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Rimini Baseball
The Rimini Baseball Club is a team that played in Serie A1 Italian Baseball League. The team is based in the city of Rimini and plays its home games at the Stadio dei Pirati since 1973. Rimini has won 13 national championships and three European Cups during its entire history. The club participated in the first and highest-tier level of the Italian league pyramid until 2018, then did not participate to the following 2019 Serie A. Championship titles *1975; 1979; 1980; 1983; 1987; 1988; 1992; 1999; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2015; 2017 European Cup titles *1976; 1979; 1989 MLB alumni *Manny Alexander *Don August * Yorman Bazardo *Matt Beech *Jim Brower * Chuck Carr * Ramón Castro * Ivanon Coffie *Chris Colabello * Francisco Cruceta *Mark DiFelice *Mike Ekstrom *Pete Falcone *Tony Fiore * Mark Funderburk * Amaury García *Brian Looney * José Malavé * Luis Maza * Juan Melo * Bry Nelson *Dave Nilsson * Ray Olmedo *Elvis Peña * Josh Phelps * Willis Roberts * Liu Rodríguez * Alex Rome ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serie A1 (baseball)
The Italian Baseball League (IBL; Italian: ') is a professional baseball league that is governed by FIBS (Italian Baseball & Softball Federation), which has its headquarters in Rome. The IBL is a wood bat league in which both composite and aluminum bats are prohibited; the official ball of the IBL is the '' Wilson 1010 Italy''. Until 2010, the IBL featured a league format that demoted the last place finisher to the minor leagues (Series A2), while the Series A2 champion would be promoted into the IBL. However, in late 2009 FIBS approved the decision to eliminate the promotion and relegation system starting with the 2010 season and thus now applies a fixed-team franchise format similar to that found in Major League Baseball. The current IBL consists of ten teams, each contesting 42 games; a team plays two 3-game series against every other team. The four teams that finish with the best regular season record qualify for a round-robin playoff. The first and second-place finishers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Fiore
Anthony James Fiore (born October 12, 1971) is an American former right-handed Major League Baseball pitcher. In his career, he pitched for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays (-) and the Minnesota Twins (2001-). He was originally drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in . His signature pitch was the palmball In baseball, the palmball pitch is a type of changeup. It requires placing the baseball tightly in the palm or held between the thumb and ring finger and then throwing it as if throwing a fastball. This takes some of the velocity off the pitch, i .... His career totals are 87 appearances, 152 innings pitched, a 12–6 win–loss record and an ERA of 4.39. In , he pitched in the ALDS for the Twins. In , he played for the Long Island Ducks in the independent Atlantic League. External links Pelota Binaria (Venezuelan Winter League) 1971 births Living people Águilas del Zulia players American people of Italian descent American expatriate baseball players in Canada American ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liu Rodríguez
Liubiemithz Rodríguez Cevedo (born November 5, 1976) is a retired professional baseball second baseman. He had 93 at bats in Major League Baseball for the Chicago White Sox in the 1999 season. He was a switch-hitter and threw right-handed. Career Chicago White Sox Rodríguez began his career with the Chicago White Sox organization in 1995 for the GCL White Sox. In 1996 and 1997, Rodríguez played for the A-ball Hickory Crawdads. In 1998, Rodríguez played for the advanced A-ball Winston-Salem Warthogs. On June 9, 1999, Rodríguez made his major league debut for the Chicago White Sox. Rodríguez made his final major league appearance in 1999, and spent 2000 with the Triple-A Charlotte Knights. In the majors, Rodríguez was a .237 career hitter with one home run and 12 RBI in 39 games. He played in Charlotte in 2001 as well. He became a free agent after the season. Saraperos de Saltillo In 2002, Rodríguez signed with the Saraperos de Saltillo of the Mexican League. He played ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willis Roberts
Willis Augusto Roberts (born June 19, 1975) is an American former pitcher in Major League Baseball, born in San Cristobal, Dominican Republic. He batted and threw right-handed. Career Roberts was signed by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent in 1992. He remained with the Tigers organization from 1992 to 1999. He made it to the major leagues in 1999 and played for the Detroit Tigers, Cincinnati Reds, Baltimore Orioles and Pittsburgh Pirates until 2004. Roberts made his major league debut on July 2, 1999, with the Detroit Tigers against the Minnesota Twins at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome with 12,033 people attending the game. Roberts relieved Will Brunson in the sixth inning, pitching one and one-third innings. The Tigers lost the game 11–4. Roberts was released by the Tigers on February 1, 2000, and immediately joined the Cincinnati Reds as a free agent. Roberts was granted free agency on October 18 and signed with the Orioles on November 16. In the baseball sea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josh Phelps
Joshua Lee Phelps (born May 12, 1978) is an American former professional baseball first baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Toronto Blue Jays, Cleveland Indians, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, New York Yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates, and St. Louis Cardinals. Phelps was also a member of the independent Bridgeport Bluefish, as well as the Rimini Baseball Club, Telemarket Rimini of the Italian Baseball League. Career High school years Phelps attended Lakeland High School (Rathdrum, Idaho), Lakeland High School in Rathdrum, Idaho, where he was the baseball team's Most Valuable Player as a senior, and graduated 4th in his class in 1996 with a 3.94 GPA. Phelps was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays as a catcher in the 10th round of the draft. Phelps had originally planned to take a degree in engineering. Minor league career In , he led the Florida State League in slugging percentage (.562), and was 2nd in Batting average (baseball), batting (.328). He was rated as the 5th best ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elvis Peña
Elvis Mendez Peña (born August 15, 1974 (originally thought to be September 15, 1976) in San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic) is a former Major League Baseball second baseman who played for two seasons. He played for the Colorado Rockies in 2000 and the Milwaukee Brewers in 2001. Originally signed by the Colorado Rockies in 1993, Peña made his professional debut with the AZL Rockies in 1994. He split the 1995 season with the Asheville Tourists and Portland Rockies before being promoted to the Salem Avalanche, where he spent the 1996 and 1997 seasons. He returned to Asheville for the 1998 season, where he had a .287 batting average in 115 games. In 1999, Peña played for the Carolina Mudcats, and had a .301 batting average in 110 games. He also played 13 games for the Colorado Springs Sky Sox. In 2000, Peña played in 126 games for the Mudcats, and had a .300 batting average, which included a 19-game hitting streak to end the first half of the season. He also finished ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ray Olmedo
Rainer Gustavo Olmedo (born May 31, 1981) is a Venezuelan former professional baseball infielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cincinnati Reds, Toronto Blue Jays, and Chicago White Sox. He was a switch-hitter who threw right-handed. Career Cincinnati Reds Olmedo was originally signed by the Cincinnati Reds as an undrafted free agent on January 21, 1999. He made his Major League debut on May 25, 2003, against the Florida Marlins, striking out as a pinch hitter. He made his first start the next day, against the Atlanta Braves and was hitless in 4 at-bats with 2 strikeouts. He recorded his first Major League hit when he went 3 for 4 against the Marlins on June 1. In parts of 4 seasons with the Reds, he appeared in 171 games and hit .228. He hit 2 home runs with the Reds, the first was on September 23, 2005, against Aquilino López of the Philadelphia Phillies and the second was on September 18, 2006, against Roy Oswalt of the Houston Astros. Toronto Blu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dave Nilsson
David Wayne Nilsson (born 14 December 1969) is an Australian retired professional baseball catcher and current manager of the Australia national baseball team and the Brisbane Bandits. He played for Major League Baseball's Milwaukee Brewers from to and was an All-Star in 1999, becoming the first Australian player to appear in an All-Star game. He ended his Major League career on 3 October 1999 with 837 games played, 789 hits, 105 home runs and a .284 career batting average. Nilsson became a free agent in the offseason following , but opted not to sign with any MLB teams because of his desire to play for Australia in the 2000 Olympics. He was widely applauded for this move as he was turning down big money to represent his country, something very rarely seen in baseball. Before leaving the US, he had been Australia's second highest earning sportsman behind Greg Norman, according to the ''Business Review Weekly''. Nilsson previously played for the Brisbane Bandits and Melbour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bry Nelson
Bryant "Bry" Lawrence Nelson (born January 27, 1974) is a former second baseman and outfielder who is currently a free agent. He played during one season for the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). Career Nelson was originally drafted by the San Francisco Giants as a pitcher in 1992 out of Crossett High School in the 19th round. Nelson was drafted by the Houston Astros in the 44th rounds as a draft and follow in the 1993 amateur draft out of Texarkana College as a short stop. Nelson, played his first professional season with their Class A (Short Season) Auburn Astros in hitting .322 in his second year switch hitting. 1995 he hit .327 with 3 Homeruns 52 RBI and 34 Doubles. He only struck out 40 times in 395 at bats. and his last affiliated season in with the Toronto Blue Jays' Triple-A club, the Syracuse SkyChiefs. In , he played for four different teams: the New Jersey Jackals of the Can-Am League, the Long Island Ducks of the Atlantic League, and the Sultanes de M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juan Melo
Juan Esteban Melo (born November 11, 1976) is a former second baseman in Major League Baseball. He played for the San Francisco Giants The San Francisco Giants are an American professional baseball team based in San Francisco, California. The Giants compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. Founded in 1883 as the New Yor ...."Juan Melo Statistics and History" baseball-reference.com. Retrieved December 13, 2011. References External links 1976 births Living people[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luis Maza
Luis Alberto Maza Mayorca (born June 22, 1980 in Cumaná, Venezuela) is a Venezuelan former professional baseball infielder. He played for the Los Angeles Dodgers of the Major League Baseball (MLB) in 2008. Listed at 5'9", 180 lb., he bats and throws right-handed. Primarily a second baseman, Maza is a versatile player who can play at shortstop, third base, and left field. Career Minnesota Twins He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Minnesota Twins on October 28, 1997, and started his professional career with the Gulf Coast Twins in , before joining Elizabethton (), Quad City (), Ft. Myers (–), New Britain (–) and Rochester (2004, 2005-). Los Angeles Dodgers A Free agent after 2006, Maza signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers and split time between Double-A Jacksonville and Triple-A Las Vegas. Through , he was a .284 hitter with 525 runs and a .334 on-base percentage in 924 minor league games. He hit .378 with Las Vegas and made his major league debut a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Malavé
José Francisco Malavé ah-lah-VEY(born May 31, 1971) is a Venezuelan former Major League Baseball outfielder who played from 1996 to 1997 with the Boston Red Sox. He was born in Cumaná, Sucre. In parts of two seasons, Malavé was a .226 hitter with four home runs and 17 RBI in 45 career games. Besides, he played in Italian, Japanese, Korean and Mexican baseball. Malavé also served as third base coach for the Venezuela national baseball team in the 2009 World Baseball Classic. See also * List of Major League Baseball players from Venezuela From 1939 to 2019, 397 Venezuelan baseball players born in Venezuela have played in Major League Baseball. This list shows players who appeared in at least one game in MLB, including number indicating order of arrival, name of player, position, ... External links *Mexican League batting statistics [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
