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Yosbany Torres
Yosvani Torres Gómez (born June 14, 1980) is a Cuban professional baseball pitcher for Vegueros de Pinar del Río in the Cuban National Series. Torres played for the Cuban national baseball team at the 2011 World Port Tournament and 2017 World Baseball Classic The 2017 World Baseball Classic (WBC) was an international professional baseball competition, composed of 16 competing nations, held from March 6 to March 22, 2017. It was the fourth iteration of the World Baseball Classic. The first-round hosts .... References External links 1980 births Living people Cuban baseball players Baseball pitchers Vegueros de Pinar del Rio players Sabuesos de Holquin players Naranjas de Villa Clara players 2017 World Baseball Classic players Baseball players at the 2015 Pan American Games Pan American Games medalists in baseball Pan American Games bronze medalists for Cuba Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games Sportspeople from Pinar del Río {{Cuba-baseball-pitche ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pitcher
In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throws ("pitches") the baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a walk. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the pitcher is assigned the number 1. The pitcher is often considered the most important player on the defensive side of the game, and as such is situated at the right end of the defensive spectrum. There are many different types of pitchers, such as the starting pitcher, relief pitcher, middle reliever, lefty specialist, setup man, and the closer. Traditionally, the pitcher also bats. Starting in 1973 with the American League(and later the National League) and spreading to further leagues throughout the 1980s and 1990s, the hitting duties of the pitcher have generally been given over to the position of designated hitter, a cause of some controversy. The Japanese Central Le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
