Ernesto Frieri
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Frieri with the Pittsburgh Pirates
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| New York Yankees | |||
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Born: July 19, 1985 Arjona, Colombia |
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 26, 2009, for the San Diego Padres | |||
| MLB statistics (through 2015 season) |
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| Win–loss record | 11–13 | ||
| Earned run average | 3.55 | ||
| Strikeouts | 382 | ||
| Saves | 73 | ||
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Ernesto Frieri Guttierez [free-eh'-ree] (born July 19, 1985) is a Colombian professional baseball relief pitcher in the New York Yankees organization. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Diego Padres, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Tampa Bay Rays.
Frieri was signed by scouts Robert Rowley and Marical DelValle. He began his professional career in 2005, splitting the season between the AZL Padres and Lake Elsinore Storm. For the AZL Padres, he went 7–1 with a 1.17 earned run average (ERA) in 17 games in five starts. In 46 1⁄3 innings pitched, he struck out 59 batters. In two relief appearances with the Storm, he went 0–0 with a 2.70 ERA.
In 2006, Frieri split the season between the Eugene Emeralds, Fort Wayne Wizards and Lake Elsinore Storm. With the Emeralds, he went 3–3 with a 3.82 ERA in 27 appearances in one start. In one game with the Wizards he had a 9.00 ERA, and in two games with the Storm he had a 6.00 ERA.
In 2007, Frieri played for the Wizards, appearing in 40 games, and Storm, appearing in 13 games, going a combined 2–2 with a 1.98 ERA and 92 strikeouts in 86 1⁄3 innings. In 2008, he played for the Storm, the Double-A San Antonio Missions and the Triple-A Portland Beavers. He went 8–6 with a 4.00 ERA in 33 games, appearing in 18 starts with the Storm. With the Missions, he went 1–0 with a 4.09 ERA in two games, and with the Beavers he went 1–0 with a 1.50 ERA in one game.
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