Jorge de la Rosa
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| Kansas City Royals — No. 36 | |
| Starting Pitcher | |
| Bats: Left | Throws: Left |
| Major League Baseball debut | |
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| August 14, 2004 for the Milwaukee Brewers | |
| Selected MLB statistics (through 2006) |
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| Record | 7-11 |
| Innings pitched | 144 |
| Strikeouts | 114 |
| Former teams | |
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Jorge de la Rosa (born April 5, 1981 in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico) is a pitcher who currently plays for the Kansas City Royals. He was acquired in a trade with the Milwaukee Brewers. He was obtained from the Brewers for IF Tony Graffanino.
De la Rosa is currently a starter for the Royals. In his first start for the Royals he pitched 6 innings allowing 2 ER and geting the win. Jorge played for the Mexican baseball team during the World Baseball Classic.
During the 2006 season, Brewers starting pitchers Ben Sheets, Tomo Ohka, and long relief man Rick Helling were injured, leaving the fifth spot open. The Brewers inserted De La Rosa in the starting role after an unsuccessful stint with Dana Eveland. In 3 starts, he went 0-2 with an 12.27 ERA. In his third start, he was removed because of blisters on his finger. He was then placed on the 15 day DL.
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