Elmer Dessens
| Elmer Dessens | |||
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| Pitcher | |||
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Born: January 13, 1971 Hermosillo, Mexico |
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| Professional debut | |||
| MLB: June 24, 1996, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |||
| NPB: 1999, for the Yomiuri Giants | |||
| Last appearance | |||
| NPB: 1999, for the Yomiuri Giants | |||
| MLB: October 2, 2010, for the New York Mets | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Win–loss record | 52–64 | ||
| Earned run average | 4.44 | ||
| Strikeouts | 693 | ||
| NPB statistics | |||
| Win–loss record | 0–1 | ||
| Earned run average | 3.86 | ||
| Strikeouts | 6 | ||
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Elmer Dessens Jusaino [deh-SENZ] (born January 13, 1971) is a Mexican former professional baseball pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB).
Elmer Dessens was born on January 13, 1971 in Hermosillo, Mexico. At age 10, he worked as a newspaper boy. Dessens graduated from Carrera Technical High School. He is married to Lorenia and has three sons, Elmer Jr, Erick, Edward Dessens enjoys fishing and is a Los Angeles Lakers fan.
Dessens was signed as an amateur free agent by the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1993. He made his major league debut with the Pirates in 1996 and pitched with them until 1998. The Pirates released him at the end of spring training in 1999. He pitched that season for the Yomiuri Giants of the Nippon Professional Baseball League in Japan.
Dessens returned to the major leagues in 2000 with the Cincinnati Reds and pitched for them for three seasons.
During the 2002–03 offseason, Dessens was involved in a four-team trade that sent him to the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Dessens stayed with the Diamondbacks until August 2004, when the Los Angeles Dodgers acquired him for a minor leaguer to bolster their bullpen for the stretch run. That October, Dessens pitched in the postseason for the first and, to date, last time, appearing in one game during the Dodgers' Division Series loss to the St. Louis Cardinals.
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