José Contreras
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Contreras with the Philadelphia Phillies
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| Tigres de Quintana Roo – No. 52 | |||
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Born: December 6, 1971 Las Martinas, Pinar del Río, Cuba |
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| MLB debut | |||
| March 31, 2003, for the New York Yankees | |||
| MLB statistics (through 2013 season) |
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| Win–loss record | 78–67 | ||
| Earned run average | 4.57 | ||
| Strikeouts | 889 | ||
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José Ariel Contreras Camejo (born December 6, 1971) is a Cuban professional baseball pitcher for the Tigres de Quintana Roo of the Mexican Baseball League. He has played in the Cuban National Series (CNS), Major League Baseball (MLB), and internationally for the Cuban national baseball team.
Contreras played for Pinar del Río Vegueros of the CNS, and competed for the Cuban national team in the Summer Olympics, the Pan American Games, the Baseball World Cup, and the 1999 exhibition series against the Baltimore Orioles. Recognized as the best Cuban baseball player, Contreras defected from Cuba in 2002.
Contreras signed with the New York Yankees of MLB after defecting, and played for them in 2003 and 2004. He has since played in MLB for the Chicago White Sox (2004–2009), Colorado Rockies (2009), and Philadelphia Phillies (2010–2012).
In addition to his time with the Cuban national team, Contreras pitched for the Pinar del Río Vegueros of Cuba's Cuban National Series. In his last season in Cuba (2001–2002), he went 13–4 with a 1.76 ERA and 149 strikeouts. Contreras was named Cuban Athlete of the Year on three separate occasions.
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