Héctor Noesí

Héctor Noesí (born 26 January 1987) is a Dominican former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) 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.

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 Class-A Charleston RiverDogs in 2007, but was injured, necessitating Tommy John surgery.

Healthy in 2009, Noesí pitched well for Charleston and the Class-A Advanced 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.

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 2011.

Seattle Mariners
During the 2011–12 offseason, the Yankees traded Noesí to the Seattle Mariners along with Jesús Montero 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 Triple A's Tacoma Rainiers on 4 July 2012. Noesí was recalled on 4 September when rosters expanded.

He spent most of 2013 season shuttling back and forth between Seattle and Triple-A. 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. He was designated for assignment on 18 June 2015.

Kia Tigers
Noesí signed a $1.7 million deal to pitch for the Kia Tigers of the KBO League in 2017. He became the second highest paid player in the KBO. Noesí pitched to a 20–5 win–loss record with a 3.48 earned run average during the regular season and started Game 1 of the 2017 Korean Series. On 1 December 2017, Noesí signed a one-year, $2 million contract with the Tigers. On 4 December 2018, the Tigers announced that Noesí would not return with the team due to the recent increased tax rate on foreign players.

Miami Marlins
On 17 January 2019, Noesí signed a minor league contract with the Miami Marlins. On 6 August, the Marlins selected Noesí's contract. On 16 October, Noesí was outrighted to Triple-A and elected free agency the next day.

Pittsburgh Pirates
On 17 December 2019, Noesí signed a minor league contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates. On 8 July 2020, Noesí announced he would be opting out of the 2020 season during the COVID-19 pandemic. He became a free agent on 2 November 2020.

Fubon Guardians
On 24 December 2020, Noesí signed a $500,000 contract with the Fubon Guardians of the Chinese Professional Baseball League for the 2021 season. However, his contract was later terminated prior to the season on 21 February 2021 after he sustained an injury while training in the offseason.

Scouting report
Noesi throws five pitches. He leads with a four-seam fastball averaging about 93 mph, a pitch he throws about half the time. He also throws a slider and changeup in the mid 80s, a curveball in the upper 70s, and a two-seam fastball.