Marino Salas | |
Position: | Starting pitcher |
Birth Date: | 2 October 1981 |
Birth Place: | Hato Mayor del Rey, Dominican Republic |
Bats: | Right |
Throws: | Right |
Debutleague: | MLB |
Debutdate: | May 13 |
Debutyear: | 2008 |
Debutteam: | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Finalleague: | MLB |
Finaldate: | September 15 |
Finalyear: | 2008 |
Finalteam: | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Statleague: | MLB |
Stat1label: | Win–loss record |
Stat1value: | 1–0 |
Stat2label: | Earned run average |
Stat2value: | 8.47 |
Stat3label: | Strikeouts |
Stat3value: | 9 |
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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.
Salas was previously claimed off waivers from the Baltimore Orioles by the Milwaukee Brewers on February 1, . 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 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]