Ramiro Mendoza | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: Los Santos, Panama | June 15, 1972|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
May 25, 1996, for the New York Yankees | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 1, 2005, for the New York Yankees | |
MLB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 59–40 |
Earned run average | 4.30 |
Strikeouts | 463 |
Teams | |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Ramiro Mendoza (born June 15, 1972), nicknamed "El Brujo" (The Witch Doctor),[1] is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. Mendoza played with the New York Yankees (1996–2002, 2005) and Boston Red Sox (2003–04). He batted and threw right-handed. Although Mendoza made 62 starts in his major league career, he was primarily known as a middle relief pitcher. He threw a sinker along with a slider, a four-seam fastball and a changeup. In Mendoza's ten seasons in the Major Leagues he was a part of five World Series champion teams.