Pedro Viola
Viola with the Cincinnati Reds in 2009
Relief pitcher
Born: (1983-06-29) June 29, 1983 (age 40)
San Juan, Dominican Republic
Batted: Right
Threw: Left
MLB debut
September 8, 2009, for the Cincinnati Reds
Last MLB appearance
July 7, 2011, for the Baltimore Orioles
MLB statistics
Win–loss record0–0
Earned run average7.50
Strikeouts12
Teams

Pedro Viola (born June 29, 1983) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cincinnati Reds and Baltimore Orioles. He was called up to MLB on September 2, 2009, after was 2–2 with a 5.47 ERA and converted eight of 11 save chances for the Triple-A Louisville Bats.[1]

Career

Cincinnati Reds

Viola has played for teams on every minor league level in the Reds organization, some of which have since ended affiliation with the Reds. He played for the DSL Reds, Sarasota Reds, Dayton Dragons and Chattanooga Lookouts before Louisville.[2]

Viola made his MLB debut with the Reds on September 8 at Coors Field against the Colorado Rockies, pitching in the sixth and seventh innings in relief of starter Matt Maloney.[3] He gave up a home run to Eric Young, Jr. to lead off the sixth inning,[4] Young's first career homer.[3] Viola also allowed a Todd Helton single during the inning.[4] He walked and struck out one batter each in the seventh, en route to a 3-1 Rockies victory.[5]

Baltimore Orioles

Viola was claimed off waivers by the Baltimore Orioles on April 21, 2010. After joining the Orioles he spent most of his time in Double AA Bowie but has been called up on 2 occasions.

Oakland Athletics

In 2013, he signed a minor league contract with the Oakland Athletics and pitched for the AAA Sacramento River Cats

International career

He was selected to the Dominican Republic national baseball team at the 2009 World Baseball Classic, 2019 Pan American Games Qualifier[6] and 2019 Pan American Games.

References

  1. ^ Sheldon, Mark (September 2, 2009). "Reds add lefty Viola for bullpen depth". MLB.com. Retrieved September 9, 2009.
  2. ^ "Pedro Viola Minor League Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 9, 2009.
  3. ^ a b Graham, Pat (September 8, 2009). "Rockies win fifth straight with 3-1 win over Reds". Associated Press via Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved September 9, 2009.
  4. ^ a b "MLB – Cincinnati Reds/Colorado Rockies Box Score Tuesday September 8, 2009". Yahoo! Sports. September 8, 2009. Retrieved September 9, 2009.
  5. ^ "Boxscore: Cincinnati vs. Colorado – September 8, 2009". MLB.com. Retrieved September 9, 2009.
  6. ^ "DOMINICANA". Prē Pan 19 (in Portuguese). Retrieved March 9, 2019.

External links

Dominican Republic roster – 2009 World Baseball Classic
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