Edwin Amilgar Hurtado (born February 1, 1970) is a

Venezuela Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in th ...

n former

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who played from 1995 through 1997 for the

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and

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. Listed at 6' 3" , 215 lb. , Hurtado batted and threw right-handed. He was born in

Barquisimeto Barquisimeto (; guc, Watkisimeeta) is a city in Venezuela. It is the capital of the state of Lara and head of Iribarren Municipality. It is an important urban, industrial, commercial and transportation center of the country, recognized as the fou ...

, the capital city of

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state. Hurtado was a reliable and durable pitcher during a professional career that spanned 17 years. Considered a workhorse who could pitch every year in different leagues, he relied on a lively

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and an array of

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es to establish himself as one of the most dependable pitchers in Venezuelan baseball history. In a three-year majors career, Hurtado posted an 8–9 record with a 6.67

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in 43 pitching appearances, including 15 starts and two saves, allowing 111 runs (107 earned) on 85 walks and 167

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while

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79 batters in innings of work. Hurtado also pitched 13

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seasons from 1993 to 2006, including stints for the

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in the 1998 and 1999 seasons, and for the KBO

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in 2004. Overall, he went 85–66 with a 3.92 ERA and six saves in 288 games. In between, Hurtado played winter ball with the

Cardenales de Lara The Cardenales de Lara ( en, Lara Cardinals) is a baseball team in the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League. Founded in 1942 and based in Barquisimeto, the ''Cardenales'' have won six domestic titles, including back-to-back in 1998 and 1999, an ...

and

Leones del Caracas The Caracas Base Ball Club C.A. or better known by its commercial name as the ''Leones del Caracas'', is a professional baseball team of the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League. In its creation, its headquarters are the University Stadium of C ...

clubs of the

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during 16 campaigns from 1991 to 2006. He had a record of 68–47 with a 3.06 ERA and three saves in 199 games, including 631 strikeouts and 314 walks in innings. Following his retirement, Hurtado became a

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and has worked for several teams both in the

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and the Venezuelan circuit.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hurtado, Edwin 1970 births Living people Acereros de Monclova players Cardenales de Lara players Guerreros de Oaxaca players Hagerstown Suns players KBO League pitchers Knoxville Smokies players Langosteros de Cancún players Leones de Yucatán players Leones del Caracas players LG Twins players Major League Baseball pitchers Major League Baseball players from Venezuela Mexican League baseball pitchers Nippon Professional Baseball pitchers Omaha Royals players Orix BlueWave players Sportspeople from Barquisimeto Seattle Mariners players St. Catharines Blue Jays players Sultanes de Monterrey players Toronto Blue Jays players Tacoma Rainiers players Venezuelan expatriate baseball players in Canada Venezuelan expatriate baseball players in Japan Venezuelan expatriate baseball players in Mexico Venezuelan expatriate baseball players in South Korea Venezuelan expatriate baseball players in the United States

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