Yohan Flande Explained

Yohan Carlos Concepción Flande (born January 27, 1986) is a Dominican former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Colorado Rockies, and in the KBO League for the Samsung Lions.

Career

Philadelphia Phillies

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

After being released by the Phillies, he signed a minor league deal with the Atlanta Braves on December 21, 2010.^[2]

Colorado Rockies

Flande signed a minor league contract with the Colorado Rockies on February 4, 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]}

Flande 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. He made 19 appearances (10 starts) for Colorado in 2015, recording a 4.74 ERA with 43 strikeouts across innings pitched. On December 2, 2015, Flande was non–tendered by the Rockies, and became a free agent.^[9]

On December 28, 2015, the Rockies re-signed Flande to a minor league deal.^[10] In 2015 he gave up the longest home run of any major league pitcher, at 493 feet.^[11]

Samsung Lions

Flande signed with the Samsung Lions of the Korea Baseball Organization for the 2016 season.

Rieleros de Aguascalientes

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 Unión Laguna

On May 27, 2019, Flande signed with the Algodoneros de Unión Laguna of the Mexican League. He was released on July 8, 2019.

Notes and References

1. News: Winston. Lisa. Phils' Flande set to play in Futures Game. https://web.archive.org/web/20090710171609/http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090708&content_id=5760020&vkey=news_phi&fext=.jsp&c_id=phi. dead. July 10, 2009. MLB.com. July 8, 2009.
2. News: Former Phillies' prospect Flande signs minor league deal with Braves. https://web.archive.org/web/20150205092344/http://articles.philly.com/2010-12-21/sports/25292846_1_minor-league-deal-phillies-gulf-coast-league. dead. February 5, 2015. June 26, 2014. The Philadelphia Inquirer. December 21, 2010.
3. News: Tuesday's Sports Transactions. June 26, 2014. Associated Press. The Huffington Post. February 4, 2014.
4. News: Groke. Nick. Sauders. Patrick. Christian Bergman has broken hand; Yohan Flande to replace another injured Rockies pitcher. June 26, 2014. The Denver Post. June 24, 2014.
5. News: Harding. Thomas. Rockies let lead slip away in Flande's MLB debut. https://web.archive.org/web/20150205075914/http://colorado.rockies.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2014_04_03_colmlb_miamlb_1&mode=recap&c_id=mia#gid=2014_06_25_slnmlb_colmlb_1&mode=recap&c_id=col. dead. February 5, 2015. June 26, 2014. MLB.com. June 25, 2014.
6. News: Adams homers, Cardinals rally to beat Rockies 9–6. June 26, 2014. Associated Press. ESPN.com. June 25, 2014.
7. News: Harding. Thomas. Kendrick agrees to one-year deal with Rockies. https://web.archive.org/web/20150205080426/http://m.rockies.mlb.com/news/article/108271968/kyle-kendrick-agrees-to-one-year-deal-with-rockies. dead. February 5, 2015. February 5, 2015. MLB.com. February 4, 2015.
8. News: Kendrick agrees to $5.5 million, 1-year deal with Rockies. February 5, 2015. Associated Press. ESPN.com. February 4, 2015.
9. Web site: Colorado Rockies non-tender Yohan Flande, Jason Gurka, and Rosell Herrera. July 22, 2024. purplerow.com. en.
10. Web site: Rockies re-sign Yohan Flande, Jason Gurka. Bobby. DeMuro. December 28, 2015. Purple Row.
11. Web site: Statcast Leaderboard. baseballsavant.com.