Jorge Sosa (baseball)

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1⁄3IP, 4 hits, 2 Runs, 2 ERs, 2 BBs, 3 Ks.

Sosa continued to pitch well in his games following his debut. In his first three starts with the Mets, he lasted more than 6 innings in every start and gave up no more than 2 runs in any of these appearances. As a result of his hot start, when the time came for Hernandez to come off the disabled list, the Mets chose to keep Sosa with the team and have him replace struggling rookie Mike Pelfrey in the starting rotation on a permanent basis.

On June 8, after pitching eight shutout innings, Sosa became the first Mets pitcher in team history to win six of his first seven starts with the team. [1]

On July 2, The Mets placed Sosa on the 15-day disabled list, after he suffered a hamstring injury.

On July 17, Sosa returned from the DL to pitch well in a start against the San Diego Padres, giving up only 2 runs in 6 innings pitched. He ended up a hard-luck loser in the game as the Mets offense failed to provide him much run support, and the bullpen failed to keep the game close at the end. The Mets lost this game by a score of 5-1. Sosa made two starts after this game, but his performances in them were awful.

After July 31, Sosa was used as a relief pitcher instead of a starter, and pitcher Brian Lawrence replaced him in the starting rotation. Sosa performed well early on in this new role, posting a 1.69 ERA in the first 16 innings following his move to the bullpen. However, Sosa stumbled as a reliever in the final month of the season. His ERA in September was 6.57 in the 121⁄3 innings.

2008

Sosa began the 2008 season as a member of the Mets bullpen. His late 2007 struggles as a reliever continued, as Sosa allowed 17 earned runs in 21.2 innings pitched. On May 13, a day after giving up 4 earned runs in one inning against the Washington Nationals, Sosa was designated for assignment by the New York Mets. On May 21, Sosa was released.

On May 28, Sosa signed a minor league contract with the Houston Astros, but was released in July. On July 25, he signed another minor league contract with the Seattle Mariners, and was assigned to the Triple-A Tacoma Rainiers.

On August 22, Jorge was suspended 50 games by major league baseball for using an amphetamine that is used as a performance-enhancing drug.

2009

On December 18, 2008, Sosa signed a minor league contract with the Washington Nationals. On September 8, 2009, the Nationals released Sosa.

2010

On January 15, 2010, Sosa signed a minor-league deal with the Boston Red Sox. He was later released and signed with the Florida Marlins. He was a member of the starting rotation for the AAA minor league affiliate of the Marlins, until he was promoted to the Marlins on July 21. [2]

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2012

Sosa signed a one–year contract with the Chunichi Dragons on February 5, 2012. Sosa posted a 5-1 record with 4 saves and a 1.85 ERA during 2012. [3]

2013

Sosa signed a contract with the Yokohama DeNA BayStars on December 26, 2012. [4] Sosa started as a set-up man but was soon moved to the closer role after Shun Yamaguchi struggled. He posted a 3-4 record with 19 saves and a 1.79 ERA in 55 appearances. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ Stated by SNY play-by-play announcer Gary Cohen at the conclusion of the June 8 game
  2. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-07-23. Retrieved 2010-08-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. 1 2 "Ｊ．ソーサ（横浜DeNAベイスターズ） | 個人年度別成績".
  4. ↑ "ＤｅＮＡ 守護神候補ソーサを獲得 初の３外国人同一球団移籍 - スポニチ Sponichi Annex 野球".
Jorge Sosa
20130406 Jorge Bolivar Sosa, pitcher of the Yokohama DeNA BayStars, at Meiji Jingu Stadium.JPG
Sosa with the Yokohama DeNA BayStars in 2013
Pitcher
Born: (1977-04-28) April 28, 1977 (age 46)
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Professional debut
MLB: April 4, 2002, for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays
NPB: April 7, 2012, for the Chunichi Dragons
Last appearance
MLB: October 2, 2010, for the Florida Marlins
NPB: July 1, 2014, for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars
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