Ricardo Rincón
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| Free Agent — No. -- | |
| Relief pitcher | |
| Born: April 13, 1970 | |
| Bats: Left | Throws: Left |
| Major League Baseball debut | |
| April 3, 1997 for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |
| Selected MLB statistics (through 2007) |
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| Win-Loss | 21-24 |
| Earned run average | 3.58 |
| Strikeouts | 397 |
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Ricardo Rincón Espinoza (born April 13, 1970 in Cuitláhuac, Veracruz, Mexico) is a relief pitcher in Major League Baseball, and is currently playing for the Diablos Rojos del Mexico of the Mexican League.
Rincón is a left-handed specialist who has spent nearly his entire career as a middle reliever and setup pitcher. In his 10-year career, Rincón has never started a game and has only accumulated 21 saves. Rincón played for several teams in Mexico before being signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1997, breaking into the major leagues at the relatively advanced age of 27. He later pitched for the Cleveland Indians, Oakland Athletics, and St. Louis Cardinals.
Rincón played for his native Mexico in the 2006 World Baseball Classic, appearing in four games.[1] Shortly after the Classic and five games into his Cardinal career, Rincón experienced shoulder pain and later underwent surgery to repair a torn labrum and rotator cuff. He also had Tommy John surgery on his left elbow, forcing him to miss the remainder of the 2006 season.[2]
Rincón was part of a combined no-hitter on July 12, 1997. After Francisco Cordova threw nine innings of no-hit ball, Rincón relieved him and pitched a scoreless 10th. Teammate Mark Smith then hit a three-run walk-off home run in the bottom of the 10th to give Rincón the win.[3] To date, it is the last no-hitter in Pirates history. [1]
He throws a 4-seam fastball, slider, changeup, and 2-seam fastball.
[edit] Notes
- ^ World Baseball Classic statistics page. Retrieved on 2006-08-23.
- ^ "Rincon out for season with shoulder surgery". Associated Press (2006-05-12). Retrieved on 2006-08-23.
- ^ Box score. Retrosheet. Retrieved on 2006-08-23.
[edit] External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube
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