Francisley Bueno
| Francisley Bueno | |
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| Kansas City Royals | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: March 5, 1981 Havana, Cuba |
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| Bats: Left | Throws: Left |
| MLB debut | |
| August 13, 2008 for the Atlanta Braves | |
| Career statistics (through 2008 season) |
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| Win-Loss | 0-0 |
| Earned run average | 7.71 |
| Strikeouts | 1 |
| Teams | |
Francisley Trueba Bueno (born March 5, 1981 in Havana, Cuba) is a Professional baseball pitcher. He bats and throws left-handed. He is a childhood friend of Blue Jays shortstop Yunel Escobar and Royals catcher Brayan Pena.
Bueno, a Cuban defector, was signed as a free agent by the Atlanta Braves and assigned to Double-A Mississippi for 2006. In 17 games for Mississippi, he had a 3.60 Earned run average and 84 strikeouts. He started 2007 with Mississippi again, but received a late-season promotion to Triple-A Richmond.
After beginning 2008 with Triple-A Richmond, Bueno was called up to the majors on August 3 and made his debut on August 13, during which he nearly-hit Alfonso Soriano in the chin, only innings after Soriano show-boated after hitting a long fly ball off Bueno, jumping and celebrating out of the box, only to be left with a single as the ball bounced off the left field wall. Bueno was ejected, along with bench coach Chino Cadahia. A day later, Bueno was given a fine and three-day suspension by Major League Baseball. Bueno will appeal the fine and suspension, and will only have to serve his final sentence once he returns to the Major Leagues. The situation escalated in the final game of the Braves-Cubs series, when Ted Lilly hit Escobar, prompting a shouting match between the two, and the benches and bullpens to clear, but no fight took place, nor ejections made.
On August 5, 2010, Bueno was signed a deal lasting until the end of the season with Hanwha Eagles of South Korea.
In 2011, Bueno joined the Mexican team Sultanes de Monterrey. He currently plays for the Dominican Republic baseball team Tigres del Licey.
[edit] External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or The Baseball Cube
