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Iván Manuel Nova Guance (born January 12, 1987) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the New York Yankees in Major League Baseball (MLB). Nova made his MLB debut in 2010. He bats and throws right-handed. Nova grew up poor in the Dominican Republic, where he started playing baseball at a young age. An unheralded prospect, the Yankees signed Nova as an international free agent in 2004. After pitching in minor league baseball through the 2008 season, the San Diego Padres selected Nova from the Yankees in the Rule 5 draft. The Padres opted not to carry Nova on their 25-man roster, however, and returned him to the Yankees. Nova enjoyed a breakout season in the minors for the Yankees in 2009. He reached MLB with the Yankees in 2010. Nova established himself as a key member of the Yankees' starting rotation during the 2011 season. After struggling in 2012, Nova reemerged in 2013, winning the American League Pitcher of the Month Award for August 2013. ==Early life== Nova was raised in San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic. His father, Manuel, managed a restaurant on the beach.〔 To make ends meet, Nova and his four siblings slept in the same bed and often worked in their father's restaurant.〔 Nova rooted for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball〔 and the Leones del Escogido of the Dominican Professional Baseball League as a child. He played baseball as a shortstop and outfielder, but was not highly regarded as a prospect. He went unnoticed by scouts until he experienced a growth spurt at the age of 15.〔 Local scouts asked Nova to pitch in a game against older players, and he continued to train as a pitcher.〔 The Boston Red Sox invited Nova to their Dominican academy, where they attempted to sign him. Nova declined their contract offer, however, as the Red Sox are rivals of the Yankees.〔 When he was 17 years old, a trainer recommended Nova to Victor Mata, a Yankees scout, who invited Nova to attend their Dominican academy.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Iván Nova」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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