Juan Padilla
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| New York Mets — No. 28 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: February 17, 1977 | |
| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
| Major League Baseball debut | |
| July 16, 2004 for the New York Yankees | |
| Selected MLB statistics (through 2006) |
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| Win-Loss | 4-1 |
| Earned Run Average | 4.06 |
| Strikeouts | 34 |
| Teams | |
Juan Miguel Padilla (born February 17, 1977 in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico) is a Major League Baseball relief pitcher who has a minor league contract with the NY Mets.
[edit] MLB career
Padilla was a 24th round draft pick of the Minnesota Twins. He spent six seasons in the Twins' minor league system before breaking into the majors with the New York Yankees and Cincinnati Reds in 2004. Although not highly successful with either team, he was signed by the Mets and responded with a fantastic 1.49 earned run average in the second half of 2005. Padilla had Tommy John surgery in March 2006 and had to miss the 2006 season.
Padilla was not offered a new contract by the Mets and became a free agent on December 12, 2007.
On December 22 the Mets signed RHP Juan Padilla to a minor-league contract and issued him a non-roster invitation to spring training, according to Ken Davidoff in Newsday.
[edit] External links
- Juan Padilla at ESPN.com
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
