Jesús Colomé de la Cruz (born December 23, 1977) is a Dominican former professional

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. He played for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays,

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, Milwaukee Brewers and

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(MLB).

Professional career

Oakland Athletics

Jesús Colomé was signed as a non-drafted free agent by the

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at age 18, in 1996. He had made it to Double-A as a starting pitcher when, on July 28, 2000, he was traded to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays for Todd Belitz and Jim Mecir.

Tampa Bay Devil Rays

The Devil Rays converted him to a

, and he made his major league debut with them on June 21, 2001. He finished with a 3.33 ERA. Colomé was one of the only pitchers to throw over 100 mph, but he had bad control. The next season, he posted an 8.27 ERA (the highest of his career). He returned to his old form in 2004, in 2003 he struck out a career high 69 batters. On August 26, 2005, Colomé was involved in a serious car accident in the Dominican Republic. Two months later, he was released by the Devil Rays.

New York Yankees

Colomé signed a minor league contract with the

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in 2006. At the end of the season, spent entirely in the minors, he opted for free agency.

Washington Nationals

Colomé then signed with the

. He came north with the Nationals following the spring season and started off pitching well. By Memorial Day he was 4–0, and was fifth in the league with 26 appearances, posting a 2.20 ERA and prompting MLB writer Bill Ladson to write, "Jesús Colomé is the Nationals' best reliever, and one could argue that he should be considered for the All-Star Game." Ladson credited Colome's resurgence in his reliance on pitches other than his once dominating fastball. On December 10, 2008, he was released by the Nationals. He was re-signed by the Nationals to a minor league contract on January 15, 2009. He competed for a spot on the Nationals' roster in

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, but was sent to the minor leagues on April 4, 2009.

Milwaukee Brewers

In July 2009, the Nationals designated him for assignment and he was picked up by the Milwaukee Brewers and signed to a minor league contract. On September 6, he was released by the Brewers.

Seattle Mariners

On February 10, 2010, Colome signed a minor league contract with the

. Colomé and Kanekoa Texeira were designated for assignment on May 31, 2010, to make room for Sean White and Garrett Olson.

Los Angeles Dodgers

He was signed to a minor league contract by the

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on June 23, 2010, and assigned to the AAA Albuquerque Isotopes. He only appeared in 3 games for the Isotopes before he was released.

Texas Rangers

On August 15, 2010, he, along with Willy Taveras, signed a minor league deal with the Texas Rangers, and was assigned to Triple-A

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Colorado Rockies

Colomé signed a minor league deal with the Rockies in 2011. He only appeared in 10 games for their AAA affiliate team.

Sultanes de Monterrey

He played for the Sultanes de Monterrey in the Mexican League in 2012.

Joplin Blasters

Colome signed with the Joplin Blasters of the American Association of Independent Professional Baseball and played for them during the 2015 season.

Personal life

His nephew is Álex Colomé.

References

External links

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