Pablo Ozuna
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| Chicago White Sox — No. 38 | |
| Utility Player | |
| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
| Major League Baseball debut | |
|---|---|
| April 23, 2000 for the Florida Marlins | |
| Selected MLB statistics (through July 19, 2006) |
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| Hits | 123 |
| Runs scored | 56 |
| Batting Average | .299 |
| Former teams | |
Pablo Jose Ozuna (born August 25, 1974 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) is currently a utility man for the Chicago White Sox, he has also played for the Florida Marlins (2000, 2002) and the Colorado Rockies (2003).
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[edit] St. Louis Cardinals
Originally signed by the St. Louis Cardinals in 1996, Ozuna spent two years in the Cardinal farm system before being traded with Braden Looper and Armando Almanza to the Florida Marlins for Edgar Renteria on December 14, 1998.
[edit] Florida Marlins
Ozuna would spend four years with the Marlins organization before being traded again. This time he was traded with Charles Johnson and Vic Darensbourg to the Colorado Rockies for Mike Hampton and Juan Pierre on November 16, 2002. In 48 games with Florida, Ozuna had 21 hits in 71 at-bats for a .295 batting average.
[edit] Colorado Rockies
Ozuna spent one year with the Colorado Rockies. In 17 games Pablo had 8 hits in 40 at-bats for a .200 batting average. He was released on December 14, 2003.
[edit] Chicago White Sox
Ozuna signed with the Chicago White Sox on January 19, 2005. He appeared in a career high 70 games and also had career highs with 203 at-bats, 56 hits, and 11 runs batted in. Ozuna also had 14 stolen bases including a steal of home. He was brought back in 2006 and on May 3, 2006, he hit his first career home run, a solo shot, to tie the game with two outs in the 9th inning against Eddie Guardado of the Seattle Mariners.
Ozuna can play all three outfield positions and all four infield positions. General Manager Ken Williams has joked that he would consider playing Ozuna at catcher if needed.
[edit] Notable Games
On October 12, 2005, during Game 2 of the ALCS A.J. Pierzynski, advanced to first base on a controversial dropped third strike call. Ozuna pinch ran for him, stealing second base on the second pitch of the at-bat to Joe Crede. Ozuna scored the game winning run on the double by Crede to end the controversial game. It was the only game Ozuna appeared in during the postseason as the White Sox won the World Series.
On May 3, 2006, Ozuna hit a 2-out game tying home run in the bottom of the ninth, forcing the game into extra innings after a blown save by Cliff Politte. In the bottom of the 11th, Ozuna had another two out hit, a bouncer up the middle that he stretched into a double. His heads up play allowed Juan Uribe to bat in the winning run with a soft fly ball to short left center.
[edit] External links
- Pablo Ozuna at ESPN.com
- Baseball-Reference.com - career statistics and analysis
