Background
He was born in San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic.
He was born in San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic.
He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Texas Rangers. Minor Leagues
He was signed by the Red Sox as an international free agent on July 2, 2006 as a 16-year-old by then Boston Scout Luis Scheker. He made his debut the next season with the DSL Red Sox, going 3-1 with a 2.90 European Research Area in 13 starts.
He made the trip to America for the 2008 season, playing it with Low-A Lowell, going 5-2 with a 3.14 European Research Area in 11 starts.
He played 2009 with Single-A Greenville, going 10-7 with a 3.82 European Research Area in 23 starts. He played 2010 with High-A Salem going 9-11 with a 4.06 European Research Area in 26 starts.
Despite the worst season of his short career, he was nominated to the All-Star Futures Game facing 2 batters, Logan Morrison and Danny Espinosa, retiring them both. In the offseason, Pimentel signed a one-year, $414,000 deal, protecting him from the Rule V Draft.
He started 2011 with Double-A Portland, but he went 0-9 with a 9.12 European Research Area in 15 starts, leading to a demotion back to Salem.
He finished the season 6-13 with a 6.79 European Research Area in 25 starts. Pittsburgh Pirates
On December 26, 2012 the Red Sox traded him (along with Mark Melancon, Jerry Sands and Iván DeJesús, Junior) to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Brock Holt and Joel Hanrahan. He made his MLB debut on September 4, 2013 for the Pirates.
He pitched out of the bullpen, and made five appearances in 2013.
Pimentel started the 2014 season on the Pirates Opening Day roster. Pimentel was designated for assignment by the Pirates on April 5, 2015.
Texas Rangers
The Texas Rangers claimed Pimentel on waivers on April 11, 2015. New York Mets
On November 24th, 2015, Pimentel signed a minor league deal with the New York Mets.
Pimentel has 4 pitches: a four-seam fastball, a 12-6 curveball, a changeup and a two-seam cut fastball.
His four-seamer ranges from 92-95, his cutter is 89-92, his curve around the low 70s, and his changeup around 78-82.
He is an aggressive pitcher.