André Albanez Rienzo (born July 5, 1988) is a Brazilian professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent.
He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago White Sox and Miami Marlins.
Rienzo spent 2009 with Bristol White Sox of the Rookie-level Appalachian League, where in 13 games (9 starts), he went 2–6 with a 4.14 ERA, striking out 49 in 54+1⁄3 innings.
Rienzo played 2010 with the Kannapolis Intimidators of the Single–A South Atlantic League, where in 20 games (18 starts), he went 8–4 with a 3.65 ERA, striking out 125 in 101 innings.
On January 13, 2016, Rienzo was designated for assignment to make room for newly signed righty Edwin Jackson.
[7] In 34 appearances split between New Orleans, the Double–A Jacksonville Suns, High–A Jupiter Hammerheads, and rookie–level Gulf Coast League Marlins, he compiled a 2.85 ERA with 46 strikeouts and 8 saves.
He suffered a right knee injury in a start against the Algodoneros de Unión Laguna on June 19, and later underwent surgery for a torn meniscus.
[15] After spending 2022 out of professional baseball, Rienzo returned to the Mexican League on May 22, 2023 upon signing with the Leones de Yucatán.
Rienzo was part of the Brazilian squad that won the silver medal at the 2023 Pan American Games contested in Santiago, Chile in October 2023.