| Rigo Beltrán | |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | |
| Born: November 13, 1969 Tijuana, Mexico |
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| Batted: Left | Threw: Left |
| MLB debut | |
| June 2, 1997 for the St. Louis Cardinals | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| April 28, 2004 for the Montreal Expos | |
| Career statistics | |
| Win-Loss | 2-3 |
| Earned run average | 4.40 |
| Strikeouts | 106 |
| Teams | |
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Baseball | ||
| Competitor for Mexico | ||
| Pan American Games | ||
| Bronze | Santo Domingo 2003 | Baseball at the 2003 Pan American Games |
Rigoberto Beltrán (born November 13, 1969 in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico) is a former Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher who is currently the pitching coach for the Single-A Dayton Dragons in the Cincinnati Reds organization. He attended high school in San Diego.[1] and is an alumnus of the University of Wyoming.
Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 26th round of the 1991 Major League Baseball Draft, Beltrán would make his Major League Baseball debut with the Cardinals on June 2, 1997. He pitched for Mexico at the 2003 Pan American Games,[2] winning a bronze medal. His final game came on April 28, 2004, as a member of the Montreal Expos. On April 10, 1994 while playing for the Arkansas Travelers, he pitched a no-hitter at Shreveport, striking out six and walking two.
From 2007 to 2008, Beltrán was the pitching coach for the Gulf Coast Reds; he received a promotion to pitching coach of the Single-A Dayton Dragons for the 2009 season.[1]