Ramón Antonio García Fortunato (born December 9, 1969, in
Guanare
Guanare () is the Capital city, capital and most populated city of Portuguesa State, Venezuela. It is where la Our Lady of Coromoto, Virgen de Coromoto is said to have appeared to a Coromoto Indian.
Guanare was founded on 3 November 1591 by Jo ...
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Portuguesa State
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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 ...
) is a former
Major League Baseball
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right-handed
pitcher
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who played for the
Chicago White Sox
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(1991),
Milwaukee Brewers (1996) and
Houston Astros (1997).
In a three-season career, García compiled a 17–16 record with 200
strikeouts, five
saves, and a 4.84 of
earned run average
In baseball statistics, earned run average (ERA) is the average of earned runs allowed by a pitcher per nine innings pitched (i.e. the traditional length of a game). It is determined by dividing the number of earned runs allowed by the number ...
in 95 appearances.
See also
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List of players from Venezuela in Major League Baseball
From 1939 to 2019, 397 Venezuelan baseball players born in Venezuela have played in Major League Baseball. This list shows players who appeared in at least one game in MLB, including number indicating order of arrival, name of player, position, ...
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RetrosheetPura Pelota (Venezuelan Winter League)
1969 births
Living people
Birmingham Barons players
Chicago White Sox players
Gulf Coast White Sox players
Houston Astros players
Lowell Spinners players
Major League Baseball pitchers
Milwaukee Brewers players
Major League Baseball players from Venezuela
Minor league baseball coaches
Nashville Sounds players
Navegantes del Magallanes players
New Orleans Zephyrs players
Pastora de los Llanos players
People from Guanare
Sarasota White Sox players
Vancouver Canadians players
Venezuelan expatriate baseball players in Canada
Venezuelan expatriate baseball players in the United States
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