- Nelson Payano
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Nelson Payano Chunichi Dragons Pitcher Born: November 13, 1982
Santo Domingo, Dominican RepublicBats: Left Throws: Left NPB statistics Win–loss record 2-1 Earned run average 2.08 Strikeouts 39 Teams - Chunichi Dragons (2009-present)
Nelson Rafael Payano (born November 13, 1982 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic[1][2]) is a professional baseball pitcher who is currently a free agent. He played 2009 season for the Chunichi Dragons of Nippon Professional Baseball.
Payano began his professional career in 2003 with the Gulf Coast League Braves. Over the next several years, he moved up through the Braves organization, and in 2008, while playing for the double-A Mississippi Braves, he was traded to the Seattle Mariners to complete an earlier deal in which the Braves acquired Greg Norton.[3]
Following the 2008 season, Payano was acquired by the Chunichi Dragons.[4] That season, he appeared in 34 games for the Dragons, winning 2 games and losing 1. After the season ended, Payano was released.[5]
Prior to the 2010 season, Payano was signed to a minor league contract by the Kansas City Royals. He was released during spring training, and was signed by the Houston Astros.[6] He began the season with the Corpus Christi Hooks, but he was released on July 11.[7]
Notes
- ^ "Nelson Payano page at Baseball-Reference Minors". Baseball-reference.com. http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=payano001nel. Retrieved 2011-05-23.
- ^ "Nelson Payano at The Baseball Cube". Thebaseballcube.com. http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/P/Nelson-Payano.shtml. Retrieved 2011-05-23.
- ^ "Braves 2008 transactions from". Baseball-Reference. http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/ATL/2008-transactions.shtml. Retrieved 2011-05-23.
- ^ "Japan Times article: Chunichi gets pair of new imports (December 16, 2008)". Search.japantimes.co.jp. 2008-12-16. http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/sb20081216j1.html. Retrieved 2011-05-23.
- ^ aladdinsane. "NPB Foreign Pitching Stats N-S". Japanbaseballdaily.com. http://www.japanbaseballdaily.com/foreignpitchingn-s.html. Retrieved 2011-05-23.
- ^ Levine, Zachary (2010-04-19). "Houston Chronicle Minor League News (April 19, 2010)". Chron.com. http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/bb/6966240.html. Retrieved 2011-05-23.
- ^ "Corpus Christi Hooks News". Web.minorleaguebaseball.com. 2011-03-25. http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/page.jsp?ymd=20100417&content_id=9374240&vkey=news_t482&fext=.jsp&sid=t482. Retrieved 2011-05-23.
References
- Career statistics and player information from The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- Foreign Pitching Statistics from Japan Baseball Daily
Categories:- 1982 births
- Living people
- Dominican Republic expatriate baseball players in Japan
- Chunichi Dragons players
- Gulf Coast Braves players
- Danville Braves players
- Rome Braves players
- Myrtle Beach Pelicans players
- Mississippi Braves players
- West Tennessee Diamond Jaxx players
- Corpus Christi Hooks players
- Dominican Republic baseball pitcher stubs
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