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Julio Alberto Manon (born June 10, 1973 in Guerra, Dominican Republic) is a relief pitcher for the Oakland Athletics. He was originally signed as a non drafted free agent by the St. Louis Cardinals in 1993. He did not make his debut until 2003 with the Montreal Expos. He went 1-2 with a 4.13 ERA in 23 games. After the 2003 season, his contract was sold to the Kia Tigers of the Korean Baseball League. He came back to baseball in the United States in 2006, when he signed a minor league contract with the Baltimore Orioles on March 6. He would later go on to go 0-1 with a 5.40 ERA in 22 games for the Orioles. He was then granted free agency after the 2006 season on November 19. On June 5, 2007, he signed a minor league contract with the Cincinnati Reds. He was then traded to the Athletics on July 13 to complete an earlier deal that had sent pitcher Kirk Saarloos to the Reds and pitcher David Shafer to the Athletics. Pitcher Dan Denham was also sent to the Reds.
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