- Juan Lara
Infobox MLB player
width = 150px
name = Juan Lara
team = Cleveland Indians
number = 58
position = Relief pitcher
birthdate = birth date and age|1981|1|26
birthplace = Azua,Dominican Republic
bats = Right
throws = Left
debutdate = September 8
debutyear = 2006
debutteam = Cleveland Indians
statyear = 2007
stat1label = Win-Loss
stat1value = 0-0
stat2label =Earned run average
stat2value = 4.26
stat3label =Strikeout s
stat3value = 4
teams =
*Cleveland Indians (by|2006-by|2007)Juan Manuel Lara (born
January 26 ,1981 in Azua,Dominican Republic ) is aMajor League Baseball relief pitcher who plays for theCleveland Indians . He was signed by Cleveland as an amateurfree agent in May by|1999 and was called up to the Major League club onSeptember 5 , mlby|2006.Minor league career
Since 1999, Lara has played for the
Dominican Indians (1999–by|2001),Burlington Indians (by|2002),Mahoning Valley Scrappers (by|2003),Lake County Captains (2003),Kinston Indians (by|2004–by|2005),Akron Aeros (2005–by|2007), andBuffalo Bisons (by|2006-2007). He worked as astarting pitcher from 2000 through the first half of 2003 and has worked primarily out of thebullpen since then compiling a minor league record of 24-28, 16 saves, a 3.96 ERA and 443 strike outs in 509⅔ innings.Accident
Lara was involved in a serious automobile accident on the night of
November 24 in his homeland of the Dominican Republic, where his car was struck at an intersection by amotorcycle . Both occupants of the motorcycle were killed instantly, while Lara was taken to a Dominican Republic hospital with life-threatening injuries, including broken ribs, a broken D2 vertebra and possible brain damage. His career is in serious jeopardy at this point. [ [http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20071209&content_id=2321906&vkey=news_cle&fext=.jsp&c_id=cle&partnered=rss_cle&partnerId=cle_toolbar_rss&affiliateID=cle_toolbar_rss Mailbag: Sizing up the Central] ] OnMarch 12 , by|2008, Lara was released from the 40-man roster but was subsequently resigned to a minor league contract despite the fact that Lara will miss the entire 2008 season. The Indians organization will handle all of Lara's medical expenses. [ [http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080312&content_id=2421415&vkey=spt2008news&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb Indians make certain Lara stays] ]References
External links
*baseball-reference|id=l/laraju01
* [http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=444312 MLB.com player info page]
* [http://thebaseballcube.com/players/L/Juan-Lara.shtml The Baseball Cube player page]
* [http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2007/11/25/sports/s204447S21.DTL Tribe's Lara Still in Critical Condition]
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