Yusmeiro Petit
Yusmeiro Alberto Petit (born November 22, 1984) is a Venezuelan Major League Baseball relief pitcher in the Seattle Mariners organization. Petit ... More »
Alexi Amarista picks up Angels with big triple in ninth
It's Yusmeiro Petit for the Giants against Nathan Eovaldi for the Dodgers in a battle of right-handers. Petit is slated to start the season at Triple-A Fresno. Closer Brian Wilson is supposed to make his next appearance in the game. Barry M. Bloom is national reporter for MLB.com ... Read more »
Giants release Ortiz, reassign four pitchers
Yusmeiro Petit will start Wednesday in place of Bumgarner. Petit has made one Cactus League appearance, pitching three shutout innings against the Rockies on Saturday. The Giants have sent their starters to the Minors the last two times they faced a National League West rival. Tim ... Read more »
Sandoval dealing with discomfort in right elbow
" • Right-hander Yusmeiro Petit cleared waivers and was outrighted off the Giants' 40-man roster to the Triple-A Fresno roster, the club announced on Sunday night. Petit has the option to decline his assignment and become a free agent. The Giants expect to receive Petit's ... Read more »
Yusmeiro Petit's rough start too much for Giants vs. Royals
Yusmeiro Petit allowed eight runs on nine hits and a walk in 1 2/3 innings vs. the Royals. (Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP) SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- A six-run first inning proved to be more than enough Saturday for the Kansas City Royals, who cruised to a 13-2 Cactus League victory over the San ... Read more »
Romo promises to be honest about arm
Yusmeiro Petit, one of several candidates for the club's sole bullpen vacancy, will try to strengthen his candidacy Saturday when he starts in place of Lincecum against Kansas City in Scottsdale. Petit, 28, has recorded two strong outings this spring, throwing two shutout innings ... Read more »
San Francisco Giants' remaining position battles heating up
At least 10 individuals appear to have a chance at becoming the staff's 12th man: Chad Gaudin, Heath Hembree, Shane Loux, Jean Machi, Dan Otero, Yusmeiro Petit, Scott Proctor, Ramon Ramirez, Sandy Rosario and Dan Runzler. Proctor has yielded one run in five innings spanning a team-high ... Read more »
Giants regulars rest in loss to Padres
Photo: Mathew Sumner, Special To The Chronicle / SF Giants' shortstop Emmanuel Burriss tags makes the out on a steal... Giants' pitcher Yusmeiro Petit delivers a pitch against the San Diego Padres in San Francisco on Sunday, Sept. 23, 2012. The Padres won 6-4. Photo: Mathew Sumner... Read more »
San Francisco Giants outfielder Angel Pagan fights through spring slump
Yusmeiro Petit was so far off the baseball map a year ago that he couldn't even get a minor league offer. But he impressed Giants hitting coach Hensley Meulens while playing for him in the Venezuelan league, earning an invite to Giants camp. Petit has continued to open eyes in ... Read more »
After breather, Giants set to kick into full gear
• The Giants announced Monday night that right-hander Yusmeiro Petit accepted his assignment to Triple-A Fresno. Petit, who was 0-1 with a 10.80 ERA in three Cactus League appearances, declined the opportunity to declare free agency after being outrighted off San Francisco's ... Read more »
Lincecum skips start with finger blister
Yusmeiro Petit faced the Cubs instead. "It's not too terrible," Lincecum said. "It's just hot and sensitive like it gets here (in Arizona). I'll just play it day by day and see how it feels. I don't want to complicate the issue and make it worse. I don't want it to be anything that will ... Read more »
Alonso Leads Padres Past Giants 6-4
Yusmeiro Petit made his Giants’ debut, allowing two runs on seven hits over 4 2/3 innings. He walked four and struck out one. Clay Hensley (4-4) took the loss after giving up Alonso’s hit. Huston Street pitched the ninth for his first save since Aug. 10, his 22nd of the season and 200th ... Read more »
MLB.com Gameday
Replacing Tim Lincecum, whose between-starts rest was extended after the Giants clinched the division title Saturday, starter Yusmeiro Petit surrendered two runs and seven hits in 4 2/3 innings. Petit, a member of Fresno's starting rotation this year, made his first Major League ... Read more »
Giants head down stretch with reinforced bullpen
The Giants added right-handers Jean Machion and Brad Penny on Sept. 1, Dan Otero on Tuesday and Yusmeiro Petit on Friday, and they added lefty Dan Runzler on Tuesday. Otero and Penny have pitched in nine and 17 big league games this season, respectively, but Machi, Runzler and ... Read more »
Giants' Brandon Belt back in left field
" Roster moves: The Giants added a 12th reliever by promoting Yusmeiro Petit from Triple-A. Bochy will have 13 when Clay Hensley comes off the disabled list Tuesday. They also activated outfielder Justin Christian from the DL. ... The Giants designated pitcher Steve Edlefsen for ... Read more »
Isotopes walk off with much-needed win
" Fresno starter Yusmeiro Petit nearly matched Ely for seven innings, allowing just one run on four hits and one walk while striking out nine. "It keeps you in it, it keeps you going," Ely said of squaring off with Petit. "He threw a heck of a game. " Fields walked to lead off the ... Read more »
A's Yoenis Cespedes raps two doubles in loss to Giants
Up next: A's lefty Tommy Milone, who locked up a rotation spot following six perfect innings against Triple-A Sacramento on Saturday, is set for his final tuneup of the spring campaign Wednesday, when he's scheduled to face Giants right-hander Yusmeiro Petit in San Francisco. ... Read more »
Japan roughs up Giants' Petit in 6-3 win
Four of Japan's runs came against Giants starting pitcher Yusmeiro Petit, including three in the second inning when Toritani had a two-run double. ''It is not easy to win back-to-back. We're going for our third straight, and there is a lot of pressure on our backs,'' Yamamoto said ... Read more »
Japan roughs up Giants' Petit in 6-3 win
San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Yusmeiro Petit throws to a Japanese batter during an exhibition baseball game Thursday, March 14, 2013 in Scottsdale, Ariz. San Francisco Giants third baseman Pablo Sandoval makes a diving attempt at a ground ball from Japan's Seiichi Uchikawa during ... Read more »
Japan roughs up Giants' Petit in 6-3 win
Japan roughed up San Francisco starter Yusmeiro Petit for four runs and six of its 11 hits in four innings, beating the Giants 6-3 on Thursday. Japan roughed up San Francisco starter Yusmeiro Petit for four runs and six of its 11 hits in four innings, beating the Giants 6-3 on ... Read more »
Impressive displays by Bumgarner, Torres
Take the case of catcher Guillermo Quiroz and pitcher Yusmeiro Petit, two veterans fighting for roster spots on the Giants. The Venezuelans were first teammates in 1994, when they helped their team from Cocquivacoa Little League in Maracaibo win the country's first Little League World ... Read more »
