José Manuel Pirela (born November 21, 1989) is a Venezuelan professional baseball second baseman and outfielder for the Diablos Rojos del México of the Mexican League.

He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees, San Diego Padres, and Philadelphia Phillies.

He has also played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp and in the KBO League for the Samsung Lions.

Pirela singled to leftfield and subsequently replaced by pinch-runner Antoan Richardson, who scored the winning run on Jeter's hit.

Pirela suffered a concussion on March 22, 2015, in a spring training game against the New York Mets while playing center field.

[14] On November 11, 2015, the Yankees traded Pirela to the San Diego Padres for minor league pitcher Ronald Herrera.

[15] He began the 2016 season with the El Paso Chihuahuas of the Triple–A Pacific Coast League, and was promoted to the Padres on April 22.

[16] Pirela played in 15 games with the Padres in 2016, making nine starts at second base and one in right field, before being optioned to El Paso when Yangervis Solarte was activated from the disabled list on May 21.

[17] Pirela was shut down in June with an Achilles tendon injury after playing in only 35 minor league games on the season.

When Asuaje was recalled from El Paso on July 1 and moved back onto second base, Pirela had no regular position but continued to appear as a pinch hitter and utility player.

[25] Pirela started the 2019 season in Triple–A but was recalled to the majors on April 19, 2019, before being placed on the injured list with an oblique strain five days later.

On December 16, 2021, Pirela re-signed with the club for the 2022 season for $800,000 in salary and signing bonus, with an additional $400k possible from incentives.