Playing career
Maduro signed with the Orioles,one of several Aruban players who would play for the Orioles signed by scout Jesus "Chu" Halabi,as an international free agent on September 9,1991. [1] [2] As a prospect,Maduro had one of the best changeups in the Orioles farm system. [1] He was named an Appalachian League All-Star in 1993. He pitched a no-hitter on May 28,1996 for the Bowie Baysox. [3]
Maduro was sent from the Orioles to the Phillies on September 3,1996,completing a trade that began when Todd Zeile and Pete Incaviglia were acquired by Baltimore on August 29 and ended when Garrett Stephenson also went to Philadelphia on September 4. [4] [5] [6] Maduro was a September call-up for the Phillies,making his MLB debut on September 8,five days after Gene Kingsale of the Orioles became the first Aruban to play in MLB. [3] Maduro pitched in 4 games,making two starts,in 1996. The following season,he had 13 starts and two relief appearances for the Phillies,going 3–7 with a 7.23 ERA. [7] He pitched in Triple-A in 1998,with the Phillies releasing him after the season. He re-signed with the Orioles as a minor league free agent in 1999,spending another season in Triple-A. He re-signed in 2000 and made the Orioles Opening Day starting rotation. He start on April 7 was his first MLB start since July 1997. [3] During his next start,on April 15,Cal Ripken Jr. hit his 3,000th hit. Maduro later called that game his favorite baseball memory. [8] He spent time in the minors,and his season ended in June with an ulnar collateral ligament injury. He re-signed with Baltimore and made the Opening Day roster in 2001 in a relief role. He moved to the starting rotation on July 25. [3] In his final season in the majors in 2002,he was 2–5 with a 5.56 ERA in 12 appearances,10 of them starts. [7] He signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers before the 2003 season but was released in May. [7] He also pitched for the independent Newark Bears. [9] He signed with the New York Yankees in May 2005,becoming a free agent after the season. [7] In 2006,he returned to the Orioles organization,pitching in Double-A and ending his top-level pitching career in June. [9] [10] [8]
Maduro also pitched for the Dutch Honkbal Hoofdklasse club HCAW starting in May 2004. He joined Neptunus in October 2005,pitching once for the team in the 2006 playoffs. [10] [11]
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