Danny Salazar
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Salazar pitching for the Cleveland Indians in 2015 | |||
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Born: January 11, 1990 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| July 11, 2013, for the Cleveland Indians | |||
| MLB statistics (through May 1, 2016) | |||
| Win–loss record | 24–23 | ||
| Earned run average | 3.56 | ||
| Strikeouts | 414 | ||
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Danny Salazar (born January 11, 1990) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the Cleveland Indians of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Career
Salazar signed with the Indians as an international free agent in 2006. He spent two years playing rookie-level ball for the Indians, then spent 2009 through 2011 with the Lake County Captains. The Indians purchased his contract on November 18, 2011 to protect him from the Rule 5 draft. He spent 2012 with the Carolina Mudcats and Akron Aeros, For the week ending May 5, 2013, Salazar was named Eastern League Pitcher of the Week while playing for the Aeros, and was promoted to the AAA Columbus Clippers shortly afterward.[1]
Salazar was recalled from the Triple-A Columbus Clippers on July 11, 2013, and made his Major League baseball debut as the starting pitcher against the Toronto Blue Jays.[2] He took a no-hitter into the 6th inning, striking out seven batters in six full-innings of work, the most strikeouts for an Indians' starting pitcher in his major league debut since Luis Tiant struck out eleven batters in his debut in 1964.[3] He was optioned back to Columbus on July 12. Danny Salazar was called up to make a spot start on August 7, 2013, against the Detroit Tigers.[4] Salazar made his first career post-season start for the Indians against the Tampa Bay Rays in the 2013 American League Wild Card Game.
In 2014, Salazar split the season between the Indians and Clippers, pitching in 20 games for the major league club and finishing with a 6-8 record and a 4.25 ERA.
He is married to Iris Salazar; they have two daughters, Dayry and Iara. They live in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Danny has earned the nickname "the Shark" during his time in Cleveland.
References
- ↑ "Danny Salazar named Eastern League player of the Week and Aeros Roster Moves". AkronSportsNOW.com. Retrieved 2013-06-24.
- ↑ Withers, Tom (July 11, 2013). "Indians recall rookie Danny Salazar for major league debut against Jays". Associated Press. Retrieved July 11, 2013.
- ↑ http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2013_07_11_tormlb_clemlb_1&mode=recap_home&c_id=cle
- ↑ "Danny Salazar to start Wednesday".
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