Ricky Nolasco
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| Miami Marlins – No. 47 | |
| Starting pitcher | |
| Born: December 13, 1982 Corona, California |
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| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
| MLB debut | |
| April 5, 2006 for the Florida Marlins | |
| Career statistics (through 2011) |
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| Win–loss record | 64-51 |
| Earned run average | 4.50 |
| Strikeouts | 786 |
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Carlos Enrique "Ricky" Nolasco (born December 13, 1982 in Corona, California) is an American Major League Baseball right-handed starting pitcher for the Miami Marlins. He is listed as 6'2" and 220, and made his major league debut on April 5, 2006. Nolasco graduated in 2001 from Rialto High School, Rialto, California and was drafted out of high school, in the 2001 Major League Baseball Draft, in the 4th round by the Chicago Cubs.[1] The Florida Marlins acquired him, Sergio Mitre, and Renyel Pinto from the Cubs for Juan Pierre on December 7, 2005.
Nolasco started the 2008 season as a middle reliever, but quickly found his way to the top of the rotation as Florida's top starting pitcher. On August 19, 2008, he pitched a two-hitter against the San Francisco Giants. With one out in the 9th inning, he gave up a double; the only other hit given up by him was a ball deflected off the glove of first baseman Mike Jacobs. Nolasco also had a two-run double in the game. Nolasco won 15 games in 2008, putting him in the top 5 in wins in the National League.[2]
Nolasco was named the 2009 Opening Day starter, throwing in six innings and win against the Washington Nationals. On September 30, 2009, Nolasco struck out 16 batters, breaking A.J. Burnett's record for 14 strikeouts in a single game for the Florida Marlins.[3]
In December 2010, Nolasco agreed to a contract extension with the Marlins to remain with the team through 2013.
On August 23, 2011, Nolasco became the Marlins franchise leader in strikeouts, overtaking Dontrelle Willis.
[edit] References
- ^ http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080918&content_id=3504006&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb
- ^ ESPN player page
- ^ Associated Press (2009-09-30). "Nolasco fans team-record 16, including nine straight, in Marlins' win". ESPN.com. http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=290930115. Retrieved 2009-11-01.
[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)
- MLB daily update
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