Francisco Rosario

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**Francisco Rosario**

Philadelphia Phillies — No. 48
Relief Pitcher
Born: September 28, 1980 (1980-09-28) (age 27)
Bats: Right	Throws: Right
Major League Baseball debut
May 6, 2006 for the Toronto Blue Jays
Selected MLB statistics (through 2007)
Win-Loss	1-5
ERA	6.02
Strikeouts	46
Teams
Toronto Blue Jays (2006) Philadelphia Phillies (2007-present)

Francisco Alberto Rosario (born September 28, 1980 in San Rafael del Yuma, Dominican Republic) is a right-handed relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who currently plays for the Philadelphia Phillies. Rosario, married, also has two sons.

Rosario was acquired by the Philadelphia Phillies on April 5, 2007 for cash considerations. Rosario was originally signed as an amateur free agent by Toronto on January 11, 1999. ^[1] His MLB debut came with the Toronto Blue Jays in a relief appearance against the Los Angeles Angels on May 6, 2006, pitching a hitless 8th inning while walking one and striking out one. He made his first Major League start August 5, 2006, going three innings for the Toronto Blue Jays against the Chicago White Sox. He threw 71 pitches in his first start, including 41 strikes. He struck out two, walked two, and gave up five hits, three runs, all of them earned.

His first MLB win came on May 10, 2006 with the Toronto Blue Jays, against the Oakland A's. He pitched a scoreless 5th and 6th inning, giving up only two hits while striking out three and not giving up a single walk. Out of 31 pitches thrown, 22 were strikes.

Rosario missed all of 2003 recuperating from Tommy John surgery. Throughout the minors, Rosario showed flashes of excellence but has been inconsistent. Rosario, a former starter, was converted to the bullpen in mid-2005. Rosario throws a 92-96 mph fastball and a good changeup.

1 Career Stats
- 1.1 Legend
2 External links
3 References

[edit] Career Stats

SEAS	AGE	TM	LG	W	L	G	GS	GF	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	WP	BFP	ERA
2006	25	TOR	AL	1	2	17	1	4	23.0	24	17	17	4	16	21	1	3	108	6.65
2007	26	PHI	NL	0	3	15	0	8	17.3	22	8	8	2	7	13	3	1	81	4.15
TOT	26	PHI	NL	1	5	32	1	12	40.3	46	25	25	6	23	34	4	4	189	5.58

[edit] Legend

Abbrev	Explanation
SEAS	Year Season was played
AGE	Player's Age during season
TM	Team played for
LG	League team played in
W	Pitching Wins
L	Pitching Losses
G	Games pitched in
GS	Games Started as pitcher
CG	Complete Games
SHO	Shutouts
GF	Games Finished as relief pitcher
SV	Saves
IP	Innings Pitched
H	Hits allowed
R	Runs allowed
ER	Earned Runs allowed
HR	Home Runs allowed
BB	Bases on Balls (Walks)
SO	Strikeouts (K's)
HBP	Players Hit By Pitches
WP	Wild Pitches
BFP	Batters Faced while Pitching
ERA	Earned Run Average (Formula: 9*ER/IP)