Jim Parque

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Jim Vo Parque

James Vo Parque (born February 8, 1976 in Norwalk, California) is a former Vietnamese-American pitcher in Major League Baseball.

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[edit] High School Years

Parque attended Crescenta Valley High School, where as a senior, he compiled a 12-3 record and was voted the League Player of the Year and MVP.

[edit] Later career

He attended UCLA, and was the Bruins' top starter. He earned All-Pac 10 Honorable Mention, leading his school with 84 strikeouts in 14 starts. In 1996 he was the only left-handed pitcher on the Olympics baseball team that won a bronze medal in Atlanta.

In 1994 he was drafted in the 50th round by the Los Angeles Dodgers. In the 1997 supplemental draft he was drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 1st Round. Parque spent his first five seasons with the White Sox. He enjoyed his best season in 2000, going 13-6 with a 4.28 ERA before being beset by arm problems (torn labrum).

On 24 June 2004, he announced his retirement after playing seven seasons of professional baseball due to his recurring arm injury from 2000.

[edit] Quotes

  • "I want to do the best for my country that I can."

[edit] External links

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