Juan Gustavo Minaya (born September 18, 1990) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent.
He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago White Sox and Minnesota Twins.
In 2013, he played for the Single-A Quad Cities River Bandits, pitching to a 3-6 record and 4.77 ERA in 54.2 innings of work.
He split the 2014 season between the High-A Lancaster JetHawks and the Double-A Corpus Christi Hooks, accumulating a 2-3 record and 4.19 ERA in 53.2 innings pitched.
He split the 2015 season between Corpus Christi and the Triple-A Fresno Grizzlies, posting a 2.80 ERA with 59 strikeouts in 35 appearances between the two teams.
[4] He was promoted to the major leagues for the first time on September 1, and made his MLB debut that day,pitching a scoreless innings of relief against the Minnesota Twins.
[8] On January 28, 2020, Minaya signed a minor league deal with the Minnesota Twins organization.
On February 4, 2023, Minaya signed a minor league contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates organization.
[25] He made 34 appearances split between the Double–A Altoona Curve and Triple–A Indianapolis Indians, compiling a 4.34 ERA with 41 strikeouts across 37+1⁄3 innings of work.