Manny Parra

Manny Parra
Manny Parra

Milwaukee Brewers — No. 26
pitcher
Born: October 30, 1982 (1982-10-30) (age 29)
Bats: Left Throws: Left 
MLB debut
July 20, 2007 for the Milwaukee Brewers
Career statistics
(through August 18, 2010)
Win-Loss     24-29
Earned run average     5.22
Strikeouts     394
Teams

Manuel Alex "Manny" Parra (born October 30, 1982, in Carmichael, California) is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers.

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Early life

Parra graduated from Casa Roble High School in 2000, and American River College in 2002. While playing in high school, he also played first base. He was named the National Junior College Player of the Year in 2002 by Baseball America.[1]

Baseball career

On June 25, 2007, Parra pitched a perfect game against the Round Rock Express while playing for the Triple-A Nashville Sounds. This was only the third nine-inning perfect game in Pacific Coast League history; one of the other two was thrown by John Wasdin, also of the Sounds.[citation needed]

Parra made his major league debut on July 20, 2007 against the San Francisco Giants. He was a closing pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers. Parra became a starting pitcher for the Brewers, and earned his first major league win on April 5, 2008 against the San Francisco Giants.[citation needed]

2008 season

In April, he posted a 1–1 record. However, through May and June, Parra posted a 7–1 record including a 6-game win streak. As the season wore on, Parra was capable of pitching deeper into games because of a decreased pitch count and wasting fewer pitches on balls.[citation needed]

At the conclusion of the season, Parra had a 10-8 record. His 17 wild pitches tied for the most in the majors.[1] His split-finger fastball was the most effective among major league starting pitchers.[2]

2009 season

Parra struggled throughout 2009 and was demoted to Triple-A. He finished the year with a record of 11-11 and an ERA of 6.36.[citation needed]

2010 season

Despite a relatively strong Spring Training, Parra failed to make the Brewers starting rotation at the start of the season. He was placed in the bullpen, where he has seen a 4-5 MPH increase in the velocity of his fastball (which he now throws consistently in the 94-95 MPH range), a rarity for a left-hander.[citation needed]

On June 6, 2010, Parra became the 52nd Major League pitcher to strike out four batters in an inning. He did so against the St. Louis Cardinals.[2]

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