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Felipe Paulino

Felipe Paulino
Felipe Paulino on June 17, 2015.jpg
Paulino pitching for the Iowa Cubs, triple-A affiliates of the Chicago Cubs, in 2015
Sugar Land Skeeters
Starting Pitcher
Born: (1983-10-05) October 5, 1983 (age 33)
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Bats: Right Throws: Right
Professional debut
MLB: September 5, 2007, for the Houston Astros
NPB: June 18, 2016, for the Saitama Seibu Lions
MLB statistics
(through 2014 season)
Win–loss record 13–34
Earned run average 5.22
Strikeouts 373
WHIP 1.55
NPB statistics
(through 2016 season)
Win–loss record 0–6
Earned run average 3.89
Strikeouts 25
WHIP 1.40
Teams

Felipe Albertin Paulino Del Guidice (born October 5, 1983) is a Dominican-Venezuelan professional baseball pitcher for the Sugar Land Skeeters of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Houston Astros, Colorado Rockies, Kansas City Royals and Chicago White Sox, and in Japan with Saitama Seibu Lions.

Paulino was signed as an undrafted free agent on July 2, 2001. He was called up to the major leagues in September 2007. He made his major league debut on September 5, 2007, against the Milwaukee Brewers and through 3 innings, he gave up 5 runs.

On November 18, 2010, Paulino was traded to the Colorado Rockies for Clint Barmes. He was designated for assignment on May 21, 2011.

Paulino was traded to the Kansas City Royals for cash considerations on May 26, 2011. He made 20 starts for the Royals in 2011, striking out 119 batters over 124 2/3 innings of work, posting a season record of 4–6 with a 4.11 ERA. Paulio started the 2012 seasonon the disabled list with right elbow strain, but after missing the first 6 games he came back to post a 3–1 with a 1.67 ERA over seven starts. It was during the seventh start that Paulino experienced major elbow problems, and was placed back on the disabled list on June 9. On June 22, it was announced that he would miss the rest of the 2012 season due to a torn UCL. He underwent ulnar collateral ligament replacement, (aka Tommy John surgery) on July 3, 2012.


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