8/14 vs. Columbia...Earned South Atlantic League Pitcherof-the-Week honors from 8/26-9/2 after going 2-0 with a 0.75 ERA (12.0ip/1er) in his last two starts of the season... Went 4-0 with a 1.16 ERA (31.0ip/5r/4er) in five starts during the month of August and 6-0 with a 1.32 ERA (48.0ip/8r/7er) in his final eight starts, dating back to 7/18... Was ranked by Baseball America as the No. 8 prospect in the Yankees organization and the No. 12 prospect in the South Atlantic League following the season.
2018
Split season between Staten Island (Yankees’ A) and Charleston, going 0-2 with a 2.42 ERA (63.1ip/19r/17er) in 12 starts...Struck out a career-high 10 batters over 6.0 scoreless innings on 6/24 vs. Tri-City...Was charged with a total of two earned runs in his last four starts with Staten MINOR LEAGUE HIGHLIGHTS Island (23.2ip)...Was promoted to Charleston on 7/21 and suffered his two losses there in his first two starts on 7/23 and 7/29...Tossed 6.0 scoreless frames in his final start on 8/31...Was ranked by Baseball America as the No. 7 prospect in the Yankees organization after the season.
2017
Went 4-4 with a 4.02 ERA (53.2ip/37r/24er) in 14 total games (11 starts) between the DSL Yankees and the GCL Yankees East team during first professional season... Began season with the DSL Yankees before being transferred to the GCL Yankees East on 7/13...Won his first professional game while making first career relief appearance on 7/20... Went 2-0 with a 2.89 ERA (9.1ip/7r/3er) in his three relief outings at the GCL level.
