Yorman Bazardo

Infobox MLB player

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width = 150
name = Yorman Bazardo
team = Detroit Tigers
number = 40
position = Pitcher
birthdate = birth date and age|1984|7|11
birthplace = Maracay, Venezuela
bats = Right
throws = Right
debutdate = May 26
debutyear = 2005
debutteam = Florida Marlins
statyear = April 17, 2008
stat1label = Win-Loss
stat1value = 2-1
stat2label = Earned run average
stat2value = 5.72
stat3label = Strikeouts
stat3value = 20
teams =
*Florida Marlins (by|2005)
*Detroit Tigers (by|2007–by|2008)

Yorman Osorio Bazardo (born July 11, 1984 in Maracay Aragua State, Venezuela) is a right-handed pitcher in the Detroit Tigers organization who currently plays for the Toledo Mud Hens.

Career

Florida Marlins

Growing up, Bazardo played in Venezuelan youth leagues, where one of his competitors was future teammate (on two different major league clubs) Miguel Cabrera. Bazardo got his break in 2000, when the Florida Marlins signed him as an undrafted free agent. His first season in the organization was in 2001, when he played for the now-defunct VSL Marlins in the Venezuelan Summer League, going 7-2 with a 2.43 ERA.cite web | title=Bazardo makes jump to big leagues: Venezuelan right-hander gets shot after eight Double-A starts | url=http://losangeles.dodgers.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20050527&content_id=1064353&vkey=news_fla&fext=.jsp&c_id=fla | first=Jason | last=Ratliff | work=MLB.com | date=May 27, 2005 | accessdate=2008-06-29] The Marlins moved him up to the single-A Jamestown Jammers in 2002, where he posted a 5-0 record with a 2.72 ERA and six saves. In 2003 he was promoted to the single-A Greensboro Bats and used primarily as a starter. Although he had a mixed record (9-8) his ERA remained a low 3.12. Typical was a game in August against the Hagerstown Suns in which he allowed just two runs over eight innings in a 2-0 loss. [cite news | title=Bats report | work=Greensboro News & Record | date=August 18, 2003 | page=C3]

2004 found Bazardo with the single-A Jupiter Hammerheads, where he went 5-9 with a 3.27 ERA; again, he suffered from a lack of run support and frequent errors which allowed unearned runs to score. [cite news | title=Gorecki leads Cards' win | work=Palm Beach Post | date=June 5, 2004 | page=4B] [cite news | title=4-hitter shuts out Jupiter | work=Palm Beach Post | date=July 16, 2004 | page=3C] At the end of the year the Marlins added Bazardo to their 40-man roster. [cite news | title=Sports Transactions from The Sports Network | work=The Sports Network | date=November 19, 2004] A further sign of the Marlins' confidence came in 2005, when Bazardo was invited to spring training, although he did not make the cut and was optioned to the double-A Carolina Mudcats. [cite news | title=Wednesday's Sports Transactions | work=Associated Press | date=March 16, 2005] On May 26, 2005 Bazardo was called up by the Marlins to replace struggling relief pitcher Logan Kensing. Marlins manager Jack McKeon acknowledged that it was something of a gamble: "Who's to say he's not another Willis? Let's find out. Let's see if he can handle the situation. Some can't. Some can." Bazardo was rocked in his one relief appearance; giving up five runs (four of them earned) in 1 2/3 innings, and the next day he was optioned to Carolina. [cite web | title=Notes: Bazardo sips cup of coffee: Childhood friend of Cabrera sent down after debut | work=MLB.com | date=May 27, 2005 | first=Joe | last=Frisaro | accessdate=2008-06-29 | url=http://florida.marlins.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20050526&content_id=1063841&vkey=news_fla&fext=.jsp&c_id=fla]

Bazardo stayed with the Mudcats through the end of July, going 8-7 with a 3.99 ERA, when he was traded with Mike Flannery to the Seattle Mariners for Ron Villone. [cite news | title=Braves Make a Move, Trade for Farnsworth | work=Washington Post | date=August 1, 2005 | page=E07]

Seattle Mariners

The Mariners assigned Bazardo to the double-A San Antonio Missions where he went 3-1 with a 4.28 ERA. In 2006 he was named Missions pitcher of the year after going 6-5 with a 3.64 ERA in 25 starts. He was also named to the Texas League post season all-star team. [cite news | title=Corpus Christi's Martinez turns table on Missions | work=San Antonio Express-News | date=September 2, 2006 | first=David | last=King | page=4C] Over the winter Bazardo played in the Venezuelan Winter League, where he was 2-0 with a 1.78, and threw six shutout innings in the Caribbean World Series. The Mariners added Bazardo to their 40-man roster, but designated him for assignment after acquiring veteran pitcher Jeff Weaver. Rather than lose him outright, the Mariners traded Bazardo to the Detroit Tigers for outfielder Jeff Frazier on February 7, 2007. [cite news | title=Mariners trade Bazardo to Tigers | work=Seattle Post-Intelligencer | first=John | last=Hickey | date=February 8, 2007 | page=E3]

Detroit Tigers

The Tigers sent Bazardo to the triple-A Toledo Mud Hens where he spent most of the 2007 season, posting a 10-6 record with an ERA of 3.75. Bazardo was called up several times in 2007 to fill in for the injury-plague Tigers, cobbling together a 2-1 record with a 2.38 ERA in 11 appearances. [cite news | title=Tigers option Bazardo, recall De La Cruz | work=Associated Press | date=June 18, 2007] [cite news | title=Miller on DL; Leyland on injuries: 'We're in chaos' | work=Detroit Free Press | first=Jon Paul | last=Morosi | date=August 5, 2007]

Bazardo began the 2008 season with the Tigers, but was designated for assignment after giving up eight runs over three innings in three appearances. After clearing waivers Bazardo rejoined the Mud Hens. [cite web | title=Bazardo clears waivers | url=http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2008/04/bazardo_clears_waviers.html | work=Mlive.com | first=Danny | last=Knobler | date=April 17, 2008]

ee also

* Players from Venezuela in MLB
* Florida Marlins all-time roster
* Detroit Tigers all-time roster

References

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