Juan Morillo (baseball)

Juan Bautista Morillo (born November 5, 1983 in San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic) is a Dominican former professional baseball pitcher. He played in the 2005 All-Star Futures Game in Detroit.

Juan Morillo
Morillo pitching for the Dominican Republic national team in 2015 WBSC Premier12 warm-up game
Relief pitcher
Born: (1983-11-05) November 5, 1983
San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 24, 2006, for the Colorado Rockies
Last appearance
April 27, 2009, for the Minnesota Twins
MLB statistics
Win-Loss0-0
Earned run average13.50
Strikeouts8
Teams

While playing with the Double-A Tulsa Drillers in 2007, Morillo had a record of 6-4 in 57.1 innings pitched, with 59 strikeouts and 2.35 ERA.

Morillo has a 95-100 mph fastball, but his slider is inconsistent and his control is below average.

Morillo made the opening-day roster of the Colorado Rockies in 2009. On April 10, 2009, Morillo was designated for assignment by the Rockies to make way for Matt Belisle.

He was claimed off waivers by the Minnesota Twins on April 17, 2009, replacing Philip Humber who was designated for assignment.

On Thursday, April 29, 2009, Morillo was designated for assignment to make room for Joe Mauer, who is coming back from a back injury suffered before spring training.

On November 17, 2009, Morillo signed to play with the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of the Japanese Pacific League.

Morillo opened the 2012 season with Double-A Reading.

On November 2015, he was selected to the roster for the Dominican Republic national baseball team at the 2015 WBSC Premier12.[1]

References
  1. "DOM Roster". World Baseball Softball Confederation: WBSC. Archived from the original on July 26, 2018. Retrieved January 5, 2018.
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