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Héctor Mercado
Puerto Rican baseball player (born 1974) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Héctor Luis Mercado (born April 29, 1974) is a former professional baseball pitcher, born in Cataño, Puerto Rico. Mercado played all or parts of four seasons in Major League Baseball, as well as one season in Nippon Professional Baseball in Japan. Mercado was listed at 6' 3" in height, and 235 lb. in weight. Mercado batted and threw left-handed during his baseball career.[1]
Quick Facts Professional debut, Last appearance ...
Héctor Mercado | |
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![]() Mercado with the Oklahoma RedHawks in 2005 | |
Pitcher | |
Born: (1974-04-29) April 29, 1974 (age 50) Cataño, Puerto Rico | |
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
Professional debut | |
MLB: April 4, 2000, for the Cincinnati Reds | |
NPB: May 19, 2004, for the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks | |
CPBL: April 29, 2007, for the La New Bears | |
Last appearance | |
MLB: July 11, 2003, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |
NPB: May 19, 2004, for the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks | |
CPBL: May 15, 2007, for the La New Bears | |
MLB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 5–4 |
Earned run average | 4.55 |
Strikeouts | 127 |
Teams | |
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Mercado played for the Cincinnati Reds and the Philadelphia Phillies during his major league career. He also played one season in Japan for the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks in 2004. He is currently the pitching coach for the Gulf Coast League Phillies.