Lorenzo Barceló | |||
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Rieleros de Aguascalientes – No. 23 | |||
Pitcher | |||
Born: San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic |
August 10, 1977 |||
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MLB debut | |||
July 22, 2000, for the Chicago White Sox | |||
Last MLB appearance | |||
April 19, 2002, for the Chicago White Sox | |||
MLB statistics | |||
Win–loss record | 5–3 | ||
Earned run average | 4.50 | ||
Strikeouts | 42 | ||
Teams | |||
Lorenzo Barceló (born August 10, 1977) is a professional baseball pitcher who is with the Rieleros de Aguascalientes in the Mexican League. He played for the Chicago White Sox from 2000–2002.
Barceló was originally signed by the San Francisco Giants as am amateur free agent on May 23, 1994 out of San Pedro de Macorís in the Dominican Republic. In the Giants farm system, he pitched for the Bellingham Giants, Burlington Bees, San Jose Giants and Shreveport Captains.
On July 31, 1997 he was traded to the Chicago White Sox (along with Mike Caruso, Keith Foulke, Bob Howry, Ken Vining and Brian Manning) in exchange for Wilson Álvarez, Danny Darwin and Roberto Hernández. This trade became known as the White Flag Trade.
He made his Major League debut for the White Sox on July 22, 2000 against the Boston Red Sox, allowing 2 runs in 2.3 innings. He made his first start on August 8, 2000 against the Seattle Mariners, allowing 5 runs in 4 innings.
Barceló recorded his first win in a 3.1 inning relief appearance against the Baltimore Orioles on August 23, 2000. He finished the 2000 season with a 4-2 record and 3.69 ERA in 22 appearances (only the 1 start). He made 17 appearances in 2001 and was 1-0 with a 4.71 ERA and in 2002 he made 4 appearances and was 0-1 with a 9.00 ERA. He pitched 1.2 innings in the 2000 American League Division Series against the Mariners, and did not allow a run.