Salomón Torres
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 Torres throwing a pitch for the Pittsburgh Pirates |
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| Milwaukee Brewers — No. 16 | |
| Relief Pitcher | |
| Born: March 11, 1972 | |
| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
| Major League Baseball debut | |
| August 29, 1993 for the San Francisco Giants | |
| Selected MLB statistics (through May 26, 2008) |
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| Win-Loss | 40-54 |
| Earned Run Average | 4.34 |
| Strikeouts | 514 |
| Saves | 32 |
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Salomón Ramirez Torres (born March 11, 1972 in San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic) is a relief pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers of the National League. He began his career in 1993 with the San Francisco Giants, and has also played for the Seattle Mariners of the American League, the Montreal Expos, and the Pittsburgh Pirates of the NL.
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[edit] Professional career
Torres is best-known for starting the last game of the 1993 season, when he gave up three runs over 3⅓ innings to the Dodgers. The Giants, winners of 103 games that season, ended up in second place behind the 104-win Atlanta Braves, at that time in the National League West division. Giants fans blamed Torres for ruining a promising season, apparently never forgave him; he is still heckled when he returns as an opposing player. Said Torres: "They come to the park and they pay my salary, so they have the right to heckle me. If that's going to make them feel better and get over what happened in 1993, OK. But it's time to move on.... I don't think I was treated fairly by some of my teammates. And I still don't think I'm being treated fairly by the fans."[1]
After ending the 1997 season with a 9.82 ERA, Torres retired and returned to the Dominican Republic to coach for the Expos' Dominican Summer League team. In 2001, he decided to make a comeback, and spent the year playing in the Dominican Winter League and in Korea. He signed with the Pirates in January of 2002, spending most of the year with the AAA team in Nashville before being called up in September. He split the 2003 season between starting and relief work before being moved to the bullpen full-time in 2004. During an April 2003 game for the Pirates, Torres impacted Sammy Sosa's career. He hit Sosa in the head with an errant fastball that shattered his helmet. Sosa's numbers haven't been the same since.
He served as the Pirates setup reliever in 2006, before closer Mike González was injured. That year, his 94 pitching appearances led the major leagues and tied the Pirates record held by Kent Tekulve. González was traded to the Atlanta Braves before the start of the 2007 season, making Torres the Pirates' top choice for closer entering the 2007 season. After blowing four saves for the Pirates, he was demoted from the closer role and replaced with Matt Capps.[2]
Torres was traded to the Milwaukee Brewers on December 7, 2007, for Kevin Roberts and Marino Salas.
[edit] Personal life
Torres is a devout Jehovah's Witness.[3]
He is married to Belkis Denia Donato and has two daughters: Ashley born in 2001 and Allison born in 2003.
[edit] References
- ^ Eagle, Ed (2006-06-10). Notes: C. Wilson used to trade talk: But Pirate appears to be taking these rumors more seriously. MLB.com. Retrieved on 2007-01-31.
- ^ Kovacevic, Dejan. "Hot Stove: LaRoche remains hot topic with Pirates including players", Pittsburgh Post Gazette, 2007-01-07. Retrieved on 2007-01-07.
- ^ Perrotto, John. "Littlefield's Dubious Distinction", the Beaver County Times, published July 3, 2007, accessed July 4, 2007.
[edit] External links
- MLB Profile
- Career statistics and player information from ESPN, or Baseball-Reference
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