José Bautista (MLB pitcher)
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José Joaquín (Arias) Bautista (born July 25, 1964 in Baní, Dominican Republic) is a former right-handed pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1988 to 1997. He is not related with IF/OF José Bautista.
Batista spent seven years in the New York Mets system before being selected by the Baltimore Orioles in the 1987 rule V draft. He joined the Orioles rotation in 1988, spending four years with them before moving to the Chicago Cubs (1993-94), San Francisco Giants (1995-96), Detroit Tigers (1997) and St. Louis Cardinals (1997). As a rookie he went 6-15 with 76 strikeouts and a 4.30 ERA in 171⅔ innings, including 25 starts and three complete games, but he never was able to fulfill the potential that he showed in his season debut. He resurfaced as a reliever with the Cubs in 1993, winning 10 games with a 2.82 ERA and 111⅔ innings in 58 appearances (seven as a starter). After going 4-5 for Chicago in 1994, he pitched with San Francisco the next two years and spent 1997 with Detroit St. Louis for his last major league season.
In a nine-season career, Batista posted a 32-42 record with 328 strikeouts and a 4.04 ERA in 312 games, including three saves, 49 starts, four complete games, and 685⅔ innings of work.
