Antonio Pedro Osuna (born April 12, 1973) is a Mexican former

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pitcher, who played for the

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, and

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during his 11-year

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(MLB) career. Nicknamed "El Cañón" (The Cannon) in his native

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, Osuna signed with the

in , and made his major league debut with them in , appearing in 39 games for them that year. Going into 1995, he had been the Dodgers #2 prospect and #15 overall as rated by ''Baseball America''. Osuna posted earned run averages of 3.00, 2.19, and 3.06 over the next three seasons. On March 17, , he was traded to the

with minor leaguer Carlos Ortega for

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and minor leaguers Andre Simpson and Orlando Rodriguez. Osuna Spent time on the disabled list in 2001 and played only 4 games for the White Sox. In the season, Osuna appeared in 59 games with a 3.86 ERA. On January 15, , he was traded to the

with minor leaguer Delvis Lantigua for

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. Osuna became a free agent after the 2003 season and signed with the

. A free agent again after the season, Osuna signed with the

. He pitched only 2 1/3 innings with the Nats giving up 11

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s before he was placed on the disabled list on April 18. He was released after the season. In , Osuna pitched in the Triple-A

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for the

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recording a 1.61 ERA in 22 games and being named to the midseason All-Star team. He played for them again in , but recorded a 7.94 ERA in only 11 games. Osuna's pitch repertoire (by 1997) included a

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, a

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, and a changeup. He and his wife Arcelia have 3 children: Lohami, Lenix and Yorvit. On August 30, 2011, his nephew

Roberto Osuna Roberto Osuna Quintero Jr. (born February 7, 1995) is a Mexican professional baseball pitcher for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Toronto Blue Jays and Houst ...

was signed by the

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. Osuna was only 16 years old at the time of signing. He had been ranked fourth by

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in projected signing bonus rankings.Blue Jays sign seven international prospects to contracts
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