Ricardo Antonio Pinto Valera (born January 20, 1994) is a Venezuelan professional baseball pitcher for the Diablos Rojos del México of the Mexican League.

[1] He won the Paul Owens Award as the Phillies Minor League Pitcher of the Year after going 15–4 with a 2.97 earned run average (ERA) and 105 strikeouts.

Pinto started the 2017 season with the Lehigh Valley IronPigs, and was called up to Phillies on May 31, making his MLB debut the same day.

[5] On March 28, 2018, Pinto was traded to the Chicago White Sox in exchange for international signing bonus pool money.

In 30 appearances split between Charlotte and the High–A Winston-Salem Dash, he accumulated a 5.95 ERA with 46 strikeouts across 65 innings of work.

[13] Pinto appeared in 4 games (3 starts) for Rakuten, struggling to a 1–2 record and 6.06 ERA with 9 strikeouts in 16.1 innings pitched.

On February 8, 2023, Pinto signed with the Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos of the Mexican League.

[18] He made his return to the MLB that night, earning his first career save while pitching 4 innings in a win over the Cincinnati Reds.

[22] In 16 games (6 starts) for the Triple–A Lehigh Valley IronPigs, Pinto posted a 4–1 record and 5.27 ERA with 40 strikeouts across 56+1⁄3 innings pitched.