Víctor Zambrano
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| Colorado Rockies — No. 32 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: August 6, 1975 Los Teques, Venezuela |
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| Bats: Switch | Throws: Right |
| Major League Baseball debut | |
| June 21, 2001 for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays | |
| Selected MLB statistics (through 2007) |
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| Win-Loss | 45-44 |
| Earned run average | 4.64 |
| Strikeouts | 529 |
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Víctor Manuel Zambrano (born August 6, 1975 in Los Teques, Venezuela) is a pitcher in the Colorado Rockies organization. He is a switch-hitter and throws right-handed.
Zambrano has a good repertoire and he pitches aggressively, using his 92-95 MPH sinking fastball, a changeup, and occasionally a quality slider. He is a converted infielder who fields his position well and he does a decent job holding on runners. However, his effectiveness is hampered by a lack of control — in 2003 he led the American League in walks, wild pitches, and hit batsmen, and in walks and wild pitches again in 2004, despite being traded to the National League at midseason. The Mets acquired him, along with reliever Bartolomé Fortunato, in a highly criticized[1] deal for top-ranked[2] pitching prospect Scott Kazmir and minor league pitcher Joselo Diaz.
Through the 2006 season, Zambrano has compiled a 45-41 record with 513 strikeouts and a 4.45 ERA in 683.1 innings pitched. He is a .123 hitter (nine-for-49) with three runs and three RBIs.
On May 6, 2006, Zambrano suffered a torn flexor tendon in his pitching elbow, disabling him for the rest of the 2006 season.[3] Doctors unexpectedly found a torn elbow ligament during surgery on May 15, resulting in the second Tommy John elbow surgery of his career. Zambrano was expected to be sidelined well into the 2007 season, and he was non-tendered by the Mets, and became a free agent in December 2006.
On January 30, 2007, Zambrano signed a minor league contract, with an invitation to Major League spring training with the Toronto Blue Jays.[4] He appeared in only eight games (two of them starts), before he was released on July 9. After signing a minor league contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates, his contract was purchased by the Baltimore Orioles on September 9, 2007. For the rest of the 2007 season, he appeared in 5 games for the Orioles, made 2 starts and was 0-1 with a 9.49 ERA. Following the 2007 season, he was released by the Orioles on October 1. On February 5, 2008, he signed a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training with the Colorado Rockies.
Often mistaken to be related to Chicago Cubs pitcher Carlos Zambrano. Both Carlos and Victor Zambrano are Venezuelan. Although both lived just an hour away from each other as children, they never knew each other.
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| Preceded by Joe Kennedy |
Tampa Bay Devil Rays Opening Day Starting pitcher 2004 |
Succeeded by Dewon Brazelton |
