Eulogio De La Cruz
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Florida Marlins — No. 45 | |
Relief pitcher | |
Born: March 12, 1984 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
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Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
Major League Baseball debut | |
June 18, 2007 for the Detroit Tigers | |
Selected MLB statistics (through June 1, 2008) |
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Win-Loss | 0-0 |
Earned run average | 6.52 |
Strikeouts | 6 |
Teams | |
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Eulogio De La Cruz (born March 12, 1984 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) is a relief pitcher in the Florida Marlins organization.
In 2006, he went 5-6 with a 3.43 ERA with the Erie SeaWolves and 0-0 in 2.1 innings with an 11.57 ERA with the Toledo Mud Hens.
De La Cruz has admitted that his nickname "Frankie" is the result of those who are unable to pronounce his first name correctly. This includes teammates, radio broadcasters Jim Price and Dan Dickerson, as well as Fox Sports Detroit broadcasters Mario Impemba and Rod Allen.
[edit] Trade to Marlins
On December 5, 2007, the Tigers traded Cruz, Andrew Miller, Cameron Maybin, Mike Rabelo, Dallas Trahern, and Burke Badenhop to the Florida Marlins for Dontrelle Willis and Miguel Cabrera.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ Passan, Jeff (December 4, 2007). Cabrera, Willis dealt to Tigers. Yahoo!Sports. Retrieved on 2007-12-14.
[edit] External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
- Eulogio De La Cruz's MILB Biography
- BaseballCube stats