Dennys Reyes
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| Minnesota Twins — No. 37 | |
| Relief Pitcher | |
| Born: April 19, 1977 | |
| Bats: Right | Throws: Left |
| Major League Baseball debut | |
| July 13, 1997 for the Los Angeles Dodgers | |
| Selected MLB statistics (through June 5, 2008) |
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| Win-Loss | 30-32 |
| Earned Run Average | 4.37 |
| Strikeouts | 555 |
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Dennys Reyes (born April 19, 1977, in Higuera de Zaragoza, Mexico) is a left-handed relief pitcher for the Minnesota Twins. He has appeared with eight other teams since his Major League career began in 1997. In his 2006 season with the Minnesota Twins, Reyes posted a career-best 0.89 ERA. [1]
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[edit] Personal Life
[edit] Childhood and Family
Dennys Reyes attended Ignacio Zaragoza High School in Mexico. He is married to Claudia and has two sons: Dennys Alejando and Kris de Jesus. [2]
[edit] Trivia
- Dennys was born on the same day as fellow major leaguers Joe Beimel and George Sherrill.
[edit] Playing Career
Dennys Reyes was an undrafted free agent and first signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1993. The 6’3’’, 246 lb. left-hander made his MLB debut with the Dodgers in 1997. [3] Early in his career Reyes was used primarily as a relief pitcher; however, he has started before. He is also known as a “lefty specialist.” During his 2005-2007 seasons alone left-handed hitters batted just .203 against him where as right-handed hitters batted .321 against him. [4]
Since joining the Minnesota Twins in 2006, he has always been used a relief pitcher. In his 2006 season with the Minnesota Twins, he had a career best five wins and 0.89 ERA. [5] So far in his 2008 season, Reyes has been a reliable pitcher in the Minnesota Twins bullpen. Through June 5, 2008, he has pitched 18.1 innings, posting a 1-0 record, 2.45 ERA, and 11 strikeouts. [6]
[edit] References
- ^ http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/players/stats?playerId=3686
- ^ http://minnesota.twins.mlb.com/team/player_career.jsp?player_id=121096
- ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/r/reyesde01.shtml
- ^ http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/players/splits?playerId=3686&type=pitching3&three=1
- ^ http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/players/stats?playerId=3686
- ^ http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/players/profile?playerId=3686
[edit] External links
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