José Escalona
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.jpg) Escalona with the Rimini | |||||||||||||||
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| Born: January 7, 1986 Lara, Venezuela | |||||||||||||||
Bats: Left Throws: Left | |||||||||||||||
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José M. Escalona (born January 7, 1986) is a Venezuelan professional baseball pitcher for the Parmaclima Parma of the Italian Baseball League.
In addition, Escalona played for the Italy national baseball team at the 2017 World Baseball Classic.[1]
Personal
[edit]Escalona's grandfather is Italian, enabling him to become a naturalized Italian citizen.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Laymance, Austin (February 8, 2017). "Italy aims to surprise again at WBC '17". mlb.com. Retrieved March 10, 2017.
- ^ Tanaka, Ryota (March 9, 2015). "青のプライド〜挑戦者たちの素顔〜". 野球日本代表 侍ジャパン オフィシャルサイト (in Japanese). Retrieved February 18, 2018.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
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