Darwin Cubillán
Darwin Harrikson Cubillán Salom [coo-be-yahn' / sah-lom'] (born November 15, 1972) is a former Major League Baseball right-handed relief pitcher.
| Darwin Cubillán | |||
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_2012_cropped.jpg) Cubillán pitching for San Marino BBC (Italian League, 2012) | |||
| Relief pitcher | |||
| Born: November 15, 1972 Bobures, Zulia State, Venezuela | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| May 20, 2000, for the Toronto Blue Jays | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| June 1, 2004, for the Baltimore Orioles | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Win–loss record | 1-0 | ||
| Earned run average | 6.85 | ||
| Strikeouts | 54 | ||
| Teams | |||
Career
Originally signed as a free agent by the Yankees in 1993, Cubillán has played in the MLB for the Toronto Blue Jays (2000), Texas Rangers (2000), Montreal Expos (2001) and Baltimore Orioles (2004). In three-season career, Cubillán compiled a 1–0 record with 54 strikeouts and a 6.85 ERA.
Cubillán played in Japan for the Hanshin Tigers of the Central League, Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) from 2005 until 2007. He played using his first name "Darwin", because his last name Cubillán sounds like "Kubi yan" (クビやん) meaning "He is fired, isn't he?" in Japanese Kansai dialect, and "Darwin" has the same spelling as the last name of an English naturalist, Charles Darwin. In 2008, he signed with the SK Wyverns in South Korea, but was released during the season.
Besides, Cubillán pitched winter ball for the Tigres de Aragua and Leones del Caracas clubs of the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball-Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet, or The Baseball Gauge, or Pura Pelota (VPBL)