Waldis Joaquín
| Waldis Joaquín | |
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| Washington Nationals – No. 60 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: December 25, 1986 La Vega, Dominican Republic |
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| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
| MLB debut | |
| August 4, 2009 for the San Francisco Giants | |
| Career statistics (through Through 2011 season) |
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| Win–loss record | 1–0 |
| Earned run average | 5.40 |
| Strikeouts | 17 |
| WHIP | 1.80 |
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Waldis Joaquín de la Cruz (born December 25, 1986, in Concepción de La Vega) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the Washington Nationals of Major League Baseball.
[edit] Baseball career
Joaquín began his professional career in 2005 with the AZL Giants. He went 1–1 with a 3.64 ERA in 29 2⁄3 innings. He also struck out 37 batters. He did not play in 2006, but did play in 2007, for the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes, with whom he went 3–0 with a 2.84 ERA in 38 innings. In 2008, he played for the San Jose Giants and Augusta Greenjackets, going a combined 1–3 with a 4.42 ERA in 71 1⁄3 innings.
He made his Major League debut on August 8, 2009, giving up one run on two hits in pitching the ninth inning in an 8–1 win over the Houston Astros.
Joaquin made the Giants' roster in 2010, but after appearing in only four games, he was sent down to the Fresno Grizzlies when Aaron Rowand came off the disabled list.[1]
After the 2010 season, the San Francisco Giants removed Joaquin from their 40-Man Roster and placed him on release waivers. On November 22, 2010, Joaquin was claimed off of waivers by the Chicago White Sox.[2] Joaquin refused the waiver claim and became a free agent. He was re-signed by the Giants in December 2010.
In the 2011 season, Joaquin appeared in 5 major league games for the Giants, posting a 1-0 record and a 4.26 ERA in 6.1 innings, with 3 strikeouts and 3 walks.
He became a free agent on November 30, 2011, and subsequently signed a minor league contract with the Nationals on December 14.
[edit] References
- ^ Bans, Willie (2010-05-01). "Joaquin sent down to make room for Rowand". MLB.com. http://sanfrancisco.giants.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20100501&content_id=9722442¬ebook_id=9731884&vkey=notebook_sf&fext=.jsp&c_id=sf. Retrieved 2011-02-23.
- ^ http://www.chicagobreakingsports.com/2010/11/sox-claim-giants-pitcher-joaquin-on-waivers.html
[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)
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