| Esteban Yan | |
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| Free Agent — No. -- | |
| Relief pitcher | |
| Born: June 22, 1975 Campiña del Seibo, Dominican Republic |
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| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
| MLB debut | |
| May 20, 1996 for the Baltimore Orioles | |
| Career statistics (through 2008 season) |
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| Win-Loss | 33-39 |
| Earned run average | 5.14 |
| Strikeouts | 553 |
| Teams | |
Esteban Luis Yan (born on June 22, 1975 in Campiña del Seibo, Dominican Republic) is a Major League Baseball pitcher who is currently a free agent. At 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m), 275 lb, he bats and throws right-handed.
In his Major League Baseball career, Yan has posted a 33-39 record with 51 saves and a 5.14 ERA in 472 games played.[1] Yan has previously played with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Texas Rangers, St. Louis Cardinals, Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, and Cincinnati Reds. During this time, he was primarily used as a relief pitcher. Yan spent the 2007 season as a starting pitcher for the Hanshin Tigers of Nippon Professional Baseball's Central League.
In 2008, Yan rejoined the Orioles organization, but this time with its minor league affiliate the Norfolk Tides.[2] Yan was released on July 18, 2008. He signed with SK Wyverns of the Korean Baseball League in July, 2008 and spent the rest of the season with them.
On June 4, 2000, Yan hit a home run in his first major league at bat, on the first pitch. He also had a single in his next at bat, the only other of his career, giving him a 1.000 batting average and a 2.500 slugging percentage.
He was referenced in "C.E. D'oh," an episode of the television show The Simpsons.
Yan currently is pitching for the Bridgeport (CT) Bluefish, an unaffiliated minor league team in the Atlantic League.
See also
References
- ^ ESPN.com. Accessed 2007-04-24.
- ^ "Esteban Yan". MiLB.com. http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?n=Esteban%20Yan&pos=P&sid=milb&t=p_pbp&pid=124643. Retrieved on 2008-04-08.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube
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