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Lariel González
Lariel Alfonso González (born May 25, 1976) is a Dominican former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for one season. Before the 1998 season, ''Baseball America'' named him the 94th-best prospect in baseball. He pitched in the Colorado Rockies' farm system from 1994 until September 7, 1998 when he was called up to the Rockies' Major League roster along with Jim Stoops, Edgard Clemente, Derrick Gibson and Mark Strittmatter. He made his Major League debut on September 22 against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Coors Field in Denver in relief of Curt Leskanic. He faced three batters, Brent Brede, David Dellucci and Jay Bell and retired them all in order. He was returned to the Minor Leagues in 1999 and, in January 2000, was traded to the New York Mets along with Bobby Jones for Masato Yoshii. He signed a contract with the Mets for the 2000 season for $202,000. González spent the 2000 season in the minors with the Triple-A Norfolk Tides and was designated for assignment in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |