Jesús Colomé
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 Colomé with the Nationals in 2008 Photo by Chris Nelson |
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| Washington Nationals — No. 43 | |
| Relief Pitcher | |
| Born: December 23, 1977 | |
| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
| Major League Baseball debut | |
| June 21, 2001 for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays | |
| Selected MLB statistics (through 2007) |
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| Win-Loss | 16-23 |
| Saves | 6 |
| Earned Run Average | 4.54 |
| Strikeouts | 244 |
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Jesús Colomé de la Cruz (born on December 23, 1977 in San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic) is a Major League Baseball pitcher. Colomé bats and throws right-handed. Colomé was best known to pitch over 100 mph.
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[edit] Professional career
[edit] Oakland Athletics
Jesús Colomé was signed as a non-drafted free agent by the Oakland Athletics at age 18, in 1996. He had made it to AA as a starting pitcher when, on July 28, 2000 he was traded to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays for Todd Belitz and Jim Mecir.
[edit] Tampa Bay Devil Rays
The Devil Rays converted him to a relief pitcher, and he made his major league debut with them on June 21, 2001. He finished with a solid 3.33 ERA. Colomé was one of the only pitchers to throw over 100 mph. But he had bad control. The next season, he posted an 8.27 ERA (his worst of his career). He returned to his old form in 2004, in 2003 he struck out a career high 69 batters.
On February 6, 2003, Colomé was involved in a serious car accident in the Dominican Republic. Two months later, the Devil Rays released Colomé.
[edit] New York Yankees
Colomé and he signed a minor league contract with the New York Yankees. At the end of the 2006 season, spent almost entirely in the minors, he opted for free agency.
[edit] Washington Nationals
Colomé then signed with the Washington Nationals.
He came north with the Nationals following the spring season and started off pitching extremely well. By Memorial Day he was 4-0, and was fifth in the league with 26 appearances, posting a 2.20 ERA and prompting MLB writer Bill Ladson to write, "Jesus Colome is the Nationals' best reliever, and one could argue that he should be considered for the All-Star Game."[1] Ladson credited Colome's resurgence in his reliance on pitches other than his once dominating fastball.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
- Sportsnet
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