Yohendrick Pinango #24

Yohendrick Alexander Piñango (pronounced “pin-YAH-go”)…Signed by the Cubs as an international free agent out of Venezuela...Played for Cardenales de Lara of the Venezuelan Winter League both this offseason and last offseason, appearing in a combined 44 games, slashing .333/.417/.642 with nine doubles, a triple, nine home runs, 38 RBI and a 1.059 OPS...Entering the 2026 season, ranked as the Blue Jays' 11th-best prospect according to Baseball America.

2025

Began the season at Double-A New Hampshire before being promoted to Triple-A Buffalo at the beginning of June...In 131 games between New Hampshire and Buffalo, slashed .258/.361/.430 with 29 doubles, a pair of triples, 15 home runs, 70 RBI, a 13.1% walk rate, a 20.1% strikeout rate, a 79.6% contact rate and a .790 OPS...Against right-handed pitching, slashed .257/.365/.437 with an .802 OPS and a 13.8% walk rate...With Double-A New Hampshire, slashed .298/.406/.522 with 10 doubles, a triple, eight home runs, 23 RBI, a 14.1% walk rate, a 21.9% strikeout rate, a 79.4% contact rate and a .928 OPS...At Triple-A Buffalo, posted a 79.8% contact rate, a 91.9 MPH average exit velocity, a 47.8% hard hit-rate and a 23% line drive rate...Recorded five outfield assists, logging 700.1 innings in left field and 181 innings in right field.

2024

Began the 2024 season at South Bend, before being promoted to Double-A Tennessee for the first time in the middle of June...Dealt to the Blue Jays at the trade deadline as part of the package for RHP Nate Pearson...Assigned to Double-A New Hampshire after the trade...Between the two levels and two organizations in 2024, played in a combined 117 games, slashing .239/.331/.389 with 26 doubles, three triples, 10 home runs, 51 RBI, 11 stolen bases, an 11.4% walk rate, an 18.8% strikeout rate, and a .720 OPS...Earned Midwest League Player of the Week honors for the second time in his career...From May 6-12, went 9-for-21 (.429) with four doubles, two home runs, five RBI, seven runs scored, and a 1.385 OPS in six games.