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| Julio Mañón | |
|---|---|
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| Relief pitcher | |
| Born: (1973-06-10)June 10, 1973 (age 52) San Antonio de Guerra,Dominican Republic | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| June 5, 2003, for the Montreal Expos | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| October 1, 2006, for the Baltimore Orioles | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 1–3 |
| Earned run average | 4.66 |
| Strikeouts | 37 |
| KBO statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 8–9 |
| Earned run average | 4.17 |
| Strikeouts | 83 |
| CPBL statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 0–2 |
| Earned run average | 3.66 |
| Strikeouts | 15 |
Stats atBaseball Reference  | |
| Teams | |
Julio Alberto Mañón[mah'-nion] (born June 10, 1973) is a Dominican former professionalbaseballrelief pitcher.
Mañón was originally signed as an undraftedfree agent by theSt. Louis Cardinals in 1993. He did not make his debut until 2003 with theMontreal Expos. He went 1–2 with a 4.13ERA in 23 games.
After the 2003 season, his contract was sold to theKia Tigers of theKorean Baseball League. He spent the 2005 season in Taiwan, with theUni-President Lions of theChinese Professional Baseball League.[1]
Mañón came back to baseball in the United States in 2006, when he signed a minor league contract with theBaltimore Orioles on March 6. He would later go on to go 0–1 with a 5.40 ERA in 22 games for the Orioles and played in the Triple A All-star game whilst playing for theOttawa Lynx.[2] He then was granted free agency after the 2006 season on November 19. On June 5, 2007, he signed a minor league contract with theCincinnati Reds. After that, he was traded to the Athletics on July 13 to complete an earlier deal that had sent pitchersKirk Saarloos and Dan Denham to the Reds and pitcher David Shafer to the Athletics. He spent most of the 2008 season playing in the Orioles organization for the Double-ABowie Baysox.
On September 12, 2008, Mañón signed with theLong Island Ducks of theAtlantic League. He pitched the rest of 2008 for the Ducks. He played in 2009World Baseball Classic representing his native countryDominican Republic who were upset by the Netherlands in the March Classic. In 2009, he continued to play for the Ducks. In 2010, he playedSultanes de Monterrey of theMexican League and theYork Revolution of the Atlantic League. In 2011, his final season, he played for theBridgeport Bluefish of the Atlantic League and theVaqueros Laguna of the Mexican League.