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Yohendrick Pinango may not have been a name familiar to Toronto Blue Jays fans upon his promotion to the MLB level earlier this season.
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So far, though, he’s endeared himself to Jays fans.
Pinango is 10 for his first 26, a .400 batting average, while only striking out three times in that span.
Most importantly, the contact isn’t cheap. He’s hitting the ball hard.
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This is something that the above poster, Aram Leighton of Just Baseball, saw coming.
He touted Pinango’s traits in the offseason as a guy who had put up a 50% hard-hit rate in the 2025 minor league campaign.
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The Triple-A Buffalo Bison certainly had gotten an up-close look at what Pinango can do:
Some guys take longer to develop at the plate than others.
Since Pinango was never a super high-ranking prospect, he has had to prove himself over and over.
But as long as he keeps hitting, he’ll keep playing.
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