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Carrao Bracho Trophy
The Carrao Bracho Trophy is given annually to the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League pitcher who has recorded the best individual performance in that year, as voted on by members of the media. The award was originally created in 1985 as the VPBL Pitcher of the Year Award, and was renamed Carrao Bracho Trophy since 1995 to honour José Bracho, who spent 26 years in the league. Bracho still owns all-time career records in several pitching categories, including most wins, complete games, strikeouts and innings pitched, as well as the record for the most wins in a single-season. Award winners {, class="wikitable" , - ! Season ! Pitcher ! Team , - , 1985–1986 , Ubaldo Heredia , Leones del Caracas , - , 1986–1987 , Dennis Powell , Leones del Caracas , - , 1987–1988 , Oswaldo Peraza, Oswald Peraza , Cardenales de Lara , - , 1988–1989 , Julio César Strauss , Leones del Caracas , - , 1989–1990 , Jim Neidlinger , Leones del Caracas , - , 1990–1991 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Venezuelan Professional Baseball League
The Venezuelan Professional Baseball League or Liga Venezolana de Béisbol Profesional (LVBP) is the professional baseball league in Venezuela. The league's champion takes part in the Caribbean Series each year. History Early years Baseball exploded in Venezuela in 1941, following the world championship in Havana. By then, the appearance of professional baseball in Venezuela attracted many ball players from the Caribbean and the United States to the country, showing a more integrated sport there than it was in the United States. This is evidenced in the hiring of stellar players like Ramón Bragaña, Martín Dihigo, Oscar Estrada, Cocaina Garcia, Bertrum Hunter, Roy Campanella, Sam Jethroe, Satchel Paige, and Roy Welmaker. On December 27, 1945, the owners of Cervecería Caracas (Caracas Brewery), Sabios de Vargas (Vargas Wisemen), Navegantes del Magallanes (Magellan Navigators), and Patriotas de Venezuela (Venezuelan Patriots) created the Venezuelan Professional Baseball Leag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keith Evans (pitcher)
Keith Evans (born March 22, 1969) is a former professional tennis player from the United States. Evans had a highest ATP singles ranking of 195 in the world. He had victories over world Patrick Rafter, Alberto Mancini Alberto César Mancini (born 20 May 1969) is a former professional tennis player from Argentina. He won three top-level singles titles and four tour doubles titles. His career-high rankings were World No. 8 in singles and No. 79 in doubles (bot ..., Greg Rusedski, and a win over Bob/ Mike Bryan in doubles. Evans now runs a tennis academy, the KE Tennis Academy, in the USA. References External links * KE Tennis Academy American male tennis players 1969 births Living people Tennis players from Tennessee Sportspeople from Memphis, Tennessee {{US-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1985 Establishments In Venezuela
The year 1985 was designated as the International Youth Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** The Internet's Domain Name System is created. ** Greenland withdraws from the European Economic Community as a result of a new agreement on fishing rights. * January 7 – Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency launches '' Sakigake'', Japan's first interplanetary spacecraft and the first deep space probe to be launched by any country other than the United States or the Soviet Union. * January 15 – Tancredo Neves is elected president of Brazil by the Congress, ending the 21-year military rule. * January 20 – Ronald Reagan is privately sworn in for a second term as President of the United States. * January 27 – The Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) is formed, in Tehran. * January 28 – The charity single record " We Are the World" is recorded by USA for Africa. February * February 4 – The border between Gibraltar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mitch Lively
Mitchell David Lively (born September 7, 1985) is an American professional baseball pitcher for El Águila de Veracruz of the Mexican League. He previously played for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) and the CTBC Brothers of the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL). Early career Lively was born in Susanville, California and attended Lassen High School. Lively attended California State University Sacramento, where he played baseball and football, where he was the punter. He averaged 40.83 yards per punt, the second-best career average in school history among punters with at least 50 attempts. In baseball, Lively had a 4.95 ERA in 14 games in 2004 and, after not playing in 2005, was 0–6 with a 7.42 ERA in 2006. During his final college season, 2007, he was 1–3 with eight saves and an 8.07 ERA. He led the Western Athletic Conference in saves. Professional career Colorado Rockies Despite his lackluster numbers, the Colorado Rockies d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dwayne Pollok
Dwayne or Dewayne is a traditionally male name. It is Gaelic in origin, deriving from the Irish saint Dubhán. History St. Dubhán was an Irish monk who established an abbey in Hook Head, Ireland during the 5th century. As a surname it is O'Dubhain, or Dubhan. Dubhain was a popular given name in 16th century southern Ireland. Its Anglicized form is Dwayne or Duane. In Irish "dubh" means "black". Variant forms * Dewayne * Dewaine * Dewane * Duaine * Duane * Duwain * Duwaine * Duwayne * Dwain * Dwaine * Dwane Given name * Dwayne Abernathy (born 1976), American musician and record producer better known as Dem Jointz * Dwayne Allen (born 1990), American football player * Dwayne Alons (1946–2014), American politician * Dwayne Ambusley (born 1980), Jamaican footballer * Dwayne Anderson (born 1986), American basketball player * Dwayne Anderson (American football) (born 1961), American football player * Dwayne Andreas (1918–2016), American business executive and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Renyel Pinto
Renyel Eligio Pinto Cumache'' (born July 8, 1982) is a Venezuelan professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He played for the Florida Marlins of Major League Baseball (MLB) and the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). Career Chicago Cubs In , Pinto was named the Cubs' minor league pitcher of the year, after going 11–8 with a Southern League-leading 2.92 ERA while pitching for the Double-A West Tenn Diamond Jaxx. He earned mid-season and post-season SL All-Star honors and was promoted to the Triple-A Iowa Cubs. Florida Marlins Pinto was acquired by Florida, along with pitchers Sergio Mitre and Ricky Nolasco, in the trade that sent outfielder Juan Pierre to the Chicago Cubs in . In four scoreless innings for the Marlins in , Pinto struck out three and allowed two hits before being optioned to the Triple-A Albuquerque Isotopes on May 30. He was called back up to the major leagues when the teams expanded to their 40-man rosters. In , Pin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Baldwin (baseball)
Andrew Scott Baldwin (born October 20, 1982) is a former professional baseball pitcher. He was originally drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the fifth Round of the 2004 Major League Baseball Draft. Baldwin's uncle, John Hiller, was a relief pitcher for the Detroit Tigers. Amateur career High school Baldwin graduated from Hood River Valley High School in 2000. College Baldwin attended Texas A&M University and later transferred to Oregon State University. At OSU he had an 8–6 record. He was drafted in 2004 by the Philadelphia Phillies. Professional career Philadelphia Phillies He began his career with the Class-A Short Season Batavia Muckdogs. There he compiled a 4–6 record with a 5.17 ERA in 15 starts. At the end of the season he went on to pitch in Florida Instructional League. In 2005 Baldwin spent entire season with Class A Lakewood BlueClaws, where he led the South Atlantic League in innings pitched. He was named the Phillies Minor League Pitcher of the Week twice. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Machí
Jean Manuel Machi (born February 1, 1982) is a Venezuelan professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Francisco Giants, Boston Red Sox and Seattle Mariners. He was with the Giants for their 2014 World Series win. Career Philadelphia Phillies On February 22, 2000, Machi signed with the Philadelphia Phillies organization as an international free agent. He made his professional debut for the GCL Phillies in 2002, and posted a 1.00 ERA in 10 games. The following year, he pitched in 8 games for the Low-A Batavia Muckdogs, logging a 2-4 record and 4.78 ERA with 19 strikeouts in 32.0 innings pitched. Machi spent 2004 in the Venezuelan Summer League. Tampa Bay Rays On December 13, 2004, Machi was selected by the Tampa Bay Rays organization in the minor league phase of the Rule 5 draft. He split the 2005 season between the High-A Visalia Oaks and the Double-A Montgomery Biscuits, recording a cumulative 3-1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Austen (pitcher)
David Austen is a former English cricketer. Austen represented the Northamptonshire Cricket Board in a single List A match against Northumberland in the 2000 NatWest Trophy. References External linksat Cricinfo ESPN cricinfo (formerly known as Cricinfo or CricInfo) is a sports news website exclusively for the game of cricket. The site features news, articles, live coverage of cricket matches (including liveblogs and scorecards), and ''StatsGuru'', a d ...David Austenat CricketArchive Living people English cricketers Northamptonshire Cricket Board cricketers Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) {{England-cricket-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Herrera
Alexander José Herrera (November 5, 1979 – February 16, 2023) was a Venezuelan relief pitcher who played from 2002 to 2003 for the Cleveland Indians of Major League Baseball. Listed at 5' 11" , 190 lb. , Herrera batted and threw left handed. Career Herrera was born in Maracaibo, Zulia. He was signed by Cleveland as an amateur free agent in 1997. He started his professional career in 1998 with the Caribes de Anzoátegui#Franchise History, Caribes de Oriente club of the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League and pitched in the Indians Minor League system from 2000 through the 2002 midseason, reaching Triple-A level with the Buffalo Bisons before joining the big team in 15 Major League games as a left-handed specialist. He allowed seven runs on 10 hit (baseball), hits and eight base on balls, walks, strikeout, striking out 11 batters and did not have a decision for the Indians, while recording a 9.00 earned run average, ERA in innings pitched, innings of work. Following his fou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horacio Estrada
Horacio Estrada Jiménez (born October 19, 1975) is a Venezuelan former relief pitcher in Major League Baseball. Listed at 6' 1", Weight: 185 lb., Estrada batted and threw left handed. He was born in San Joaquín, Carabobo. Career Estrada played from 1999 through 2001 for the Milwaukee Brewers and Colorado Rockies (2001). In a three-season career, he compiled a 4–1 record with 22 strikeouts and a 7.50 ERA in 36 innings of work. He has also pitched with four different teams of the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League, most prominently for the Tigres de Aragua club. On January 17, 2004 he broke his hip when the team bus he was on crashed with a van. He returned in the 2006–2007 season, posting a 5-1 record and a 1.96 ERA, while allowing 7.27 hits per nine innings pitched. He was then named Pitcher of the Year in the Venezuelan league, receiving Carrao Bracho Trophy The Carrao Bracho Trophy is given annually to the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League pitch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scott Eyre
Scott Alan Eyre (born May 30, 1972), is an American former professional baseball left-handed pitcher, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago White Sox, Toronto Blue Jays, San Francisco Giants, Chicago Cubs, and Philadelphia Phillies. Early life Eyre was born on May 30, 1972, in Inglewood, California. He was the oldest of five children in his family, born when his mother Peggy was only 17 years old. When Eyre was eight years old, his father Bob left the family and kept only marginal contact with his wife and children; Eyre was responsible for his younger siblings throughout their respective childhoods. Eyre's undiagnosed attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) made it difficult for him to pay attention in school, and he preferred playing sports, particularly baseball. Both Eyre and his brother Willie played high school baseball for Cyprus High School in Magna, Utah. During his senior year, Eyre pitched three complete games in a state tournament, striki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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