Pedro Viola
| Pedro Viola | |
|---|---|
 Viola with the Cincinnati Reds in 2009 | |
| Relief pitcher | |
| Born: June 29, 1983 San Juan, Dominican Republic | |
Batted: Right Threw: Left | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 8, 2009, for the Cincinnati Reds | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| July 7, 2011, for the Baltimore Orioles | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 0–0 |
| Earned run average | 7.50 |
| Strikeouts | 12 |
| Teams | |
Pedro Viola (born June 29, 1983) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cincinnati Reds and Baltimore Orioles. He was called up to MLB on September 2, 2009, after was 2–2 with a 5.47 ERA and converted eight of 11 save chances for the Triple-A Louisville Bats.[1]
Career
[edit]Cincinnati Reds
[edit]Viola has played for teams on every minor league level in the Reds organization, some of which have since ended affiliation with the Reds. He played for the DSL Reds, Sarasota Reds, Dayton Dragons and Chattanooga Lookouts before Louisville.[2]
Viola made his MLB debut with the Reds on September 8 at Coors Field against the Colorado Rockies, pitching in the sixth and seventh innings in relief of starter Matt Maloney.[3] He gave up a home run to Eric Young, Jr. to lead off the sixth inning,[4] Young's first career homer.[3] Viola also allowed a Todd Helton single during the inning.[4] He walked and struck out one batter each in the seventh, en route to a 3-1 Rockies victory.[5]
Baltimore Orioles
[edit]Viola was claimed off waivers by the Baltimore Orioles on April 21, 2010. After joining the Orioles he spent most of his time in Double AA Bowie but has been called up on 2 occasions.
Oakland Athletics
[edit]In 2013, he signed a minor league contract with the Oakland Athletics and pitched for the AAA Sacramento River Cats
International career
[edit]He was selected to the Dominican Republic national baseball team at the 2009 World Baseball Classic, 2019 Pan American Games Qualifier[6] and 2019 Pan American Games.
References
[edit]- ^ Sheldon, Mark (September 2, 2009). "Reds add lefty Viola for bullpen depth". MLB.com. Retrieved September 9, 2009.
- ^ "Pedro Viola Minor League Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 9, 2009.
- ^ a b Graham, Pat (September 8, 2009). "Rockies win fifth straight with 3-1 win over Reds". Associated Press via Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved September 9, 2009.
- ^ a b "MLB – Cincinnati Reds/Colorado Rockies Box Score Tuesday September 8, 2009". Yahoo! Sports. September 8, 2009. Retrieved September 9, 2009.
- ^ "Boxscore: Cincinnati vs. Colorado – September 8, 2009". MLB.com. Retrieved September 9, 2009.
- ^ "DOMINICANA". Prē Pan 19 (in Portuguese). Retrieved March 9, 2019.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- 1983 births
- Living people
- Baltimore Orioles players
- Baseball players at the 2019 Pan American Games
- Bowie Baysox players
- Chattanooga Lookouts players
- Cincinnati Reds players
- Dayton Dragons players
- Dominican Summer League Reds players
- Dominican Republic expatriate baseball players in the United States
- Gigantes del Cibao players
- Louisville Bats players
- Major League Baseball pitchers
- Major League Baseball players from the Dominican Republic
- Midland RockHounds players
- Navegantes del Magallanes players
- Norfolk Tides players
- People from San Juan de la Maguana
- Peoria Javelinas players
- Sacramento River Cats players
- Sarasota Reds players
- Stockton Ports players
- World Baseball Classic players of the Dominican Republic
- 2009 World Baseball Classic players
- Pan American Games competitors for the Dominican Republic
- Dominican Republic expatriate baseball players in Venezuela