Sidney Ponson
| Sidney Ponson | |
|---|---|
Ponson with the Texas Rangers | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: November 2, 1976 Noord, Aruba | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 19, 1998, for the Baltimore Orioles | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| July 31, 2009, for the Kansas City Royals | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 91–113 |
| Earned run average | 5.03 |
| Strikeouts | 1,031 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
Sidney Alton Ponson (Papiamento pronunciation: [ˈsidni ponˈsoŋ]; born November 2, 1976) is an Aruban former Major League Baseball pitcher. As a player, Ponson stood at 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) tall and weighed 260 lb (120 kg). He threw right-handed with a fastball that clocked out at 95 mph. When he made his major league debut for the Baltimore Orioles in 1998, he became the third player from Aruba to play in the major leagues. In 2003, he was decorated as a Knight in the Order of Orange-Nassau, along with fellow Aruban former Baltimore Orioles players Eugene Kingsale and Calvin Maduro.