Luis Vizcaíno
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| Luis Vizcaíno | |
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 Luis Vizcaíno in 2007 while pitching for the New York Yankees |
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| Free Agent — No. -- | |
| Relief pitcher | |
| Born: August 6, 1974 Baní, Dominican Republic |
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| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
| MLB debut | |
| July 23, 1999 for the Oakland Athletics | |
| Career statistics (through September 17, 2009) |
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| Win-Loss | 35-30 |
| Earned run average | 4.33 |
| Strikeouts | 492 |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
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Luis Vizcaíno Arias (born August 6, 1974 in Baní, Dominican Republic) is a Major League Baseball right-handed relief pitcher who is currently a free agent.
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[edit] Career
Vizcaíno was signed by the Oakland Athletics as an amateur free agent in 1994. After gradually working his way through the Athletics minor league system, he made one relief appearance for the A's in 1999, 12 in 2000, and 36 in 2001, but continued to spend significant time in Triple-A. In 2002, he was traded to the Texas Rangers for pitcher Justin Duchscherer, and the Rangers in turn traded him to the Milwaukee Brewers for Jesús Peña.
In his three years with the Brewers, Vizcaíno was a workhorse. After an outstanding 2002 (5-3, 2.99 ERA, 76 appearances), he slumped badly in 2003 (4-3, 6.39 ERA, 75 appearances) before having a bounce-back 2004 campaign (4-4, 3.75 ERA, 73 appearances). Milwaukee then sent him to the Chicago White Sox along with Scott Podsednik and Travis Hinton for Carlos Lee.
With the White Sox, Vizcaíno had another solid year, going 6-5 with a 3.73 ERA in 65 appearances for the 2005 World Champions (he pitched one scoreless inning during the World Series in his only playoff appearance). After the season, Chicago traded him to Arizona.
In 2006, Vizcaíno went 4-6 and posted a 3.75 ERA in 70 games for the D-Backs.
On January 9, 2007, Vizcaíno was traded to the New York Yankees with three prospects for Randy Johnson. [1] He achieved a rare feat on July 21, 2007, when he was credited with both wins in relief in a day-night doubleheader for the Yankees, joining about 30 other pitchers. In 2007, he pitched in 74 games, which was 4th-most in the AL. On December 21, 2007, he signed with the Colorado Rockies.
On January 6, 2009, Vizcaino was traded to the Chicago Cubs for Jason Marquis. According To Espn.com Vizcaino was designated for assignment and released by the Chicago Cubs on April 22, 2009.[2]
On May 8, 2009, Vizcaino signed a minor league deal with the Cleveland Indians.[3] He then was signed to a major league deal on May 14.[4] He was designated for assignment on June 23, and released on June 30 after clearing waivers.
[edit] Personal life
Vizcaino's second cousin, Jose Vizcaino, was a long-time MLB infielder.
On October 27, 2008, Vizcaino was arrested for DUI after being pulled over for driving 71 MPH in a 45 MPH zone[5].
[edit] References
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- ^ Cubs finalize Marquis-Vizcaino swap
- ^ Indians sign Vizcaino to Minors deal
- ^ Indians sign RHP Luis Vizcaino to Major League deal
- ^ Associated Press (2008-10-27). "Rockies pitcher arrested on DUI in Tampa". SportingNews.com. http://www.sportingnews.com/yourturn/viewtopic.php?t=478911. Retrieved 2008-10-27.
[edit] External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube
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