Fernando de la Cruz[a] (born January 25, 1971) is a Dominican former professional baseball pitcher. He played in various professional baseball leagues between 1995 and 2013. Listed at 6 feet 0 inches (1.83 m) and 225 pounds (102 kg), he threw and batted right-handed.
| Fernando de la Cruz | |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | |
| Born: January 25, 1971 La Romana, Dominican Republic | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| Professional debut | |
| CPBL: 2001, for the Uni-President Lions | |
| NPB: 1999, for the Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes | |
| Last appearance | |
| CPBL: 2001, for the Uni-President Lions | |
| NPB: 1999, for the Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes | |
| CPBL statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 2–2 |
| Earned run average | 4.23 |
| Strikeouts | 8 |
| NPB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 0–1 |
| Earned run average | 4.50 |
| Strikeouts | 1 |
| Teams | |
Career edit
De la Cruz was born in La Romana, Dominican Republic.[2] He played in Minor League Baseball from 1995 to 2003, primarily for farm teams of the California Angels / Anaheim Angels.[2] He played in two games at the Triple-A level, in 2003 while in the Detroit Tigers organization.[2] De la Cruz played one game in Japan for the Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) in 1999, and seven games in Taiwan for the Uni-President Lions of the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) in 2001.[2]
De la Cruz did not play professionally in 2004.[2] He briefly played in the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball in 2005, and played in the Mexican League from 2005 through 2008.[2] He played several seasons in the Dominican Professional Baseball League (LIDOM), last playing professionally during the 2012–2013 winter season.[2]
Overall, de la Cruz played professionally for 16 seasons, appearing in 377 total games (44 starts) while accruing a 5.26 earned run average (ERA) and a record of 36–41 with 92 saves and striking out 398 batters in 650 innings pitched.[2]
Notes edit
References edit
- ^ "Deals". Philadelphia Daily News. May 6, 1996. p. 60. Retrieved September 3, 2022 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Fernando De La Cruz Minor, Japanese, CPBL, Mexican, Independent & Winter Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 3, 2022.
External links edit
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
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