Lino Urdaneta

Lino Urdaneta
Relief pitcher
Born: November 20, 1979 (1979-11-20) Caracas, Venezuela
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 9, 2004 for the Detroit Tigers
Last MLB appearance
May 7, 2007 for the New York Mets
Career statistics
Win-Loss	0-0
Earned run average	63.00
Strikeouts	0
Teams
Detroit Tigers (2004) New York Mets (2007)

Lino Urdaneta (born November 20, 1979 in Caracas, Venezuela) is a former right-handed relief pitcher.

After seven years with the Dodgers and Indians systems, Urdaneta was selected by Detroit in the Rule 5 draft on December 15, 2003. Supposed to be joining the Tigers in 2004, he suffered an elbow injury before spring training and was sidelined 132 games.

In his minors career, Urdaneta compiled a 15–25 record with 49 saves, 204 strikeouts, and a 4.72 ERA in 217 games. He made the Florida State League All-Star Team in 2002. Finally, he made his majors debut on September 9, 2004, allowing 6 earned runs without getting an out. Because of this, his career ERA was infinity, a rare occurrence in Major League Baseball. This remained the case for almost three years, until he made his next appearance, with the Mets, in 2007.

On May 4, 2007, Urdaneta was brought up by the Mets to the major league roster, replacing Chan Ho Park. On May 16, 2007, MLB suspended Urdaneta 50 games for testing positive for a performance-enhancing substance. Urdaneta was just sent down to Triple-A on May 14 after 12 days in the majors.

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