Jorge Julio

Jorge Julio
Julio with the Indians on April 19, 2008
Relief Pitcher
Born: (1979-03-03) March 3, 1979 (age 38) Caracas, Venezuela
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 26, 2001, for the Baltimore Orioles
Last MLB appearance
June 1, 2009, for the Milwaukee Brewers
MLB statistics
Win–loss record	17–34
Earned run average	4.43
Strikeouts	448
Saves	99
Teams
Baltimore Orioles (2001–2005) New York Mets (2006) Arizona Diamondbacks (2006) Florida Marlins (2007) Colorado Rockies (2007) Cleveland Indians (2008) Atlanta Braves (2008) Milwaukee Brewers (2009)

Jorge Dandys Julio Tapia (born March 3, 1979) is a former Major League Baseball relief pitcher. He previously played for the Baltimore Orioles from 2001 to 2005, New York Mets and Arizona Diamondbacks in 2006, and the Florida Marlins in 2007 before being traded to the Rockies for Byung-Hyun Kim. He had brief stints with the Cleveland Indians and Atlanta Braves in 2008, and also with the Milwaukee Brewers in 2009. He bats and throws right-handed.

Julio, who throws extremely hard, features both a four-seam and a two-seam fastball in the 95–100 MPH range and has thrown even harder on occasion. He also has a downward-breaking slider, which comes in at between 86 and 90 MPH, and occasionally throws a changeup as well.

He is now the Baseball Head Coach at Everglades High School in Miramar, Florida.

Julio signed with the Montreal Expos on February 14, 1996. He played in their minor league organization until he was traded to the Baltimore Orioles for Ryan Minor on December 22, 2000.

Julio's first season in the majors was 2001 with the Orioles, in which he compiled a record of 1 win and 1 loss with a 3.80 ERA in 21.1 innings pitched; however, Julio's first full season in the majors was 2002, in which he went 5–6, posting a 1.99 ERA with 25 saves and 55 strikeouts in 68 innings. He finished third in the American League Rookie of the Year voting with 1 second-place vote and 11 third-place votes. However, he was unable to duplicate his rookie season success in the seasons that followed and eventually lost his job as the Orioles closer to B. J. Ryan at the end of 2004. Julio began 2005 as the set-up man for Ryan. During April of that season, he allowed just one earned run in 12 ⅔ innings pitched; despite that, his performance declined and he finished the season 3–5 with a 5.90 ERA in 67 appearances.