Yusmeiro Petit

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Yusmeiro Petit
Arizona Diamondbacks — No. -
Relief pitcher
Bats: Right Throws: Right
Major League Baseball debut
May 14, 2006 for the Florida Marlins
Selected MLB statistics
(through 2006)
Win-loss     1-1
ERA     9.57
Strikeouts     20
Former teams

Yusmeiro Petit (born November 22, 1984 in Maracaibo, Venezuela) is a rookie starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who plays for the Arizona Diamondbacks. Petit bats and throws right handed. He made his debut on May 14, 2006.

Petit ranked second in the New York Mets top-10 prospects list behind Lastings Milledge, according Baseball America. He came to Florida along with first baseman Mike Jacobs, infielder Grant Psomas and cash, in the same transaction that brought Carlos Delgado to the Mets. Diamondbacks acquired Petit from the Florida Marlins on March 26, 2007 in exchange for reliever Jorge Julio and cash.

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