Jim Parque
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James Vo Parque (born February 8, 1976 in Norwalk, California) is a Vietnamese-American pitcher in the Seattle Mariners organization.
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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] Return to baseball
After being out of baseball for three years, Parque has announced his willingness to return to the game of baseball. The Chicago Tribune has reported that he has thrown his fastball in the range of 90 mph. On February 2, 2007 he signed a minor league contract with the Seattle Mariners.
[edit] Quotes
- "I want to do the best for my country that I can."
[edit] External links
- Baseball-Reference.com - career statistics and analysis
- Parque was voted Pac-10 Pitcher of the Week for April 15, Battle for Six-Pac title begins tonight
- ESPN profile and stats
- Batting Around with Jim Parque
- The Asian American Olympians
- Ford, Parque to face off as Yankees challenge White Sox in Chicago
- Maybe it's time for the right people to hear our cheers
- Meet the Sidewinders
- Sidewinders Jim Vo Parque announces retirement
- AsianWeek.com: Feature:
- Jim Parque Rookie Card
- Scouting on Sox pitcher Jim Parque Photo
- Pitching Clinic with Jon Garland and Jim Parque Photo
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