Manuel Bañuelos (born 13 March 1991) is a Mexican professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent.

He has previously played in MLB for the Atlanta Braves, Chicago White Sox, New York Yankees and Pittsburgh Pirates.

In 2008, the New York Yankees signed four players, including Bañuelos and Alfredo Aceves, from the Mexican League for $450,000.

[18] On 1 January 2015, the Yankees traded Bañuelos to the Atlanta Braves for pitchers David Carpenter and Chasen Shreve.

He ended the outing by hitting Denard Span and Danny Espinosa and was removed from the game due to cramping and dehydration.

However, on 22 March, he began to feel discomfort in his pitching elbow and underwent an MRI that uncovered no irregularities.

[27] The team placed Bañuelos in extended spring training until May, when he was cleared to join Gwinnett after a one-game rehab assignment with the low A Rome Braves.

[31] In 2017, he pitched for the Salt Lake Bees of the Triple-A Pacific Coast League, making 39 appearances and logging a 5–6 record and 4.93 ERA with 85 strikeouts across 95 innings.

[37] On 1 November 2018, the Dodgers traded Bañuelos to the Chicago White Sox in exchange for minor league infielder Justin Yurchak.

The Yankees designated him for assignment on 28 June to make room on the active roster for JP Sears.

[53] On 15 November, Bañuelos was designated for assignment by the Pirates after they protected multiple prospects from the Rule 5 draft.

[55] On 8 December 2022, Bañuelos signed with the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of Nippon Professional Baseball.

On 19 January 2024, Bañuelos signed a one–year contract with the Rakuten Monkeys of the Chinese Professional Baseball League.