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In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is da Silva and the second or paternal family name is Vieira.
Thyago Vieira
Yomiuri Giants – No. 49
Pitcher
Born: (1993-07-01) July 1, 1993 (age 30)
São Paulo, Brazil
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Professional debut
MLB: August 14, 2017, for the Seattle Mariners
NPB: June 19, 2020, for the Yomiuri Giants
MLB statistics
(through 2019 season)
Win–loss record2–1
Earned run average7.36
Strikeouts24
NPB statistics
(through September 29, 2022)
Win–loss record0–6
Earned run average3.61
Strikeouts101
Teams
Career highlights and awards

Thyago Vieira Lucio (born July 1, 1993) is a Brazilian professional baseball pitcher for the Yomiuri Giants of Nippon Professional baseball (NPB). He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Seattle Mariners and Chicago White Sox.

Vieira has hit 103 miles per hour (166 km/h) with his fastball.[1]

Career

Seattle Mariners

On November 20, 2010, Vieira signed with the Seattle Mariners organization as an international free agent. He made his professional debut with the Venezuelan Summer League (VSL) Mariners, pitching to a 4.00 earned run average (ERA) in 12 games. He returned to the VSL Mariners the next year, logging a 3–5 win–loss record and 6.05 ERA in 55 innings of work. In 2013, Vieira played for the Low-A Everett AquaSox, pitching to a 4-5 record and 3.84 ERA with 51 strikeouts in 68 innings of work. In 2014, Vieira played for the Single-A Clinton LumberKings, recording a 1-1 record and 5.23 ERA in 13 games. He returned to Clinton for the 2015 season, and pitched to a 1-4 record and 6.97 ERA in 22 appearances for the team.[2][1] After an extended spring training in 2016, he joined the High-A Bakersfield Blaze as a reliever, where he worked extensively with pitching coach Ethan Katz.[1] On the year, he registered a 2.84 ERA with 53 strikeouts in 44+1⁄3 innings pitched.

The Mariners added Vieira to their 40-man roster after the 2016 season.[3] He began the 2017 season with the Double-A Arkansas Travelers, and also played for the Triple-A Tacoma Rainiers, logging a 4.00 ERA in 41 appearances between the two clubs. Vieira was promoted to the major leagues for the first time on August 14, 2017, and pitched one shutout inning against the Baltimore Orioles before being optioned to Triple-A the next day.

Chicago White Sox

On November 16, 2017, Vieira was traded to the Chicago White Sox in exchange for international bonus pool money.[4] He was assigned to the Triple-A Charlotte Knights to begin the season, where he logged a 5.05 ERA in 36 games. In 16 games for the big league club, Vieira pitched to a 7.13 ERA with 15 strikeouts in 16 appearances. In 2019, Vieira struggled to a 9.00 ERA in six big league games, but recorded a better 6-4 record and 5.70 ERA in 39 games for Triple-A Charlotte. Vieira was released on December 2, 2019, in order to allow him to pursue an opportunity in Japan.[5]

Yomiuri Giants

On December 3, 2019, Vieira signed with the Yomiuri Giants of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).[6] In his first NPB season, Vieira pitched to a 3.28 ERA with 29 strikeouts in 24+2⁄3 innings of work.

On August 13, 2021 Vieira recorded the fastest pitch in NPB history at 166 kilometres per hour (103.1 mph), record previously held by Shohei Ohtani and Robert Corniel.

On September 1, 2021, Vieira set a NPB record for most consecutive mound appearances without giving up a run (32) by a non-Japanese player, breaking a record previously set in 2011 by Brian Falkenborg of the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.[7] In 2021, he recorded seven saves and had a 2.76 ERA in 32+2⁄3 innings with 38 strikeouts, and was selected to the Nippon League All Star Game.[citation needed] On December 23, 2021, Vieira re-signed with the Giants for the 2022 season.[8]

On April 7, 2022, following a game in which he had hit Hiroshima Toyo Carp batter Ryan McBroom in the head, Vieira was sent down to Yomiuri's farm team. He had struggled to a 22.50 ERA in 4 appearances on the season at the point of his demotion.[9]

International career

He was selected for Brazil national baseball team at the 2013 World Baseball Classic Qualification, 2013 World Baseball Classic, 2017 World Baseball Classic Qualification and 2019 Pan American Games Qualifier.[10]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Meet Thyago Vieira: The 103-mph throwing Mariners relief prospect who learned how to locate". The Seattle Times. 2016-12-16. Retrieved 2016-12-18.
  2. ^ "Thyago Vieira Minor, Fall & Japanese Leagues Statistics & History".
  3. ^ "Mariners make two trades for three players, add three minor leaguers to the 40-man roster and move on from three others". 18 November 2016.
  4. ^ Adams, Steve (November 16, 2017). "Mariners Trade Thyago Vieira To White Sox For International Bonus Money". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved November 16, 2017.
  5. ^ "White Sox Non-Tender Ryan Burr, Caleb Frare; Release Thyago Vieira".
  6. ^ "ビエイラ投手と契約合意". 読売巨人軍公式サイト (in Japanese). December 3, 2019. Retrieved December 22, 2019.
  7. ^ @NPB_Reddit (September 1, 2021). "Yomiuri Giants pitcher Thyago Vieira set a new record for non-Japanese pitchers with his 32nd consecutive mound app…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  8. ^ https://www.sportdaily24.com/npbs-yomiuri-giants-re-sign-thyago-vieira-zelous-wheeler/
  9. ^ https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/450bde22dc436a29d86353b35000cd293946b38e [bare URL]
  10. ^ "BRASIL". Prē Pan 19 (in Portuguese). Retrieved March 10, 2019.

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