Alberto Árias Explained

Alberto Arias
Position:Pitcher
Birth Date:14 October 1983
Birth Place:Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Bats:Right
Throws:Right
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:May 1
Debutyear:2007
Debutteam:Colorado Rockies
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:August 23
Finalyear:2009
Finalteam:Houston Astros
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Win–loss record
Stat1value:4–2
Stat2label:Earned run average
Stat2value:3.74
Stat3label:Strikeouts
Stat3value:55
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Alberto A. Arias (born October 14, 1983) is a Dominican former professional baseball pitcher.

In, Arias played in Minor League Baseball with the Tulsa Drillers. Arias made his MLB debut with the Colorado Rockies in and made 6 relief appearances, going 1–0 with a 4.91 ERA. On July 31, 2008, the Houston Astros claimed him off waivers from the Rockies and assigned him to Triple-A Round Rock.

In 2009, Arias took a big step forward in his career, setting career-best marks in games played (42), innings pitched (45.2), WHIP (1.489) and ERA (3.35).

Arias missed the 2010 and 2011 seasons due to injury. On October 24, 2011, he re-signed a minor league contract with the Astros.