Dominican baseball player (born 1986)
In this
Spanish name
, the first or paternal
surname
is
Concepcion
and the second or maternal family name is
Flande
.
Baseball player
Yohan Carlos Concepcion Flande
(born January 27, 1986) is a Dominican former professional baseball
pitcher
. He formerly played for the
Colorado Rockies
of
Major League Baseball
(MLB), and the
Samsung Lions
of the
Korea Baseball Organization
(KBO).
Career
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Philadelphia Phillies
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Flande was signed by the
Philadelphia Phillies
as an international free agent in 2004. In 2009, he played in the
All-Star Futures Game
.
[1]
Atlanta Braves
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After being released by the Phillies, he signed a minor league deal with the
Atlanta Braves
in December 2010.
[2]
Colorado Rockies
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He signed a minor league contract with the
Colorado Rockies
in February 2014.
[3]
Flande made his major league debut on June 25, 2014.
[4]
He pitched five innings, striking out four, and giving up four runs on six hits.
[5]
[6]
He was designated for assignment on February 4, 2015.
[7]
[8]
Flande earned his first MLB win on July 28, 2015, vs the
Chicago Cubs
in a 7?2 Rockies victory. On December 28, 2015, the Rockies re-signed Flande to a minor league deal.
[9]
In 2015 he gave up the longest home run of any major league pitcher, at 493 feet.
[10]
Samsung Lions
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Flande signed with the
Samsung Lions
of the
Korea Baseball Organization
for the 2016 season.
Rieleros de Aguascalientes
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On April 10, 2017, Flande signed with the
Rieleros de Aguascalientes
of the
Mexican Baseball League
. He re-signed for 2018 and became a free agent after the season.
Algodoneros de Union Laguna
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On May 27, 2019, Flande signed with the
Algodoneros de Union Laguna
of the
Mexican League
. He was released on July 8, 2019.
References
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Winston, Lisa (July 8, 2009).
"Phils' Flande set to play in Futures Game"
.
MLB.com
.
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"Former Phillies' prospect Flande signs minor league deal with Braves"
.
The Philadelphia Inquirer
. December 21, 2010
. Retrieved
June 26,
2014
.
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"Tuesday's Sports Transactions"
.
The Huffington Post
. Associated Press. February 4, 2014
. Retrieved
June 26,
2014
.
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Groke, Nick; Sauders, Patrick (June 24, 2014).
"Christian Bergman has broken hand; Yohan Flande to replace another injured Rockies pitcher"
.
The Denver Post
. Retrieved
June 26,
2014
.
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Harding, Thomas (June 25, 2014).
"Rockies let lead slip away in Flande's MLB debut"
.
MLB.com
. Retrieved
June 26,
2014
.
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"Adams homers, Cardinals rally to beat Rockies 9?6"
.
ESPN.com
. Associated Press. June 25, 2014
. Retrieved
June 26,
2014
.
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Harding, Thomas (February 4, 2015).
"Kendrick agrees to one-year deal with Rockies"
.
MLB.com
. Retrieved
February 5,
2015
.
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"Kendrick agrees to $5.5 million, 1-year deal with Rockies"
.
ESPN.com
. Associated Press. February 4, 2015
. Retrieved
February 5,
2015
.
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DeMuro, Bobby (December 28, 2015).
"Rockies re-sign Yohan Flande, Jason Gurka"
.
Purple Row
.
- ^
"Statcast Leaderboard"
.
baseballsavant.com
.
External links
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