Horacio Estrada Explained

Horacio Estrada
Position:Pitcher
Birth Date:19 October 1975
Birth Place:San Joaquín, Carabobo, Venezuela
Bats:Left
Throws:Left
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:May 4
Debutyear:1999
Debutteam:Milwaukee Brewers
Debut2league:KBO
Debut2date:April 6
Debut2year:2003
Debut2team:Hanwha Eagles
Debut3league:CPBL
Debut3date:March 18
Debut3year:2007
Debut3team:La New Bears
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:July 21
Finalyear:2001
Finalteam:Colorado Rockies
Final2league:KBO
Final2date:May 9
Final2year:2003
Final2team:Hanwha Eagles
Final3league:CPBL
Final3year:2007
Final3team:La New Bears
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Win–loss record
Stat1value:4–1
Stat2label:Earned run average
Stat2value:7.50
Stat3label:Strikeouts
Stat3value:22
Stat2league:KBO
Stat21label:Win–loss record
Stat21value:1–3
Stat22label:Earned run average
Stat22value:4.71
Stat23label:Strikeouts
Stat23value:26
Stat3league:CPBL
Stat31label:Win–loss record
Stat31value:1–1
Stat32label:Earned run average
Stat32value:3.52
Stat33label:Strikeouts
Stat33value:14
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Horacio Estrada Jiménez (born October 19, 1975) is a Venezuelan former relief pitcher in Major League Baseball. Listed at 6' 1", Weight: 185 lb., Estrada batted and threw left handed. He was born in San Joaquín, Carabobo.

Career

Estrada played from 1999 through 2001 for the Milwaukee Brewers and Colorado Rockies (2001). In a three-season career, he compiled a 4–1 record with 22 strikeouts and a 7.50 ERA in 36 innings of work.

He has also pitched with four different teams of the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League, most prominently for the Tigres de Aragua club.

On January 17, 2004, he broke his hip when the team bus he was on crashed with a van. He returned in the 2006–2007 season, posting a 5–1 record and a 1.96 ERA, while allowing 7.27 hits per nine innings pitched. He was then named Pitcher of the Year in the Venezuelan league, receiving Carrao Bracho Trophy honors.

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