Eduardo Gamboa
| Eddie Gamboa | |||
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| Texas Rangers | |||
| Pitcher | |||
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Born: December 21, 1984 Merced, California |
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 2, 2016, for the Tampa Bay Rays | |||
| MLB statistics (through 2016 season) |
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| Win–loss record | 0–2 | ||
| Earned run average | 1.35 | ||
| Strikeouts | 11 | ||
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Eduardo Gamboa (born December 21, 1984) is a Mexican-American professional baseball pitcher for the Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played for the Tampa Bay Rays. He is a knuckleball pitcher.
Gamboa attended the University of California, Davis.
The Baltimore Orioles selected Gamboa in the 21st round of the 2008 MLB Draft. They added Gamboa to their 40-man roster on November 20, 2013. but non-tendered him on December 2, making him a free agent. Gamboa was handed a 50-game suspension for testing positive for "exogenous testosterone," a performance-enhancing substance in violation of the Minor League Drug Prevention and Treatment Program on June 13, 2014.
Gamboa was promoted to the Orioles when Wesley Wright was placed on the disabled list on April 11, 2015. Assigned uniform number 68, he was optioned back to the Norfolk Tides without appearing in any Orioles games two days later on April 13, 2015 when David Lough was reinstated from the disabled list. He elected free agency on November 6, 2015.
Gamboa signed a minor league deal with the Tampa Bay Rays in January 2016. They promoted him to the major leagues on September 1. He made his major league debut against the Toronto Blue Jays on September 2. He was designated for assignment on February 14, 2017.
On February 14, 2017, the same day as being designated for assignment from the Rays, Gamboa was traded to the Texas Rangers for a player to be named later or cash considerations.
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