Manny Parra
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| Manny Parra | |
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| Milwaukee Brewers – No. 26 | |
| pitcher | |
| Born: October 30, 1982 | |
| Bats: Left | Throws: Left |
| MLB debut | |
| July 20, 2007 for the Milwaukee Brewers | |
| Career statistics (through August 18, 2010) |
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| Win-Loss | 24-29 |
| Earned run average | 5.22 |
| Strikeouts | 394 |
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Manuel Alex "Manny" Parra (born October 30, 1982, in Carmichael, California) is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers.
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[edit] Early life
Parra graduated from Casa Roble High School in 2000, and American River College in 2002. While playing in high school, he also played first base. He was named the National Junior College Player of the Year in 2002 by Baseball America.[1]
[edit] Baseball career
[edit] 2008 season
At the conclusion of the season, Parra had a 10-8 record. His 17 wild pitches tied for the most in the majors.[1] His split-finger fastball was the most effective among major league starting pitchers.[2]
[edit] 2010 season
On June 6, 2010, Parra became the 52nd Major League pitcher to strike out four batters in an inning. He did so against the St. Louis Cardinals.[2]
[edit] 2012 season
After having missed the entire 2011 season, Parra and the Brewers agreed on a 1-year deal on January 12, 2012. [3]
[edit] References
- ^ Cunningham, Michael; Olson, Drew (2 June 2002). "Brewers say signing prospect a draft bonus". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: p. 3C. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=XjYqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=9kEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6744,2384681&dq=baseball+manny-parra&hl=en. Retrieved 28 July 2010.
- ^ http://www.baseball-almanac.com/feats/feats19.shtml
- ^ "Milwaukee Brewers Agree to Terms with Manny Parra". http://www.brewers101.com/2012/01/12/milwaukee-brewers-agree-to-terms-with-manny-parra/.
[edit] External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- 1982 births
- Living people
- Baseball players from California
- Major League Baseball pitchers
- Milwaukee Brewers players
- Brevard County Manatees players
- High Desert Mavericks players
- Huntsville Stars players
- Wisconsin Timber Rattlers players
- Beloit Snappers players
- Ogden Raptors players
- American River College alumni
- American baseball players of Mexican descent
- Nashville Sounds players
