The 29-year-old Venezuelan right-hander Miguel Pinango is apparently the new game-one starter for the North East Knights in the Italian Baseball League. He spent nine seasons in the American minor leagues, six in the New York Mets organization, three with the Los Angeles Dodgers. He went a combined 53-57 with an ERA of 4.35 in 172 games (159 starts) between 2001 and 2009. He struck out 592 batters, while walking 214 in 873 2/3 innings.