Domingo German, who is a professional baseball pitcher, has become a hot topic in the sports news these days for his latest game and the historic moment which was created in a matter of a few hours. Domingo was born with a Dominican nationality on 04th August 1992 in the Dominican Republic. As a baseball pitcher in the Major Baseball (MLB) League, German is known for his performances in the team of New York Yankees.
Domingo is known to have started his journey after the year of 2009. This is because he was signed officially by the Florida Marlins in the year of 2009 as an international free agent. The Florida Marlins was a big league professional baseball team which used to compete in the MLB games. Domingo had also been signed by the New York Yankees to make his professional Major League Baseball, or MLB debut, in 2017.
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In the most recent game against the Oakland Athletics, Domingo has also made to news for throwing the 24th perfect game in the history of Major League Baseball or MLB. This has been the fourth perfect game in Yankees play history, and before Domingo German, it was achieved by David Wells, Don Larsen, and David Cone making the Yankees with the most perfect game throwers in the history.
This moment on 28th June 2023 was very important in the game as the perfect game achievement has not been repeated by any player since the last time on 15th August 2012. This drought has lasted for about eleven years and in 2012, it was Felix Hernandez who was able to achieve it. For German himself, as reported, that this game was a tribute to his late uncle who had recently passed away. During his previous game, German did not have a good start and as a result, he was highly booed by the NY Yankees fans in the Yankee Stadium.
Domingo German Bio & Earnings Overview
| Name | Domingo German Polanco |
| Born | 04th August 1992 |
| Birthplace | San Pedro de Macoris |
| Ancestry | Dominican |
| Occupation | Baseball Player |
| Position | Pitcher |
| Bats | Right |
| Throws | Right |
| MLB Debut Year & Team | 2017 & NY Yankees |
| Known For | Throwing 24th Perfect Game on 28th June 2023 |
| Teams | Florida/Miami Marlins, NY Yankees |
| Wife | Mara Vaga |
| Children | Gian German, Chrisgelyann German, Gael German |
| Height | 6.2 ft |
| Weight | Over 80 kg |
| Net Worth | Over 20 million USD |
Domingo German Age & Family
German is a father of 3 and his wife Mara, they had their third child in the month of January 2023. The other two children include a 9 year old son and a 4 year old daughter. His wife’s full name is Mara Vega and his full name is Domingo German Polanco. His children include Gian German, the first child, Chrisgelyann German as his second child, and his third newborn is Gael German. In the year of 2014 after the July Futures Game, the Marlins had traded Domingo along with others including Nathan Eovaldi, Garrett Jones, etc. to the NY Yankees. In this trade, they had received Martin Prado and David Phelps for the Marlins.
Following this trade, German had missed the 2015 season due to his incomplete recovery from Tommy John surgery and as it turned out, he had been removed from the 40-man roster too as he was non-tendered. Next step taken by the New York Yankees was to resign German to another minor league contract for that offseason. He was added back to the old 40-man roster after the 2016 season was completed. In the following year, on June 10th, 2017, the Yankees finally promoted Germany to play in the major leagues. He was able to make his debut on June 11th, 2017 when he played against the Baltimore Orioles. In this game, he had pitched two-third innings of relief, in which, he allowed two hits while walking one of them and striking out the other.
Domingo German History & Net Worth
In an announcement made in the year of 2008, it was revealed for the supporters of the Florida Marlins baseball team that the team would be making a change to the name of the franchise. It said that the Florida Marlins were going to be renamed and this was made public in February 2008, a year before Marlins selected German as an international free agent. The changes which were going to be made to the team’s image were not only in the team’s name, it also included various other aspects such as changing the team logo, team color branding, cap insignia, colors in the team logo, etc. This was going to result in the change of the team name from Florida Marlins to Miami Marlins as part of an agreement which was made when they had shifted to the LoanDepot Park in the Miami Dade County.
Domingo German was selected by the Florida Marlins before they had changed their team’s image to match with the legacy of the name that Miami Marlins shared. He started with the team by being selected as an international free agent but later he became a pitcher with the New York Yankees. After his Florida Marlins selection, German had also come into public attention for making his professional baseball debut in with the Dominican Summer League Marlins. This debut was made in 2010 and he was still playing baseball in the minor league games. German, in the year of 2014, played with another minor league professional baseball team called the Greensboro Grasshoppers. This team was based in Greensboro in North Carolina and they are a member of the South Atlantic League.
Domingo German Stats & Career
German was a pitcher with the team and during the 2014 season, he was able to pitch a 9-3 win-loss baseball record with an ERA of 2.48. This was also helped by a total of 113 strikeouts and the impressive Earned Run Average which was followed throughout the league. As a result of this, Domingo was also selected to be a part of the All Star Futures Game in July 2014. This game was played in Minneapolis and German had recorded two strikeouts in total in the whole game.
German finished the debut season of 2017 with 7 relief appearances and a 0-1 record supported by a 3.14 ERA. It was in 2018, when he made his first career start for the Yankees against the Cleveland Indians. He had pitched over 6 innings with no hit, allowing only two walks and finally striking out 9 batters. But he was removed after his sixth inning due to the pitch count and also because it was suggested that he was not stretched completely as a starter. This had also made him the first pitcher in the history of MLB with a nine or more strikeouts with 0 hits allowed in the first MLB Career Start.
Domingo German Statistics and Controversies
In September 2019, German was also assigned to be on an administrative leave for the reason that there was a pending investigation for suspicions of domestic violence. This investigation was related to the incident when he had attended a charity gala event with his girlfriend. This charity gala was organized by one of his teammates CC Sabathia. There were reports which had said that German had slapped his girlfriend but the investigation was reported to be focused on later part of that night. It was reported that German had become violent and his girlfriend had to hide in a locker room.
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When the incident was reported to the MLB, German was suspended for the next 81 games which also included games in the postseason. This punishment was levied on 2nd January 2020 for violating in the MLB’s policy of domestic violence. German on 16th May 2023, was also suspended for an illegal substance violation during the game he played against the Toronto Blue Jays. It was suspected that he had used an illegal substance in the game when his 3.0 innings had continued. There was a common agreement followed by a consultation among 4 umpires that an illegal substance was used. For this reason, he was suspended for the next 10 games and had to pay a fine.