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Ángel Moreno (baseball)

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Ángel Moreno
Pitcher
Born: (1955-06-06) June 6, 1955 (age 69)
Veracruz, Mexico
Batted: Left
Threw: Left
MLB debut
August 15, 1981, for the California Angels
Last MLB appearance
June 25, 1982, for the California Angels
MLB statistics
Win–loss record4–10
Earned run average4.02
Strikeouts34
CPBL statistics
Win–loss record13–9
Earned run average3.15
Strikeouts134
Stats at Baseball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Teams
Career highlights and awards
Member of the Mexican Professional
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction2012

Angel Veneroso Moreno (born June 6, 1955) is a former professional baseball player who played two seasons for the California Angels of Major League Baseball.

Career

Moreno began his career in 1975 with the Rieleros de Aguascalientes of the Mexican League, with whom he played for from 1975 to 1980 before joining the Los Angeles Angels organization. He made his debut on August 15, 1981, and played in 21 total Major League Baseball games, his last being a game on June 25, 1982. He spent 1983 in Minor League Baseball for the Angels and split 1984 in the minors for the Angels and Detroit Tigers. In 1988, Moreno played in 2 games with the Tigres Capitalinos of the Mexican League. After a six-year hiatus from professional baseball, Moreno played in two games with the Uni-President Lions of the Chinese Professional Baseball League in 1995. From 1998 to 1999, Moreno played in 29 games for the Wei Chuan Dragons of the Chinese Professional Baseball League, winning the Taiwan Series in 1998 and 1999. In 2000, Moreno played for the Diablos Rojos del Mexico of the Mexican League, and switched to the Algodoneros de Unión Laguna for the 2001 season. Moreno remained in the LMB in 2002 and 2003, playing for the Rojos del Aguila de Veracruz, also playing for the club in 2005. In 2006, Moreno played 8 games between Veracruz and the Diablos Rojos del Mexico before ending his playing career.[1]

In 2020, Moreno was selected as the starting left-handed pitcher on the Mexican League Historic Ideal Team by a committee of baseball journalists and historians.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Angel Moreno Mexican, Minor, CPBL & Winter Leagues Statistics & History".
  2. ^ "La LMB dio a conocer su Novena Ideal Histórica" (in Spanish). Major League Baseball. 28 June 2020. Archived from the original on 1 September 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
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