Robert Zarate
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Zarate and the second or maternal family name is Ladera.
| Robert Zarate | |||
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| Tampa Bay Rays | |||
| Pitcher | |||
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Born: February 1, 1987 Valencia, Venezuela | |||
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| Professional debut | |||
| NPB: 2012 for the Hanshin Tigers | |||
| Career statistics (through 2013 season) | |||
| Wins-losses | 0-0 | ||
| Earned run average | 7.36 | ||
| Strikeouts | 3 | ||
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Robert Alexander Zarate Ladera (born February 1, 1987) is a Venezuelan professional baseball pitcher. He is a member of the Tampa Bay Rays' organization. From 2012 through 2013, he pitched for the Hanshin Tigers of Nippon Professional Baseball[2] (spending most of both seasons with Hanshin's Western League ni-gun team).
He was scouted by the Rays after spending the 2014 season with the Gunma Diamond Pegasus of Japan's Baseball Challenge League.[3]
References
- ↑ Gen. "BC League: Gunma agrees to terms with former NPB players Romero and Zarate," Yakyabaka.com (April 26, 2014).
- ↑ "Robert Zarate," Baseball-Reference.com. Accessed April 6, 2015.
- ↑ Topkin, Marc. "Rays manager Kevin Cash plans more stable lineup," Tampa Bay Times (February 7, 2015): "If LHP Robert Zarate contributes, credit the Rays' international scouts, who saw the 28-year-old Venezuelan pitch last year for a Japanese independent league club, the Gunma Diamond Pegasus."
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)