Ron Flores

Infobox MLB player


width = 150px
name=Ron Flores
position=Relief Pitcher
team=St. Louis Cardinals
number=61
bats=Left
throws=Left
birthdate=birth date and age|1979|8|9
debutdate=June 17
debutyear=2005
debutteam=Oakland Athletics
statyear=2007
stat1label=Win-Loss
stat1value=1-4
stat2label=Earned Run Average
stat2value=3.05
stat3label=Strikeouts
stat3value=41
teams=
*Oakland Athletics (by|2005-by|2007)

Ronald Joel Flores (born August 9, 1979 in Whittier, California) is a left-handed relief pitcher for the St Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball who was selected by the A's in the 29th round (870th overall pick) of the 2000 amateur entry draft. He is the younger brother and teammate of St. Louis Cardinals pitcher, Randy Flores. Ron graduated from El Rancho High School (Pico Rivera, California) and he attended the University of Southern California from 1998 to 2001. He was a member of USC's 1998 national championship baseball team. Flores earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from USC.

In limited appearances with Oakland, Flores was mostly the second or third lefty in the bullpen. He pitched a career-high four shutout innings for his first big league win on June 29, 2006 against the San Diego Padres. His first Major League save came after he pitched a scoreless 10th inning in the final game of the 2006 season. On December 12, 2007, Flores signed a minor league contract with the St. Louis Cardinals, uniting him with his older brother, Randy Flores.

External links

*baseball-reference|id=f/florero01
* [http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=446939 MLB.com player info page]
* [http://thebaseballcube.com/players/F/Ron-Flores.shtml The Baseball Cube player page]
* [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=florero01]