Isidro Márquez Espinoza (born May 14, 1965) is a Mexican former
professional baseball
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pitcher
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. He played in
Major League Baseball
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(MLB) for the
Chicago White Sox
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.
Career
Márquez played during one season at the major league level for the
Chicago White Sox
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. He was purchased by the
Los Angeles Dodgers
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from the Mexican League's
Tuneros de San Luis in 1988. Márquez played his first professional season (in American baseball) with their Class A-Advanced
Bakersfield Dodgers
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in 1988, and his last affiliated season with the White Sox and their Triple-A
Nashville Sounds
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in 1995.
In 2000, he made a comeback with the
Piratas de Campeche
The Piratas de Campeche (English: Campeche Pirates) are a professional baseball team in the Mexican League (LMB) based in Campeche, Campeche, Mexico.
History
In 1980, the Alacranes de Durango moved to Campeche, and played their home games at Ven ...
of the Mexican League. He pitched in Mexico through 2011.
In 2020, Márquez was inducted into the
Mexican Professional Baseball Hall of Fame
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.
In 2021, the Piratas retired Márquez's 33 number.
References
External links
1965 births
Living people
Albuquerque Dukes players
Alijadores de Tampico players
Bakersfield Dodgers players
Baseball players from Sonora
Broncos de Reynosa players
Chicago White Sox players
Major League Baseball pitchers
Major League Baseball players from Mexico
category:Mayos de Navojoa players
Mexican expatriate baseball players in the United States
Mexican Baseball Hall of Fame inductees
Mexican League baseball pitchers
Nashville Sounds players
Olmecas de Tabasco players
Petroleros de Minatitlán players
Piratas de Campeche players
Rojos del Águila de Veracruz players
San Antonio Missions players
Tigres del México players
Tuneros de San Luis Potosí players
People from Navojoa
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