Jordan Norberto Vallenilla (born December 8, 1986) is a Dominican former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Arizona Diamondbacks and Oakland Athletics, and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Chunichi Dragons and Tokyo Yakult Swallows.
| Jordan Norberto | |
|---|---|
 Norberto with the Oakland Athletics | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: December 8, 1986 Nagua, Dominican Republic | |
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
| Professional debut | |
| MLB: April 6, 2010, for the Arizona Diamondbacks | |
| NPB: March 26, 2016, for the Chunichi Dragons | |
| Last appearance | |
| MLB: August 17, 2012, for the Oakland Athletics | |
| NPB: October 10, 2017, for the Chunichi Dragons | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 4–3 |
| Earned run average | 4.00 |
| Strikeouts | 65 |
| NPB statistics (through 2017) | |
| Win–loss record | 12–10 |
| Earned run average | 3.50 |
| Strikeouts | 174 |
| Teams | |
Professional career
editArizona Diamondbacks
editNorberto made the Diamondbacks Opening Day roster in 2010.[1]
Oakland Athletics
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On July 31, 2011, Norberto was traded to the Oakland Athletics with Brandon Allen for Brad Ziegler. He made the Oakland Athletics Opening Day bullpen in 2012. He missed two portions of the season on the disabled list with shoulder issues. He pitched in 39 games and finished the season with a 2.77 ERA and a 4–1 record. He failed to make the Opening Day bullpen in 2013 and opened the season with AAA Sacramento River Cats. On May 8, 2013, he was released to make room on the 40-man roster for Daric Barton.[2]
On August 5, 2013, Norberto agreed to a 50-game suspension for his role in the Biogenesis baseball scandal.[3]
Tampa Bay Rays
editNorberto signed a minor league deal with the Tampa Bay Rays in January 2014. He was assigned to the Double-A Montgomery Biscuits on January 22.
Chunichi Dragons
editNorberto was signed by the Chunichi Dragons of the NPB to start the 2016 season.[4] Norberto made his first appearance for the Dragons as a relief pitcher but was converted into a starter taking his first win against the Hanshin Tigers on April 15, 2016, in a 6–0 win.[5]
On December 2, 2016, it was announced that Norberto had been released by Chunichi,[6] however by December 23, it was reported that Norberto had been in talks to be re-signed by the Dragons for the 2017 season.[7] It was announced on January 6, 2017, that Norberto had been given a 1-year extension by the Dragons.[8]
Tokyo Yakult Swallows
editOn December 16, 2017, Norberto signed with the Tokyo Yakult Swallows of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).[9] On June 20, 2018, it was announced that he had been placed on waivers.[10][11] Norberto has since retired from professional baseball.
Post-playing career
editIn 2020, Norberto joined the Gigantes del Cibao as the team's bullpen coach.[12]
On April 10, 2024, the Guerreros de Oaxaca of the Mexican League announced Norberto as their pitching coach.[13]
References
edit- ^ "Roberts, Ryal vying for final spot". Archived from the original on June 10, 2011. Retrieved April 3, 2010.
- ^ "Arizona".
- ^ "MLB suspensions for 12, reports say". espn.go.com. August 5, 2013. Retrieved August 5, 2013.
- ^ "Dragons part ways with veteran infielder Luna". Japan Times. December 1, 2015. Retrieved June 8, 2016.
- ^ "Friday, April 15, 2016". NPB.jp. April 15, 2016. Retrieved June 8, 2016.
- ^ "自由契約選手" [Free Contract Players]. Nippon Professional Baseball (in Japanese). December 2, 2016. Retrieved December 12, 2016.
- ^ "【中日】１５０キロ左腕、前マーリンズ・アラウホ獲得へ" [Chunichi go after former 151km, former Marlins pitcher Elvis Araujo]. Sports Hochi (in Japanese). Yahoo News. December 23, 2016. Retrieved December 26, 2016.
- ^ "Dragons sign pitchers Araujo, Rondon". Japan Times. Kyodo News. January 6, 2017. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
- ^ "Teams". yakyudb.com. Archived from the original on April 14, 2016.
- ^ "アルメンゴ投手と契約解除/デイリースポーツ online". November 2, 2023.
- ^ "アルメンゴ投手と契約解除 ヤクルト:プロ野球:中日スポーツ(CHUNICHI Web)". www.chunichi.co.jp. Archived from the original on June 21, 2018.
- ^ "Jordan Noberto se retiró del béisbol sin anunciarlo". September 2020.
- ^ "LMB: Movimientos en listas de reserva - 10 de abril de 2024". milb.com (in Spanish). Retrieved April 13, 2024.
External links
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- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- jordan norberto on Twitter
