Sidney Ponson
| Sidney Ponson | |||
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Ponson with the Texas Rangers
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| Pitcher | |||
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Born: November 2, 1976 Noord, Aruba |
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 19, 1998, for the Baltimore Orioles | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| July 31, 2009, for the Kansas City Royals | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Win–loss record | 91–113 | ||
| Earned run average | 5.03 | ||
| Strikeouts | 1,031 | ||
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Sidney Alton Ponson, OON (Papiamento pronunciation: [ˈsidni ponˈsoŋ]; born November 2, 1976) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. As a player, Ponson stood at 6'1" tall and weighed 260 pounds. He threw right-handed with a fastball that clocked out at 95 mph. When he made his major league debut for the Orioles in 1998, he became the third player from Aruba to play in the major leagues. After the 2003 season, he was decorated with an Order of Orange-Nassau, in the grade Knight, along with fellow former Baltimore Orioles players Eugene Kingsale and Calvin Maduro.
Ponson played most of his career with the Baltimore Orioles. His best season came in 2003 when he went 14–6 with a 3.77 ERA. Because Baltimore was not in contention for a playoff spot and Ponson was in the last year of his contract, the Orioles traded Ponson that season to the San Francisco Giants at the trading deadline for three players: Kurt Ainsworth, Damian Moss, and prospect Ryan Hannaman. At the end of the 2003 season, Ponson re-signed a 3 year, $22.5 million contract with the Orioles.
In 2004, Ponson was the opening day starter for Baltimore. However, he started off disastrously; his record was 3–12 by the All-Star Break. He rebounded for a strong second half, going 8–3 to finish with an 11–15 record and a 5.30 ERA.
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