Lino Urdaneta | |
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Relief pitcher | |
Born: Caracas, Venezuela | November 20, 1979|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
September 9, 2004, for the Detroit Tigers | |
Last MLB appearance | |
May 7, 2007, for the New York Mets | |
MLB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 0–0 |
Earned run average | 63.00 |
Strikeouts | 0 |
Teams | |
Lino Urdaneta (born November 20,1979) is a Venezuelan former professional baseball relief pitcher who played in Major League Baseball for the Detroit Tigers and the New York Mets.
After seven years in the Los Angeles Dodgers and Cleveland Indians minor league systems,Urdaneta was selected by Detroit in the Rule 5 draft on December 15,2003. [1] [2] Prior to joining the Tigers in 2004,he was sidelined due to inflammation in his right elbow. [3] [4]
Urdaneta made his Major League debut with the Tigers on September 9,2004,allowing six earned runs without getting an out. [5] Because of this,his career ERA was infinity. [6] [7]
On May 4,2007,Urdaneta was brought up to the Major League roster by the Mets,replacing Chan Ho Park. [8] He pitched in two games, [5] lowering his career ERA to 63.00. [2] Urdaneta was sent back down to Triple-A on May 15. On May 16,2007,MLB suspended Urdaneta 50 games for testing positive for a performance-enhancing substance. [9]
In his minor league career,Urdaneta compiled a 15–26 win–loss record with 49 saves,204 strikeouts,and a 4.72 earned run average (ERA) in 217 games. [10] He made the Florida State League All-Star Team in 2002. [11] [12]
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He pitched in only one game for the Tigers, allowing six runs on five hits without retiring a batter on Sept. 9, 2004, then was dropped from the roster at season's end. Urdaneta pitched in two games for the Mets in '07.
'In ya go,' says manager Alan Trammell to the young Urdaneta. The bases are loaded. Urdaneta walks David DeJesus on a full-count pitch, surrenders five singles to the next five hitters, gets pulled, and never puts on the Olde English D again. In 2007 he got into two games with the Mets and pitched a total of 1.0 innings, so his career ERA isn't infinity.