Esteban Loaiza | |||
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Pitcher | |||
Born: Tijuana, Mexico |
December 31, 1971 |||
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MLB debut | |||
April 29, 1995, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |||
Last MLB appearance | |||
June 11, 2008, for the Chicago White Sox | |||
MLB statistics | |||
Win–loss record | 126–114 | ||
Earned run average | 4.65 | ||
Strikeouts | 1,382 | ||
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Career highlights and awards | |||
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Esteban Antonio Loaiza [lo-EYE-sa] (born December 31, 1971) is a Mexican semi-retired baseball pitcher. He played for several teams and was the American League's starting pitcher in the 70th anniversary 2003 All-Star Game in Chicago.
At a press conference in April 2016 Esteban Loaiza released to return to baseball in the Semi-Professional League Clemente Grijalva,in State of Sinaloa in Mexico leaving so his retirement, his debut will be in the team also former MLB RHP Luis Ayala in the team "Academy Chikote Ayala"
He married Jenni Rivera in 2010, and made several appearances on her family's reality television show, I Love Jenni. In October 2012, Rivera filed for divorce, citing "irreconcilable differences". On December 9, 2012, Rivera died in a plane crash before the divorce was finalized.
A graduate of Mar Vista High School in Imperial Beach, California, Loaiza was signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an undrafted free agent on March 21, 1991. With the Gulf Coast Pirates in the Rookie leagues he started five games in 1991, finishing with a 5–1 record and a 2.26 ERA. He moved through the Pirates farm system with stops at Augusta (class A – 1992), Salem (class A – 1993) and Carolina (class AA – 1993-1994). He also played for the Mexico City Red Devils of the Mexican Summer League during the 1993 season. He has played with the Mexicali Aguilas of the Liga Mexicana Del Pacifico.