- Roberto Novoa
Infobox MLB player
width = 150px
name = Roberto Novoa
team = San Francisco Giants
number = 23
position = Relief pitcher
birthdate = birth date and age|1979|8|15
birthplace =Las Matas de Farfán ,Dominican Republic
bats = Right
throws = Right
debutdate = July 29
debutyear = 2004
debutteam = Detroit Tigers
statyear = 2007
stat1label = Win-Loss
stat1value = 7-7
stat2label =Earned run average
stat2value = 4.51
stat3label =Strikeout s
stat3value = 115
teams =
*Detroit Tigers (by|2004)
*Chicago Cubs (by|2005-by|2006)Roberto Novoa (born
August 15 ,1979 inLas Matas de Farfán ,Dominican Republic ) is apitcher inMajor League Baseball in theSan Francisco Giants organization.Minor League Career
Novoa was signed on
July 3 , by|1999, by thePittsburgh Pirates as a non-draftedfree agent . He played a season of rookie ball in by|2000 and spent by|2001 with the Single-AWilliamsport Crosscutters Roberto Novoa Bio, 2007 Chicago Cubs Media Guide, page 121.] . OnDecember 16 , by|2002, he was traded to theDetroit Tigers completing a deal forRandall Simon [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/n/novoaro01.shtml Roberto Novoa Bio] , Baseball-Reference.com, Retrieved onAugust 17 ,2007 ] .Major League Career
Novoa made his major league debut on
July 29 against theChicago White Sox . Eight days later, he earned his first victory against theBoston Red Sox . Novoa entered in relief ofMike Maroth in the sixth inning with the bases loaded and two outs with the Tigers up 3-2. After walkingKevin Youkilis to tie the game, Novoa struck out the next four batters to gain the victory [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/DET/DET200408060.shtml August 6, 2004 Boxscore] , Baseball-Reference.com, Retrieved onAugust 17 ,2007 ] .OnFebruary 9 , by|2005, Novoa was traded to theChicago Cubs along with minor leaguersScott Moore andBo Flowers forKyle Farnsworth .He played 49 games for the Cubs in relief in 2005, pitching 44.2 innings with 47 strikeouts. In 2006, he entered 66 games, pitching 76 innings with 53 strikeouts. He was on the
disabled list for the entire by|2007 season with a shoulder injury.On
October 16 , 2007, Novoa was claimed off waivers by theBaltimore Orioles . He was released by the Orioles onJuly 29 , by|2008. OnJuly 30 , he signed with the San Francisco Giants.References
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