Zoilo Almonte

Who is Zoilo Almonte?

Zoilo Almonte is a Dominican professional baseball outfielder for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball.

Almonte was added to the Yankees' 40 man roster after the 2011 season to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.

For the week of June 11-17, 2012, Almonte was named Eastern League player of the week. He was named player of the week of the International League on May 6, 2013. The Yankees promoted Almonte to the major leagues on June 19, 2013. Almonte made his Major League debut in Game 2 of a double header against the Los Angeles Dodgers the same day he was called up, grounding out as a pinch hitter in the bottom of the 9th inning. He got his first major league hit the next day against Kyle Farnsworth of the Tampa Bay Rays, a pinch-hit single off the third base bag. He hit his first major league home run the very next day off Roberto Hernández of the Rays. On July 20, 2013, Almonte was placed on the 15-day disabled list due to an ankle sprain.