Iván Nova
Pitcher, Baseball Player
1987 –
Who is Iván Nova?
Iván Manuel Nova Guance is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the New York Yankees in Major League Baseball. Nova made his MLB debut in 2010. He bats and throws right-handed.
Nova grew up poor in the Dominican Republic, where he started playing baseball at a young age. An unheralded prospect, the Yankees signed Nova as an international free agent in 2004. After pitching in minor league baseball through the 2008 season, the San Diego Padres selected Nova from the Yankees in the Rule 5 draft. The Padres opted not to carry Nova on their 25-man roster, however, and returned him to the Yankees.
Nova enjoyed a breakout season in the minors for the Yankees in 2009. He reached MLB with the Yankees in 2010. Nova established himself as a key member of the Yankees' starting rotation during the 2011 season. After struggling in 2012, Nova reemerged in 2013, winning the American League Pitcher of the Month Award for August 2013.
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- Born
- Jan 12, 1987
San Cristóbal - Also known as
- Iván Manuel Nova Guance
- Ivan Manuel Nova
- Nationality
- Dominican Republic
- Profession
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on July 23, 2013
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