Ariel Prieto
| Ariel Prieto | |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | |
| Born: October 22, 1969 Havana, Cuba | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| July 2, 1995, for the Oakland Athletics | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| May 10, 2001, for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 15–24 |
| Earned run average | 4.85 |
| Strikeouts | 231 |
| Teams | |
As Coach | |
Ariel Prieto (born October 22, 1969) is a Cuban former
Career
Prieto played baseball both for Fajardo University, located in
Prieto was selected fifth overall in the 1995 MLB draft by the Oakland Athletics. He made his major-league debut for the Athletics that July. Prieto, being unfamiliar with American banks and credit cards, walked around with his $1.2 million signing-bonus check in his pocket for over a week.[4] He won two games and lost six, becoming one of the few players to be drafted and then play in MLB during the same season. In 1996, Prieto had what was arguably his best season, winning 6 games and losing 7 with an earned run average (ERA) of 4.15.
Prieto was traded to the
Prieto played professionally until 2005 in Minor League Baseball,[2] without returning to MLB.
Coaching career
Prieto spent the 2009 through 2011 seasons as the pitching coach for the Athletics' Arizona League team.[5]
On November 10, 2011, Prieto was announced as the pitching coach for the Vermont Lake Monsters, the Athletics' New York–Penn League (Single A, short season) team.[6]
From 2012 to 2015, Prieto served as interpreter for fellow Cuban defector, New York Mets outfielder Yoenis Céspedes.[7]
In 2015, Prieto was hired as a coach for the Arizona Diamondbacks. He was let go in 2017.
Prieto was named as the pitching coach for the
See also
- List of baseball players who defected from Cuba
- List of baseball players who went directly to Major League Baseball
References
- ^ "Ariel Prieto". Baseball America. Retrieved August 26, 2023.
- ^ a b "Ariel Prieto Cuban, Independent, and Minor & Winter Leagues Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 26, 2023.
- ^ a b Frey, Jennifer (August 17, 1995). "Deceptive Practices : Prieto Played His Way Out of Cuba and Into the Major Leagues". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ "Le Batard: Let's cut Yasiel Puig some slack for his young-man antics". 5 April 2014.
- ^ "Athletics announce appointments to Minor League coaching staffs". MLB.com. 2008-11-18. Retrieved 2008-12-25.
- ^ "Vermont 2012 Field Staff Announced". MLB.com. 2011-11-10. Retrieved 2012-07-04.
- ^ "Bush named bullpen coach to complete 2013 staff | MLB.com".
External links
- Career statistics and player information from ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)