Radhames Dykhoff

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Radhames Alviro Dykhoff (born September 27, 1974 in Paradera, Aruba) was a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles organization. Radhames Dykhoff was spotted and signed to his first contract, (as an amateur free agent) by Orioles scout Jesus "Chu" Halab on January 6, 1993, along with his rotund cousin, Sidney Ponson^[1]. After starring in the minor leagues for a few years, he finally made it to the big leagues for a brief stint with the Baltimore Orioles in 1998. On June 7th, 1998, Radhames became the fourth Aruban to ever appear in the major leagues. Sadly, while the other three have since been knighted in their native land (by Aruban governor Olindo Koolman), this honor has, to date, eluded Radhames. A southpaw, Radhames lasted just one inning, giving up 2 hits, a walk, while striking a single batter out. He allowed 2 earned runs, giving him a gaudy career earned run average of 18.00, and wore the number 28 on his jersey^[2]. He was still hoping to get back to the big leagues as late as 2000, when he was signed to a 1 year minor-league contract by the Orioles on March 1. He was optioned to the Orioles AAA farm club in Rochester on the 28th of that month. Just a few days later, on April 6th, 2000, he was claimed off waivers by the New York Mets. In the 2000 season, he appeared in a combined 49 games for the Mets AA (Binghamton Mets)and AAA (Norfolk Tides) farm clubs, but wasn't called up to the major league squad ^[3]. Since then, he has disappeared from public view. Dykhoff is 6'1" and had a listed playing weight of 210 lbs^[4]. The name Radhames is derived from the Latin term for the color red. Dykhoff has six rare baseball cards ^[5]