- Edward Mujica
Infobox MLB player
width = 150
name = Edward Mujica
team = Cleveland Indians
number = 49
position = Relief pitcher
birthdate = birth date and age|1984|5|10
birthplace = Valencia,Carabobo ,Venezuela
bats = Right
throws = Right
debutdate = June 21
debutyear = 2006
debutteam = Cleveland Indians
statyear = 2008 season
stat1label = Win-Loss
stat1value = 3-3
stat2label =Earned run average
stat2value = 6.04
stat3label =Strikeout s
stat3value = 46
teams =
*Cleveland Indians (by|2006-present)Edward José Mujica [moo-HE-cah] (born
May 10 ,1984 in Valencia,Venezuela ) is aright-handed relief pitcher for theCleveland Indians ofMajor League Baseball . Mujica signed with the Indians as an undraftedfree agent in by|2001. He quickly became one of the top pitching prospects in the Cleveland organization.After successful campaigns with San Felipe, Burlington and Lake County in by|2002, by|2003, and by|2004, Mujica dominated the
Carolina League as the closer with Kinston in by|2005, with a 2.08 ERA, 14 saves, 32strikeout s and just 2 walks in 26 innings before being promoted to Double-A Akron. He didn't miss a beat with the Aeros, going 2-1 with 10 saves, a 2.88 ERA, 33 strikeouts, and only five walks in 34⅓ innings.Mujica began by|2006 in Akron, where he recorded eight saves without surrendering an
earned run , 17 strikeouts, and nine walks in 19 innings before getting promoted to Triple-A Buffalo. For Buffalo, he was 3-1 with five saves, a 2.48 ERA, 29 strikeouts, and five walks in 32⅔ innings. He made his major league debut with Cleveland onJune 21 , mlby|2006. Mujica didn't surrender an earned run in 2006 until his fourth appearance with the Indians onJuly 14 , a streak of 43⅓ consecutive innings (19 for Akron, 19⅔ for Buffalo and 4⅔ for Cleveland).External links
*baseball-reference|id=m/mujiced01
* [http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=465629 MLB.com player info page]
* [http://thebaseballcube.com/players/M/Edward-Mujica.shtml The Baseball Cube player page]
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