Ricky Nolasco

Infobox MLB player


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name = Ricky Nolasco
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team = Florida Marlins
number = 47
position = Starting pitcher
birthdate = birth date and age|1982|12|13
birthplace = city-state|Corona|California
bats = Right
throws = Right
debutdate = April 5
debutyear = 2006
debutteam = Florida Marlins
statyear = 2008
stat1label = Win-Loss
stat1value = 27-21
stat2label = Earned run average
stat2value = 4.12
stat3label = Strikeouts
stat3value = 296
teams =
*Florida Marlins (by|2006-present)

Carlos Enrique "Ricky" Nolasco, born December 13, 1982 in Corona, California is a right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who has played for the Florida Marlins since by|2006. He is listed as 6'2" and 220, and made his major league debut on April 5, 2006. He graduated in 2001 from Rialto High School, Rialto, California and was drafted out of high school, in the by|2001 Major League Baseball Draft, in the 4th round by the Chicago Cubs. The Florida Marlins acquired him, Sergio Mitre, and Renyel Pinto from the Cubs for Juan Pierre on December 7, by|2005.Nolasco will start the 2008 season as a middle reliever.

On August 19th, 2008, Ricky had arguably the best outing of his career. He [http://ohad.me/photo/451 pitched a two hitter] against the San Francisco Giants. With one out in the 9th inning, Ricky gave up a double; the only other hit given up by Ricky was a ball deflected off the glove of first baseman Mike Jacobs. The ruling was debatable, as it could have easily been ruled as an error. Nolasco also had a two run double in the game. [ [http://rotoworld.com/content/playernews.aspx?sport=MLB&rwr=1 Player News] ]

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External links

* [http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/players/profile?playerId=6491 ESPN player page]
* [http://florida.marlins.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/team/player.jsp?player_id=445060 Florida Marlins page]
* [http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/players/7720 MLB daily update]