Yangervis Alfredo Solarte (born July 3, 1987), nicknamed "Pituki", "Tutu", is a Venezuelan professional baseball infielder for the Hanshin Tigers of the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He made his MLB debut for the New York Yankees on April 2, 2014, and has also played for the San Diego Padres, Toronto Blue Jays, and San Francisco Giants.\n', '

Solarte signed with the Minnesota Twins in 2005, a few weeks before his 18th birthday. Working his way through the lower levels of the Twins organization, he reached Double-A in 2009, but underwent surgery on his right shoulder and only played 16 games that season. In 2010, he split time between the High-A Florida State League and the Double-A Eastern League. Playing the full season with New Britain of the Eastern League in 2011, he recorded a batting line of .329/.367/.466 in 121 games, most of them at second base.\n', '

In December 2011, Solarte signed a minor league deal with the Texas Rangers, which included an invitation to spring training. Solarte played both the 2012 and 2013 seasons with the Rangers\' Triple-A affiliate, the Round Rock Express, where he made starts at second, third, shortstop, left field, and first base. Between the two seasons, he had a .282/.331/.404 batting line and 23 home runs in 263 games.\n', '

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