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Franklin Núñez
Franklin Núñez (born January 18, 1977) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. Career He pitched in and for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. He played for the Triple-A Richmond Braves in and the independent Atlantic League York Revolution in , before being signed by the Milwaukee Brewers in August. He attended Brewers' minor league camp in , but was released on March 23. ''Nashville Sounds''. 23 March 2008. 24 March 2008. In February , Núñez signed a minor league contract with the Colorado Rockies
The Colorado Rockies are an American professional baseball team based in Denver. The Rockies compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a memb ...
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Pitcher
In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throws ("Pitch (baseball), pitches") the Baseball (ball), baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of out (baseball), retiring a batter (baseball), batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a base on balls, walk. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the pitcher is assigned the number 1. The pitcher is often considered the most important player on the defensive side of the game, and as such is situated at the right end of the defensive spectrum. There are many different types of pitchers, such as the starting pitcher, relief pitcher, middle reliever, left-handed specialist, lefty specialist, setup man, and the closing pitcher, closer. Traditionally, the pitcher also bats. Starting in 1973 with the American League and spreading to further leagues throughout the 1980s and 1990s, the hitting duties of the pitcher have generally been given over t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |