Sergio Mitre

Mitre with the New York Yankees

Pitcher

Born: February 16, 1981 (age 36)
Los Angeles, California

Batted: Right

Threw: Right

MLB debut

July 22, 2003, for the Chicago Cubs

Last MLB appearance

July 15, 2011, for the New York Yankees

MLB statistics
(through 2011)

Win–loss record

13–30

Earned run average

5.21

Strikeouts

265

Teams

Sergio Armando Mitre (born February 16, 1981) is an American former professional baseball pitcher.

Mitre is of Mexican American descent. He grew up in Tijuana, Mexico, where he trained in the arts of kenpo, boxing and wrestling due to frequent street fights.

Mitre graduated from Montgomery High School in San Diego, California in June 1999. He and his wife, Tonya, have a son named Sam (Sergio Armando Mitre III), who was born on December 29, 2006. They also have a young daughter named Senya.

Mitre was the Chicago Cubs 7th-round selection in the 2001 Major League Baseball Draft out of San Diego City College. He was the second player out of the 2001 draft to make it to the majors with the Cubs, the first being Mark Prior. Mitre made his major league debut for the Cubs in 2003 after being called up from the West Tenn Diamond Jaxx (at the time, West Tenn was the Cubs' Double-A affiliate). He played in 3 games in 2003 (2 starts) and had an 0-1 record with an 8.31 ERA.

In 2004, Mitre started out the season on the Opening Day roster, filling in for the injured Mark Prior. He was sent down to the Triple-A Iowa Cubs after Prior came back from injury. On August 13, 2004, Mitre pitched a complete game shutout against the Albuquerque Isotopes. Mitre gave up only a double and a walk, both coming in the first inning of the game. After this, Mitre sat down 23 straight batters, striking out 9 batters in the game. He became the Pacific Coast League‘s Player of the Week. He finished the Iowa Cubs 2004 season (after going back and forth to Chicago) with a 6-4 record, and a 2.97 ERA.

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