Roberto Novoa
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| Baltimore Orioles — No. 63 | |
| Relief pitcher | |
| Born: August 15, 1979 Las Matas de Farfán, Dominican Republic |
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| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
| Major League Baseball debut | |
| July 29, 2004 for the Detroit Tigers | |
| Selected MLB statistics (through 2007) |
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| Win-Loss | 7-7 |
| Earned run average | 4.51 |
| Strikeouts | 115 |
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Roberto Novoa (born August 15, 1979 in Las Matas de Farfán, Dominican Republic) is a pitcher in Major League Baseball for the Baltimore Orioles.
[edit] Minor League Career
Novoa was signed on July 3, 1999 by the Pittsburgh Pirates as a non-drafted free agent. He played a season of rookie ball in 2000 and spent 2001 with the single-A Williamsport Crosscutters[1]. On December 16, 2002 he was traded to the Detroit Tigers completing a deal for Randall Simon[2].
[edit] Major League Career
Novoa made his major league debut on July 29 against the Chicago White Sox. Eight days later, he earned his first victory against the Boston Red Sox. Novoa entered in relief of Mike Maroth in the sixth inning with the bases loaded and two outs with the Tigers up 3-2. After walking Kevin Youkilis to tie the game, Novoa struck out the next four batters to gain the victory[3]. On February 9, 2005, Novoa was traded to the Chicago Cubs along with minor leaguers Scott Moore and Bo Flowers for Kyle Farnsworth.
He played 49 games for the Cubs in relief in 2005, pitching 44.2 innings with 47 strikeouts[1]. In 2006, he entered 66 games, pitching 76 innings with 53 strikeouts[1]. He has been on the disabled list for the entire 2007 season with a shoulder injury.
On October 16, 2007, Novoa was claimed off waivers by the Baltimore Orioles.
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Roberto Novoa Bio, 2007 Chicago Cubs Media Guide, page 121.
- ^ Roberto Novoa Bio, Baseball-Reference.com, Retrieved on August 17, 2007
- ^ August 6, 2004 Boxscore, Baseball-Reference.com, Retrieved on August 17, 2007
