Marino Salas Ortega (born October 2, 1981) is a Dominican former Major League Baseball relief pitcher, now playing for the Athletics Bologna in the Italian Serie A Federale.
Marino Salas | |
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Starting pitcher | |
Born: Hato Mayor del Rey, Dominican Republic | October 2, 1981|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
May 13, 2008, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 15, 2008, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |
MLB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 1–0 |
Earned run average | 8.47 |
Strikeouts | 9 |
Teams | |
Career
editSalas was previously claimed off waivers from the Baltimore Orioles by the Milwaukee Brewers on February 1, 2007. He played for Milwaukee's Double-A and Triple-A clubs, the Huntsville Stars and the Nashville Sounds. On December 7, 2007, Salas was traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates along with Kevin Roberts for Salomón Torres. He became a free agent at the end of the 2008 season.
He also played in Italy for BSC Rovigo, as a starting pitcher.
On August 1, 2015, he pitched a no-hitter against Grosseto at the Jannella Stadium, in a playoff game.[1]
References
edit- ^ La no hit di Salas e la OM Valpanaro sbanca lo Jannella, Athletics Bologna Baseball official website
External links
edit- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- "Salas Traded to Pittsburgh."[permanent dead link] Huntsville Stars. 7 December 2007.