Baseball player
| Juan Morillo | |
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 Morillo pitching for the Dominican Republic national team in 2015 | |
| Relief pitcher | |
| Born: (1983-11-05) November 5, 1983 (age 41) San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic | |
| Batted: RightThrew: Right | |
| Professional debut | |
| MLB: September 24, 2006, for the Colorado Rockies | |
| NPB: March 27, 2010, for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles | |
| CPBL: August 1, 2013, for the EDA Rhinos | |
| Last appearance | |
| MLB: April 27, 2009, for the Minnesota Twins | |
| NPB: May 23, 2010, for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles | |
| CPBL: October 6, 2013, for the EDA Rhinos | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 0–0 |
| Earned run average | 13.50 |
| Strikeouts | 8 |
| NPB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 0–0 |
| Earned run average | 2.70 |
| Strikeouts | 9 |
| CPBL statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 2–0 |
| Earned run average | 4.26 |
| Strikeouts | 14 |
Stats at Baseball Reference  | |
| Teams | |
Juan Bautista Morillo (born November 5, 1983) is a Dominican former professional baseball pitcher. He played in the 2005 All-Star Futures Game in Detroit.
While playing with the Double-A Tulsa Drillers in 2007, Morillo had a record of 6–4 in 57.1 innings pitched, with 59 strikeouts and 2.35 ERA.
Morillo has a 95-100 mph fastball, but his slider is inconsistent and his control is below average.
Morillo made the opening-day roster of the Colorado Rockies in 2009. On April 10, 2009, Morillo was designated for assignment by the Rockies to make way for Matt Belisle.
He was claimed off waivers by the Minnesota Twins on April 17, 2009, replacing Philip Humber who was designated for assignment.
On Thursday, April 29, 2009, Morillo was designated for assignment to make room for Joe Mauer, who was coming back from a back injury suffered before spring training.
On November 17, 2009, Morillo signed to play with the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of the Japanese Pacific League.
Morillo opened the 2012 season with Double-A Reading.
In November 2015, he was selected to the roster for the Dominican Republic national baseball team at the 2015 WBSC Premier12.
References
- "DOM Roster". World Baseball Softball Confederation: WBSC. Archived from the original on July 26, 2018. Retrieved January 5, 2018.
External links
- Career statistics from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Recap of the 2005 All-Star Futures Game in Detroit, MI
- Short article on Juan Morillo, from Baseball America
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