Robinson Piña Bio
Robinson Piña (born November 26, 1998) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has reached Major League Baseball with the Miami Marlins and Toronto Blue Jays, making his major-league debut in 2025 after several seasons in affiliated minor-league systems.
Early Life and Background
Robinson Piña is a native of the Dominican Republic and began his professional baseball career as a teenager when he signed with the Los Angeles Angels as an international free agent on February 15, 2017. Details about his hometown and early family life are not provided in available records, but his path follows the common Dominican route of signing internationally and entering professional development in the Dominican Summer League.
Piña made his professional debut with the Dominican Summer League Angels in 2017 and advanced through rookie-level and Single-A affiliates over the following seasons. His early development focused on building innings, improving command and increasing strikeout totals, which became a consistent statistical theme in his minor-league work.
Path to Baseball
Piña’s entry into organized professional baseball began with the Los Angeles Angels organization, where he progressed from the Dominican Summer League to rookie-level and Single-A rosters. Across his first full minor-league seasons he compiled a record of work that demonstrated strikeout ability, including 47 strikeouts in 2017 and larger totals in subsequent campaigns.
After the pandemic-cancelled 2020 minor-league season, Piña resumed development across multiple Angels affiliates in 2021 and 2022, moving between Low-A, High-A and Double-A clubs. He elected free agency following the 2023 season and signed a minor-league contract with the Philadelphia Phillies in December 2023, where he continued to pitch primarily as a starting prospect at the Double-A and Triple-A levels.
Robinson Piña Career
Early Career (2017–2019)
Robinson Piña signed with the Los Angeles Angels in February 2017 and debuted the same year with the Dominican Summer League Angels, posting a 3.68 ERA with 47 strikeouts in 15 games. He split time across the DSL, the Arizona League and rookie-level Orem in 2018 and produced a combined 4–2 record and a 3.48 ERA with 61 strikeouts in 19 appearances.
In 2019 Piña advanced to Single-A Burlington, where he made 26 appearances, including 21 starts, and registered a 5–8 record with a 3.83 ERA and 146 strikeouts across 108 innings. That season marked a significant workload increase and reinforced his profile as a high-strikeout arm in the lower levels of the minors.
Angels Organization Development (2021–2023)
Piña did not pitch competitively in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor-league season. He returned in 2021 and split time among the Low-A Inland Empire 66ers, High-A Tri-City Dust Devils and Double-A Rocket City Trash Pandas. Over 21 starts across the three levels he compiled a 2–10 record with a 4.44 ERA and recorded 140 strikeouts in 95 1/3 innings, showcasing his ability to miss bats despite inconsistent results.
He continued to shuttle between Tri-City and the Triple-A Salt Lake Bees in 2022 and posted a combined 6–8 record and a 4.43 ERA with 122 strikeouts in 85 1/3 innings. Across 2023 Piña again split time between multiple Angels affiliates, totaling a 5–5 record and a 4.07 ERA with 90 strikeouts in 97 1/3 innings before electing free agency on November 6, 2023.
Philadelphia Phillies Tenure (2024)
On December 11, 2023, Piña signed a minor-league contract with the Philadelphia Phillies organization. During the 2024 season he made 25 starts between Double-A Reading and Triple-A Lehigh Valley, compiling a 13–8 record with a 4.18 ERA and 132 strikeouts in 129 1/3 innings. Piña elected free agency following the 2024 season on November 4, 2024.
Miami Marlins Breakthrough (2025)
Robinson Piña signed a minor-league contract with the Miami Marlins on November 20, 2024. He began the 2025 season with the Triple-A Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp and produced a 4–3 record with a 3.47 ERA and 54 strikeouts over 13 appearances, 11 of which were starts. His Triple-A performance led the Marlins to select him to their 40-man roster on June 19, 2025.
Piña was promoted to the major leagues for the first time on June 20, 2025, and made his MLB debut that day against the Atlanta Braves, pitching an inning in relief and yielding a solo home run to Austin Riley. He was designated for assignment by the Marlins on June 21 following a roster move that accompanied the promotion of another player.
Toronto Blue Jays Stint (2025)
On June 24, 2025, the Miami Marlins traded Piña to the Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for Colby Martin. Piña made a single appearance for the Blue Jays, working 1 1/3 innings against the Chicago White Sox and allowing three runs (one earned) on four hits while recording one strikeout. While with Toronto’s organization he also appeared with the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons.
On August 6, 2025, Piña was placed on the injured list while with Buffalo and was later transferred to the 60-day injured list after an injury was diagnosed as a right ulnar collateral ligament sprain. On November 6, 2025, Piña was removed from the Blue Jays’ 40-man roster and outrighted to Buffalo; he elected free agency the same day.
Driving Style and Strengths
Piña’s professional record shows consistent strikeout production at multiple minor-league levels, indicating the capacity to generate swings and misses. He has worked primarily as a starter in the minors and has shown the durability to accumulate innings across full seasons when healthy.
Notable Events and Milestones
Key milestones in Piña’s career include signing as an international free agent with the Los Angeles Angels in 2017, his heavy-strikeout Single-A campaign in 2019, and his elevation to the major leagues in June 2025 with the Miami Marlins. The midseason trade to the Toronto Blue Jays and subsequent placement on the 60-day injured list for a right ulnar collateral ligament sprain were defining events of the 2025 season.
Robinson Piña Career Wins
Across his minor-league tenure Piña compiled multiple winning seasons and notable strikeout totals, though his major-league record through the 2025 season shows no decisions with a 0–0 win–loss record and an earned run average of 7.71 and one strikeout in his MLB appearances. His most substantial seasonal win totals in affiliated ball include a 13–8 campaign in 2024 at Double-A and Triple-A with the Philadelphia Phillies organization and a 4–3 record at Triple-A Jacksonville in 2025.
Minor-League Highlights
Piña’s 2019 Single-A season stands out for workload and strikeouts, as he recorded 146 strikeouts in 108 innings for the Burlington Bees. The 2024 season with the Phillies’ Double-A and Triple-A affiliates produced a 13–8 record and 132 strikeouts across 129 1/3 innings, representing his most prolific win total at the upper levels prior to his MLB debut.
Other Wins & Perfromances
Additional notable performances include steady strikeout production during 2021 across Low-A, High-A and Double-A, when he recorded 140 strikeouts in roughly 95 innings, and his early professional work in the Dominican Summer League in 2017 and rookie-level circuits in 2018 that helped establish his professional foundation.
Robinson Piña Family
Family Background and Racing Lineage
Public records list Robinson Piña’s nationality as the Dominican Republic, but specific details about his family background or hometown are not provided in available sources. No confirmed information about parents or other family members is included in official summaries.
Personal Life
There are no publicly verified details about Piña’s marital status, spouse or children in the available records. His public profile centers on his professional baseball career and transactions across affiliated organizations.
2025 Season Performance
The 2025 season was Piña’s first campaign in which he reached Major League Baseball. He opened the year with Triple-A Jacksonville and earned a major-league call-up from the Miami Marlins in June after a string of effective starts. His MLB debut came on June 20, 2025, and he recorded limited big-league innings before a quick roster move and subsequent trade to the Toronto Blue Jays.
Piña’s time in the Blue Jays organization included one MLB appearance and additional Triple-A work with Buffalo until an August injury resulted in placement on the injured list and a later diagnosis of a right ulnar collateral ligament sprain. Following a roster move in November 2025 he elected free agency, making him available to sign with major-league organizations and continue his recovery and pursuit of another opportunity at the big-league level.