Nardi Contreras
| Nardi Contreras | |||
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Born: September 19, 1951 Tampa, Florida |
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| MLB debut | |||
| May 23, 1980, for the Chicago White Sox | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| October 1, 1980, for the Chicago White Sox | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Win–loss record | 0–0 | ||
| Strikeouts | 8 | ||
| Earned run average | 5.93 | ||
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Arnaldo Juan Contreras (born September 19, 1951) is an American former professional baseball pitcher and coach. His brief time in Major League Baseball, as well as the majority of his time as a coach, came with the Chicago White Sox. He currently serves as minor league pitching coordinator for the New York Yankees.
Contreras was drafted at the age of 17, selected in the 12th round of the 1969 Major League Baseball draft by the Cincinnati Reds. He began his career as a starting pitcher, pitching in the Reds' organization for four seasons, never rising above Class A ball.
Following the 1972 season, Contreras was drafted from the Reds by the New York Mets. The Mets moved him steadily up the minor league ladder over the next three seasons, and Contreras reached Triple-A with the Tidewater Tides in 1975. That season, his first full season as a relief pitcher, he posted an impressive 1.95 ERA in 60 innings. Still, the Mets released him during spring training in 1976.
Ten days after his release by the Mets, Contreras signed a minor league contract with the Philadelphia Phillies. He split the next two seasons between the Phillies' Double-A affiliate in Reading and their Triple-A club in Oklahoma City. In 1977, Contreras was moved back into Reading's starting rotation for part of the season, going 6-5 with a 3.23 ERA. Once again, however, Contreras was released during spring training in 1979.
Contreras signed with the White Sox in May, and was assigned to the Triple-A Iowa Oaks. Once more used mostly as a starter, his numbers were not as impressive in 1979. Although he won more than he lost at 7-6, his ERA shot up to 5.97. He returned to Iowa in 1980, this time posting better numbers (9-7, 4.19 ERA in 20 games, all as a starter), and got his first, and what would prove to be his only, shot at the major leagues.
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