Alex Torres (baseball)
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Torres wearing a protective cap while pitching for the New York Mets in 2015
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| Free agent | |||
| Pitcher | |||
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Born: December 8, 1987 Valencia, Venezuela |
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| MLB debut | |||
| July 18, 2011, for the Tampa Bay Rays | |||
| MLB statistics (through 2015 season) |
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| Win–loss record | 7–4 | ||
| Earned run average | 2.68 | ||
| Strikeouts | 157 | ||
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Alexander Jesus Torres Matos (born December 8, 1987), nicknamed Dark Helmet, is a Venezuelan professional baseball pitcher who is currently a free agent. He previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Tampa Bay Rays, San Diego Padres and New York Mets. He is known as the first pitcher in Major League Baseball to take advantage of the league rules allowing pitchers to wear protective headgear full-time.
Torres was signed on January 12, 2005, by Los Angeles Angels scout Carlos Porte, as an international free agent, and was assigned to the Angels' Dominican Summer League Angels that season. He spent the 2006 and 2007 seasons with the Angels' rookie-level Arizona League Angels, as well as the beginning of the 2008 season before earning a promotion to the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes in the Class A-Advanced California League.
In 2009, Torres was again assigned to Rancho Cucamonga, where he earned minor league Pitcher of the Month honors for the Angels organization in both June and July. He held a stretch of 19 consecutive scoreless innings pitched (June 9–29, 2008) and won his final 5 starts before being promoted again to the Arkansas Travelers in the Double-A Texas League on July 31, 2009.
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