Frank Montieth

Frank Andy Montieth Herrera (born January 11, 1985[1]) is a Cuban baseball pitcher.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Montieth and the second or maternal family name is Herrera.
Frank Montieth
Medal record
Men's baseball
Frank Montieth also plays in Italy with the team Athletics Bologna
Representing  Cuba
Summer Olympics
2004 Athens Team
Baseball World Cup
2005 Rotterdam Team
Intercontinental Cup
2006 Taichung Team
Central American and Caribbean Games
2006 Cartagena Team

He pitches for the Industriales of the Cuban National Series.

He has also competed extensively for the Cuban national baseball team, winning a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. Montieth bats and throws right-handed.

Career

Montieth debuted in the Cuban National Series in the 2003–04 season.

He went 2–3 with 13 saves and a 2.34 ERA for the Industriales. That year, Montieth won the Cuban National Series Rookie of the Year Award, beating out Yoenis Céspedes.

During the regular season of the 2005-06 Cuban National Series, Montieth was 7–5 with a 3.13 ERA.[2] During the three-round playoffs, he went 4–2, leading the team in wins as Industriales went on to win the title.[3]

In 2015, he played for the Cuban national baseball team at the 2015 WBSC Premier12.

In the seasons 2016, 2017 and 2018, besides still pitching for the Industriales and Cuban national baseball team,[4] Montieth also play in Italy in the Italian Baseball Championship Serie A Federale for Athletics Bologna.[5][6]

Baseball Statistics 2016 and 2017 with Athletics Bologna – Italy – Serie A Federale League :

Year Era W-L Gs Cg Sho Ip H R Er Bb So 2B 3B Hr Ab B/Avg Wp Hbp Bk Sfa Sha
20161.517–2131195.253201631110240328.162670011
20170.847–1124396.050159171321212330.15241007

References
  1. "Cuban Baseball to Beijing Olympics". Granma. September 4, 2006. Archived from the original on November 4, 2006. Retrieved October 21, 2006.
  2. "45 Serie Nacional de Béisbol – Clasificatoria – Pitcheo" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved October 21, 2006.
  3. "45 Serie Nacional de Béisbol – Playoffs – Industriales – Lanzadores" (in Spanish). Retrieved October 21, 2006.
  4. "Tampa Bay Rays vs. Cuba'2016: Anunciada preselección cubana" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on March 11, 2016. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
  5. "Athletics Bologna Baseball" (in Italian).
  6. "Frank Montieh es alta con Industriales" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on September 18, 2016. Retrieved September 8, 2016.
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