Miguel Batista

Miguel Batista
Batista with the New York Mets
Pitcher
Born: (1971-02-19) February 19, 1971 (age 46) Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 11, 1992, for the Pittsburgh Pirates
Last MLB appearance
September 11, 2012, for the Atlanta Braves
MLB statistics
Win–loss record	102–115
Earned run average	4.48
Strikeouts	1,250
Teams
Pittsburgh Pirates (1992) Florida Marlins (1996) Chicago Cubs (1997) Montreal Expos (1998–2000) Kansas City Royals (2000) Arizona Diamondbacks (2001–2003) Toronto Blue Jays (2004–2005) Arizona Diamondbacks (2006) Seattle Mariners (2007–2009) Washington Nationals (2010) St. Louis Cardinals (2011) New York Mets (2011–2012) Atlanta Braves (2012)
Career highlights and awards
World Series champion (2001)

Miguel Descartes Batista Jerez (born February 19, 1971) is a Dominican former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Florida Marlins, Chicago Cubs, Montreal Expos, Kansas City Royals, Arizona Diamondbacks, Toronto Blue Jays, Seattle Mariners, Washington Nationals, St. Louis Cardinals, New York Mets and Atlanta Braves.

Over his career, Batista has played for eight teams and been utilized extensively as both a starter and a reliever. His best seasons came in 2001 and 2003 with the Arizona Diamondbacks, when he went 11–8 and 10–9 with 3.36 and 3.54 ERAs respectively.

He signed a three-year $13.1-million contract with the Toronto Blue Jays prior to the 2004 season, but struggled in his first season with his new club, posting a 4.80 ERA and losing his starter's job late in the season. In 2005, Batista was the Jays closer and blew 8 saves. He was put on the trading block after the Blue Jays signed B. J. Ryan to a large contract to be their new closer. They traded Batista back to the Diamondbacks during the 2005 offseason along with Orlando Hudson for Troy Glaus and prospect Sergio Santos. Batista's 2006 record in Arizona was 11–8 with an ERA of 4.58.