Eddie Oropesa
| Eddie Oropesa | |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | |
| Born: November 23, 1971 Matanzas, Cuba | |
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 2, 2001, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| May 20, 2004, for the San Diego Padres | |
| CPBL statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 0–2 |
| Earned run average | 6.28 |
| Strikeouts | 6 |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 8–4 |
| Earned run average | 7.34 |
| Strikeouts | 78 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
Edilberto Oropesa (born November 23, 1971), is a Cuban former professional baseball pitcher, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies (2001), Arizona Diamondbacks (2002–2003), and San Diego Padres (2004). On April 8, 2004, he was credited with the win, in the first-ever big league game played at Petco Park, as the Padres defeated the San Francisco Giants, 4 to 3.
Oropesa defected from the Cuban national team at the World University Games in Buffalo, New York in 1993, becoming the second active Cuban player (after René Arocha) to openly defect to the United States. In 2012, he was hired by the Los Angeles Dodgers to work with their newly signed Cuban player, Yasiel Puig. Currently helping coach JAF baseball team