About Ricardo Pinto

Ricardo Antonio Pinto Valera (born January 20, 1994) is a Venezuelan professional baseball pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Phillies and Tampa Bay Rays, in the KBO League for the SK Wyverns, and in the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) for the Rakuten Monkeys.

On February 18, 2024, Pinto signed a minor league contract to return to the Phillies. On April 2, he had his contract selected to the active roster. He made his return to the MLB that night, earning his first career save while pitching 4 innings in a win over the Cincinnati Reds. In 6 appearances for Philadelphia, Pinto struggled to a 10.97 ERA with 8 strikeouts across 10+2⁄3 innings of work. He was designated for assignment on April 28 when Taijuan Walker returned from the injured list. Pinto elected free agency after clearing waivers on May 2. He was re-signed to a minor league contract on May 9.