Marino Salas

Marino Salas Ortega (born October 2, 1981) is a former Major League Baseball relief pitcher, now playing for the Athletics Bologna in the Italian Serie A Federale.

Marino Salas
Starting pitcher
Born: (1981-10-02) October 2, 1981
Hato Mayor del Rey, Dominican Republic
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
May 13, 2008, for the Pittsburgh Pirates
Last MLB appearance
September 15, 2008, for the Pittsburgh Pirates
MLB statistics
Win–loss record1–0
Earned run average8.47
Strikeouts9
Teams

Career

Salas was previously claimed off waivers from the Baltimore Orioles by the Milwaukee Brewers on February 1, 2007. He played for Milwaukee's Double-A and Triple-A clubs, the Huntsville Stars and the Nashville Sounds. On December 7, 2007, Salas was traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates along with Kevin Roberts for Salomón Torres. He became a free agent at the end of the 2008 season.

He also played in Italy for BSC Rovigo, as a starting pitcher.

On August 1, 2015, he pitched a no-hitter against Grosseto at the Jannella Stadium, in a playoff game.[1]

References

  1. La no hit di Salas e la OM Valpanaro sbanca lo Jannella, Athletics Bologna Baseball official website


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