Emiliano Giron (born January 5, 1972) is a Dominican former

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. After playing in the

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system of the

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from 1994 to 1996, he played with the

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of the

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in 1997 and 1998. For the next three seasons, he played for the

Lotte Giants The Lotte Giants ( ko, 롯데 자이언츠) are a South Korean professional baseball team based in Busan. They are a member of the KBO League. The Lotte Giants are owned by Lotte Corporation, which also owns the Chiba Lotte Marines of Nippon Pro ...

of the

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(KBO). Following a stint with the

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, he returned to the KBO, playing for the

Hanwha Eagles The Hanwha Eagles ( ko, 한화 이글스) are a South Korean professional baseball team based in Daejeon. They are a member of the KBO League. The Eagles' home ballpark is Daejeon Hanbat Baseball Stadium. The Eagles have won the Korean Series on ...

in 2003.

Career

Since 2004 he played with the team

Chinatrust Whales The Chinatrust Whales (中信鯨), formerly Koos Group Whales (和信鯨), were a Taiwanese professional baseball team. Founded as an amateur team in 1991, this club became professional and joined the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) in ...

from the

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, debuting with a six innings start win. He returned to Taiwan for the 2005 season with the same team, winning the game were her team achieved their 400th league win. He ended the season with a 9–4 record and a league second 1.83

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. In 2006, he pitched in the Mexican League with Acereros de Monclova.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Giron, Emiliano 1972 births Living people Acereros de Monclova players Charleston AlleyCats players Chattanooga Lookouts players Dominican Republic expatriate baseball players in South Korea Dominican Republic expatriate baseball players in Taiwan Dominican Republic expatriate baseball players in the United States Duluth-Superior Dukes players Estrellas Orientales players Hanwha Eagles players KBO League pitchers Lotte Giants players Mexican League baseball pitchers Princeton Reds players St. Paul Saints players Winston-Salem Warthogs players