Ricky Bottalico

Ricky Bottalico
Relief pitcher
Born: August 26, 1969 (1969-08-26) New Britain, Connecticut
Batted: Left	Threw: Right
MLB debut
July 29, 1994 for the Philadelphia Phillies
Last MLB appearance
July 22, 2005 for the Milwaukee Brewers
Career statistics
Win-Loss	33-42
Earned run average	3.99
Saves	116
Strikeouts	575
Teams
Philadelphia Phillies (1994–1998) St. Louis Cardinals (1999) Kansas City Royals (2000) Philadelphia Phillies (2001–2002) Arizona Diamondbacks (2003) New York Mets (2004) Milwaukee Brewers (2005)
Career highlights and awards
All-Star selection (1996) 116 Saves (102nd MLB All-Time) 301 Games Finished (89th MLB All-Time)

Ricky Paul Bottalico ( /bəˈtælɨkoʊ/; born August 26, 1969 in New Britain, Connecticut) is a former right-handed relief pitcher in Major League Baseball. In high school, he played for South Catholic High School in Hartford, Connecticut under coach Tom DiFiore. He compiled a career earned run average of 3.99 over twelve major league seasons, during which he pitched for several teams, including the Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals, Kansas City Royals, Arizona Diamondbacks, New York Mets, and Milwaukee Brewers. He was also signed by the Baltimore Orioles to a minor-league contract in 2006. Bottalico was invited to spring training that year, and was released.

In his prime, Bottalico threw a fastball in the upper 90s, along with a hard curveball. Bottalico also was the only Phillies player on the National League team in the 1996 All-Star Game, held in Philadelphia, pitching one inning.

In 2008 he worked for Service Electric as an analyst for the Phillies' class-AAA affiliate, the Lehigh Valley IronPigs. He is currently a Phillies analyst for Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia.

See also

• List of Major League Baseball all-time saves leaders

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)