Wilfredo Ledezma

Wil Ledezma
Ledezma with the Washington Nationals.
Rojos del Águila de Veracruz – No. 51
Pitcher
Born: (1981-01-21) January 21, 1981 (age 36) Guárico State, Venezuela
Bats: Left Throws: Left
MLB debut
April 2, 2003, for the Detroit Tigers
MLB statistics (through 2011 season)
Win–loss record	15-25
Earned run average	5.40
Strikeouts	283
Teams
Detroit Tigers (2003–2007) Atlanta Braves (2007) San Diego Padres (2007–2008) Arizona Diamondbacks (2008) Washington Nationals (2009) Pittsburgh Pirates (2010) Toronto Blue Jays (2011) Chiba Lotte Marines (2012–2013)

Wilfredo Jose Ledezma (born January 21, 1981) is a Venezuelan professional baseball pitcher for the Rojos del Águila de Veracruz of the Mexican Baseball League. He has previously played for the Detroit Tigers, Atlanta Braves, San Diego Padres, Arizona Diamondbacks, Washington Nationals, Toronto Blue Jays and Pittsburgh Pirates. He bats and throws left-handed.

Ledezma was originally signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1998. He started his career with the DSL Red Sox in 1998, playing for them one season before joining the GCL Red Sox (1999) and the Augusta Greenjackets (2000). He missed the entire 2001 season due to a stress fracture in his left elbow. In 2002 he returned to Augusta but was shut down for the rest of the season on May 22 due to a lower back strain.

Ledezma was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 2002 Rule 5 draft on December 16, 2002 and made his Major League debut on April 2, 2003 for the Tigers, working two scoreless innings against the Minnesota Twins. His first win came in a two-inning relief appearance on June 4 against the San Diego Padres. He made his first start on July 8 against the Chicago White Sox. Overall, he was in 34 games (8 starts) during his rookie season and finished 3–7 with a 5.79 ERA.