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Geronimo Franzua | |
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Pittsburgh Pirates | |
Pitcher | |
Born: La Romana, Dominican Republic | September 25, 1993|
Bats: Left Throws: Left | |
NPB debut | |
May 26, 2018, for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp | |
NPB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 14–15 |
Earned run average | 2.60 |
Strikeouts | 246 |
Teams | |
Career highlights and awards | |
Geronimo Franzua (born September 25,1993) is a Dominican Republic professional baseball pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates organization. He previously pitched five seasons in Nippon Professional Baseball with Hiroshima Toyo Carp. [2]
Franzua was signed by the Houston Astros on September 23,2010. [3] He was a member of the Dominican Summer League Astros for three years from 2011 to 2013. [4] He was released by the Astros on January 7,2014. [5]
He joined the Dominican Carp Academy in 2014. [6] He came to Japan as a trainee in September 2014, [6] and was sent to the Kōchi Fighting Dogs of the Shikoku Island League Plus in March 2016. [7] He pitched in 14 games that season,posting a 1-5 record and a 4.43 earned-run average.
On March 7,2018,he signed a developmental player contract with the Hiroshima Toyo Carp,and was assigned uniform number 143. [8] [9] He began the season with eight appearances in the Western League,posting a 2-1 record and a 2.57 earned-run average,then signed a controlled player contract with the team on May 20. [10] [6] The contract contained a $100,000 (11,042,318 yen) signing bonus and an annual salary of $80,000 (8,833,854 yen). His uniform number was changed to 97. [6] He recorded his first professional win on June 26 against the Yomiuri Giants,and in August,he had a 0.51 earned-run average in 18 appearances. [11] [12] He also pitched in the 2018 Central League Climax Series and the 2018 Japan Series. He became a free agent following the 2022 season.
On February 10,2023,Franzua signed a minor league contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates. [13]
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