Yaniel Blanco
Full name: Yaniel Blanco Portal
Also known as: Yaniel Blanco
- Position
- Pitcher
- Bats / Throws
- Right / Right
- Born
- —
- Debut
- 2012
Yaniel Blanco is a Cuban pitcher. His full name is recorded as Yaniel Blanco Portal. He batted and threw right-handed.
The record here covers 11 seasons in the Serie Nacional de Béisbol, between 2011 and 2022. Most of that was with Matanzas, 9 seasons of it, with the remainder for Villa Clara. He appears in 6 postseason campaigns.
He is credited with 21 wins against 13 losses, an earned run average of 4.25, and 158 strikeouts. His best recorded season earned run average was 1.71, in 2017-18 (42.0 IP). His most wins in a season was 7, in 2013-14.
Career summary
- Seasons 11 (2011–2022)
- Leagues Serie Nacional de Béisbol
- TeamsMatanzas, Villa Clara
- ERA 4.25
· Innings 323.2
Pitching
| Season | Team | League | W | L | ERA | G | GS | CG | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-12 | Villa Clara | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 0 | 0 | 2.61 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.1 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.450 |
| 2012-13 | Villa Clara | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 0 | 0 | 20.25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3.000 |
| 2013-14 · Postseason | Matanzas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 0 | 0 | .00 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.400 |
| 2013-14 | Matanzas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 7 | 2 | 4.00 | 20 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 78.2 | 71 | 38 | 35 | 10 | 28 | 35 | 1.260 |
| 2014-15 · Postseason | Matanzas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 0 | 0 | 40.50 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6.000 |
| 2014-15 | Matanzas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 0 | 1 | 6.26 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 27.1 | 31 | 20 | 19 | 4 | 17 | 24 | 1.760 |
| 2015-16 · Postseason | Matanzas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 0 | 0 | .00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .880 |
| 2015-16 | Matanzas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 1 | 2 | 7.41 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17.0 | 23 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1.760 |
| 2017-18 · Postseason | Matanzas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 0 | 0 | 54.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.000 |
| 2017-18 | Matanzas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 2 | 1 | 1.71 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 42.0 | 37 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 23 | 1.170 |
| 2018-19 | Matanzas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 5 | 2 | 5.79 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37.1 | 42 | 31 | 24 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 1.630 |
| 2019-20 · Postseason | Matanzas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2019-20 | Matanzas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 5 | 4 | 2.09 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 69.0 | 67 | 23 | 16 | 1 | 22 | 26 | 1.290 |
| 2020-21 · Postseason | Matanzas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.000 |
| 2020-21 | Matanzas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 1 | 1 | 6.75 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 24.0 | 40 | 20 | 18 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 2.130 |
| 2021-22 | Matanzas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 0 | 0 | 4.26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1.420 |
| 2022 | Matanzas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 0 | 0 | 4.26 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 6.1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | — |
| Career total | — | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 21 | 13 | 4.25 | 172 | — | — | 15 | 323.2 | 343 | 181 | 153 | 28 | 133 | 158 | 1.470 |
Fielding
| Season | Team | League | INN | PO | A | E | DP | FPCT | TC | TP | PB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-12 | Villa Clara | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 10.1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012-13 | Villa Clara | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 1.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013-14 · Postseason | Matanzas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 1.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013-14 | Matanzas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 78.2 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014-15 · Postseason | Matanzas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 0.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014-15 | Matanzas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 27.1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015-16 · Postseason | Matanzas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 5.2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015-16 | Matanzas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 17.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017-18 · Postseason | Matanzas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017-18 | Matanzas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 42.0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018-19 | Matanzas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 37.1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019-20 | Matanzas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 69.0 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020-21 · Postseason | Matanzas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020-21 | Matanzas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 24.0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .857 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021-22 | Matanzas | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 6.1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | — | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 323.1 | 7 | 80 | 1 | 6 | .989 | 88 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding totals are published aggregated across every position a player appeared at, not split by position.
Transactions
- 2012-13–2013-14 —
Villa Clara →
Matanzas
Moves are inferred from a change of club between consecutive seasons in the same competition. No transfer date is recorded because none is published.
Frequently asked questions
When was Yaniel Blanco born?
Yaniel Blanco's date of birth is not recorded in any of the open sources this page draws on.
Which teams did Yaniel Blanco play for?
Yaniel Blanco appears for Matanzas, Villa Clara across 11 recorded seasons.
What position did Yaniel Blanco play?
Yaniel Blanco is recorded as P.
Sources and licences
- Biographical detail from EcuRed, the Cuban encyclopedia, used under its non-commercial licence. custom-noncommercial (retrieved 2026-08-29)
- Cuban league statistics from the Federación Cubana de Béisbol (beisbolcubano.cu). (retrieved 2026-08-29)
- (retrieved 2026-08-29)
