Martín Armando Reynoso Gutiérrez (born May 1, 1966) is a Mexican former professional baseball right-handed

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Career

During a 12-year baseball career, Reynoso compiled 68

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. He pitched from 1991–2002 for four teams, including the inaugural

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team that began play in . That ‘93 season turned out to be Reynoso’s best in the big leagues. As the ace of the Rockies, he started 30 games, winning 12, with 4 complete games, 117 strikeouts in 189 innings pitched. During the ‘94 and ‘95 seasons he only saw action in 29 games due to multiple injuries, starting 27 and winning 10. In 1996 started 30 games going 8–9 for the Rockies. That same year, Reynoso was on the mound for the Diamondbacks when slugger

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stole his 40th base of the season to become the second player in major league history with 40 home runs and 40 stolen bases. In 1997, Reynoso saw limited action for the New York Mets, however he won 7 of his 11 starts of the season, going 7–3 with a 3.89 ERA. In 1999 he started 27 games for the Arizona Diamondbacks, going 10–6 in 167 innings pitched. In the year 2000 he started 30 games for the Diamondbacks, winning 11 decisions and 2 complete games in 170 innings pitched. Reynoso was the last player on the Atlanta Braves to wear number 42 before it was retired by Major League Baseball in 1997. In 2001, Reynoso gave up the first career home run to

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. For his career, Reynoso averaged 12 wins, 33 starts and 176 innings pitched per every 162 games played. Reynoso was the bullpen coach for the Mexico national baseball team in the

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. In March 2010, Armando was inducted to the

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1966 births Living people Arizona Diamondbacks players Atlanta Braves players Baseball players from San Luis Potosí Colorado Rockies players Colorado Springs Sky Sox players Major League Baseball pitchers Major League Baseball players from Mexico Mexican Baseball Hall of Fame inductees Mexican expatriate baseball players in the United States Mexican League baseball pitchers New York Mets players Norfolk Tides players People from San Luis Potosí City Richmond Braves players Saraperos de Saltillo players St. Lucie Mets players Tucson Sidewinders players {{Mexico-baseball-pitcher-stub