- Román Colón
Infobox MLB player
width = 150px
name=Román Colónposition=Relief Pitcher
team=Kansas City Royals
number=65
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date and age|1979|8|13
debutdate=August 21
debutyear=2004
debutteam=Atlanta Braves
statyear=2006
stat1label=Win-Loss
stat1value=6-7
stat2label=Earned run average
stat2value=5.03
stat3label=Strikeout s
stat3value=87
teams=
*Atlanta Braves (by|2004-by|2005)
*Detroit Tigers (by|2005-by|2006)Ramon Benedicto Colon is a
pitcher for theKansas City Royals ofMajor League Baseball . He was bornAugust 13 ,1979 in Monte Cristi, Dominican Republic. He is 6 feet, 6 inches (198 cm) tall and weighs 225 pounds (102 kg). Colon bats and throws righthanded.Baseball
1996
Began his professional career with the Braves Dominican Summer League team.
1997
Ranked first in the
Gulf Coast League in runs allowed (47) and earned runs (30), 5th in innings pitched (63), 4th in hits allowed (68), 2nd in games started (12).1998
Ranked 3rd in the
Appalachian League in runs (59) and games started (13), 4th in earned runs (47) and first in hits allowed (92) and losses (7).1999
Named by the organization as Jamestown's
Pitcher of the Year . Led the team in wins and strikeouts. Tied for the team lead in innings pitched.2000
Did not play due to injury.
2001
Promoted to Macon on May 3 from extended spring training. Had the 9th best walks per 9 innings in M-Braves history (1.83). Struck out season high 7 batters three times. Struck out 6 in 6 innings on
May 18 at Asheville for first win of the season.2002
Put together a solid season, going 9-8 with a 3.59 ERA. In the two seasons after his arm trouble, he has walked just 64 batters in 291 innings with 185 strikeouts. Pitched a complete game on
June 2 versus Frederick (9 IP, 7 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 6 K). Struck out a season-high eight batters onMay 6 vs. Winston- Salem (7⅓ IP, 6 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 8 K).2003
Was named G-Braves Pitcher of the Month in April (2-0, 2.86 ERA in 4 G). Finished 1st on club and 3rd in AA Southern League in wins, going 11-3. Earned a win in his first AA start in 3-1 victory verse Chattanooga April 9 (5 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 3 BB, 4 K). Won his first 3 decisions before losing back to back starts
May 12 andMay 17 , giving up 8 runs on 16 hits over 12 innings. Went 6-3 (3.66) in 12 starts (71⅓ IP, 68 H, 22 BB, 38 K) and was 5-0 (2.78) with 2 saves in 27 relief appearances (35⅔ IP, 36 H, 11 BB, 20 K). Closed the season by winning his final 7 decisions (did not lose after May 29). Did not allow a run over his final 13 appearances of the seasonAugust 1 throughSeptember 1 . Earned his first professional save by firing a perfect inning in a 5-3 win at Jacksonville onJuly 23 .2004
Pitched at three different levels in 2004 and ended the year with Atlanta. At Richmond (AAA), went 4-1 with a 3.65 ERA in 51 appearances. Was Richmond Pitcher of the Month for July, going 2-0 with a 1.33 ERA (12G, 20⅓ IP, 3 ER, BB, 17 K). Walked just two batters after
July 1 with the R-Braves (19 G, 31.1 IP). Did not allow a run over his last six appearances at Richmond,August 4 –August 17 (10⅔ IP, 2 H, BB, 11 K). Was recalled by Atlanta onAugust 18 . Made his Major League debutAugust 21 at LA, pitching the eighth inning. Did not allow a hit and fanned two. Earned first ML winAugust 30 vs. SF with a scoreless ninth inning. Suffered first ML loss onSeptember 9 vs. PHI.2005
The Tigers acquired Colon from the Braves in the
Kyle Farnsworth trade at theJuly 31 trade deadline . He filled in admirably in an injury depletedAtlanta Braves rotation, holding the Cubs to one run in seven innings onJuly 5 . He spent most of his Tigers tenure in thebullpen before making two spot starts in September, and was shelved after that with stiffness in his throwing elbow.2007
Started the season on the DL. During a rehab assignment in AAA Toledo, he was involved in an altercation with fellow pitcher Jordan Tata. During the course of the fight, Colon attempted to punch Tata and instead landed a punch to the face of
Jason Karnuth , the Mud Hens closer who was trying to intercede and break up the fight. The resulting injury caused Karnuth to be admitted to the hospital and undergo plastic surgery to his face. According to his wife, who filed an assault report against Colon on her husband's behalf, Karnuth will require a titanium plate to be screwed into his head. Karnuth missed most of the 2007 season as a result of the injuries. The Tigers suspended Colon for 7 days after the incident. OnJanuary 15 ,2008 , Colon pleaded no contest to an assault charge and was sentenced to 200 hours of community service. [cite web |url=http://sports.espn.go.com/minorlbb/news/story?id=3197403
title= Colon pleads no contest to assault charge stemming from locker room fight |publisher=ESPN | date=2008.01.15 |accessdate=2008-01-16]Colon was traded to the Kansas City Royals on
July 13 for a player to be named. The trade was presumably due to his troubled past with the Tigers. He was outrighted to the minor leagues after the season and was invited tospring training . [cite web |url=http://sports.espn.go.com/minorlbb/news/story?id=3197403
title= Tigers trade Colon to Royals for player to be named later |publisher=ESPN | date=2007.07.13 |accessdate=2008-01-16]References
External links
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/c/colonro01.shtml Baseball Reference]
* [http://minors.baseball-reference.com/players.cgi?pid=18585 Baseball Reference Minor League Stats]
* [http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/C/Roman-Colon.shtml Baseball Cube]
* [http://mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=430638 MLB.com]
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