Pascual Pérez (baseball)
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Born: May 17, 1957 San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic |
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Died: November 1, 2012 (aged 55) San Gregorio de Nigua, Dominican Republic |
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| MLB debut | |||
| May 7, 1980, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |||
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| October 2, 1991, for the New York Yankees | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Win–loss record | 67–68 | ||
| Earned run average | 3.44 | ||
| Strikeouts | 822 | ||
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Pascual Gross Pérez (May 17, 1957 – November 1, 2012) was a Dominican professional baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Atlanta Braves, Montreal Expos, and New York Yankees.
Pérez was signed by scout Neftalí Cruz for the Pittsburgh Pirates organization in 1976. He reached the major league club in 1980. Traded to the Braves on June 30, 1982, he enjoyed his two best seasons while with that organization, going 15–8 and 14–8 in 1983 and 1984 respectively.
Slender at 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m), 162 pounds (73 kg), he received extensive press coverage for both on-field and off-field controversies. He was arrested for cocaine possession in his native Dominican Republic between the 1983 and 1984 seasons and did not rejoin the Braves until May 1984. He often drew the ire of his opponents, using an imaginary finger gun to shoot opponents and would pound the baseball into the ground. While it is customary for pitchers to walk back to the bench after completing an inning, he would run full speed to the dugout (gold chains and long, curly locks bouncing) after an inning-ending strikeout. He eventually added the "Pascual pitch" (his version of the "eephus") to his repertoire. And he was involved in more than one beanball incident. He had just received his licence and earned the nicknames 'Perimeter Pascual' and 'Wrong-Way Perez' after missing a start on August 19, 1982 while circling Atlanta's Interstate 285 (a ring road/beltway) 3 times looking for Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, he ran out of gas and arrived at the ballpark 10 minutes late.
Released by the Braves on April 1, 1986, he missed the entire 1986 season. After signing a minor league contract with the Expos in 1987, he joined them in August and finished the 1987 season 7–0. His last winning season came the following year when he went 12–8 with the Expos.
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