José Paniagua
| José Paniagua | |||
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| Pitcher | |||
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Born: August 20, 1973 San José de Ocoa, Dominican Republic |
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 4, 1996, for the Montreal Expos | |||
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| September 9, 2003, for the Chicago White Sox | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Win–loss record | 18–21 | ||
| Earned run average | 4.49 | ||
| Strikeouts | 276 | ||
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José Luis Paniagua Sánchez (born August 20, 1973) is a Dominican professional baseball relief pitcher. He appeared in Major League Baseball from 1996 through 2003 with the Montreal Expos, Seattle Mariners, Detroit Tigers, and Chicago White Sox.
Jesús Alou, working as a scout for the Montreal Expos, signed Paniagua in 1990. Paniagua pitched in the Dominican Republic in 1991 and 1992, making his debut in the United States in 1993 in the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League (GCL) with the GCL Expos.
Named one of the Expos' top ten prospects by Baseball America before the 1994 season, Paniagua pitched for the West Palm Beach Expos of the Class A-Advanced Florida State League that year. In 1995, Paniagua started the season with the Harrisburg Senators of the Class AA Eastern League, but was promoted to the Ottawa Lynx of the Class AAA International League to pitch in the Governors' Cup, the league championship series. He pitched in game one, recording the win.
Paniagua made his major league debut on April 5, 1996, defeating the Cincinnati Reds, as the Expos needed a starter to replace the injured Carlos Pérez. However, the Expos sent him back to the minor leagues later that month, when Perez returned. In 22 games for the Expos in 1996 and 1997, Paniagua pitched to a 3–6 win–loss record with a 5.74 earned run average.
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