José de Paula


José Alberto de Paula Carmona is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the Chinatrust Brothers of the Chinese Professional Baseball League. He has played in Major League Baseball for the New York Yankees.

Career

San Diego Padres

De Paula began his career with the San Diego Padres organization. After the 2011 season, de Paula was added to the Padres' 40-man roster.

San Francisco Giants

After the 2013 season, the Padres waived de Paula, and he was claimed by the San Francisco Giants.
In 2014, de Paula suffered an oblique injury, and he did not pitch after July 23. The Giants designated de Paula for assignment on July 25, 2014.

New York Yankees

The Yankees signed de Paula to a major league contract after the 2014 season. He suffered a shoulder injury during spring training. When he returned, de Paula pitched to a 1.53 earned run average in three games started for the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders of the Class AAA International League before the Yankees promoted him to the major leagues on June 17, 2015. He made his major league debut on June 21, 2015 against the Detroit Tigers. The first pitch he threw in his debut resulted in allowing a home run by Andrew Romine. It would be the only run he allowed in innings pitched. A few hours after the game, he was optioned back down to Triple-A. He was designated for assignment on June 24, to create room on the 40-man roster for Iván Nova, who was activated from the disabled list. He elected free agency on November 6, 2015.

Ishikawa Million Stars

On March 13, 2017, he signed Ishikawa Million Stars of Baseball Challenge League. He elected free agency on June 13.

Sultanes de Monterrey

On May 4, 2018, de Paula signed with the Sultanes de Monterrey of the Mexican Baseball League.

Bravos de León

On July 29, 2019, de Paula was traded to the Bravos de León of the Mexican League.

Chinatrust Brothers

On January 6, 2020, de Paula signed with the Chinatrust Brothers of the Chinese Professional Baseball League.