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]
Pedro Viola | |
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Relief pitcher | |
Born: San Juan, Dominican Republic | June 29, 1983|
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 |
Stats at Baseball Reference | |
Teams | |
Career
editCincinnati Reds
editViola 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
editViola 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
editIn 2013, he signed a minor league contract with the Oakland Athletics and pitched for the AAA Sacramento River Cats
International career
editHe 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)