Danys Báez
| Danys Baez | |
|---|---|
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| Los Angeles Dodgers – No. 28 | |
| Pitcher | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| debut | |
| May 13, 2001, for the Cleveland Indians | |
| Career statistics (through 2005) | |
| Saves | 102 |
| ERA | 3.69 |
| Strikeouts | 351 |
| Former teams | |
Danys Báez Gonzalez (born September 10, 1977 in Pinar del Río, Cuba) is a relief pitcher in Major League Baseball currently playing for the Los Angeles Dodgers. Baez has previously played for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays from 2004-2005, and for the Cleveland Indians (2001-2003). He bats and throws right-handed. Báez defected from the Cuban national team at the 1999 Pan American Games in Canada.
Báez's normal trade is as a closer. With the Dodgers however, he is supposed to be a setup man for Eric Gagne. In Gagné's absence, he serves as closer.
From 2001-04, Báez posted a 21-27 record with 61 saves and a 3.86 ERA in 217 games.
Highlights
- All-Star (2005)
External links
- ESPN - profile and daily updates
- Baseball Reference - career statistics and analysis
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