Héctor Mercado
| Héctor Mercado | |||
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| Pitcher | |||
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Born: April 29, 1974 Cataño, Puerto Rico |
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 4, 2000, for the Cincinnati Reds | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| July 11, 2003, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Win–loss record | 5–4 | ||
| Strikeouts | 127 | ||
| Earned run average | 4.55 | ||
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Héctor Luis Mercado (born April 29, 1974) is a former professional baseball pitcher, born in Cataño, Puerto Rico. Mercado played all or part of four seasons in Major League Baseball, as well as one season in Nippon Professional Baseball in Japan. Mercado was listed at 6' 3" in height, and 235 lb. in weight. Mercado batted and threw left-handed during his baseball career.
Mercado played for the Cincinnati Reds and the Philadelphia Phillies during his major league career. He also played one season in Japan for the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks in 2004. He is currently the pitching coach for the Greeneville Astros.
On June 1, 1992, Hector Mercado was drafted by the Houston Astros in the 13th round of the 1992 Major League Baseball draft. Mercado signed with the Astros on June 4. On December 9, 1996, Mercado was again drafted, but this time by the Florida Marlins from the Houston Astros in the 1996 minor league draft. On December 15, 1997, Mercado was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies from the Florida Marlins in the 1997 rule 5 draft, and on exactly the same day, Mercado was traded by the Phillies to the New York Mets for Mike Welch.
Mercado missed the entire 1998 season due to injury. On August 4, 1999, the New York Mets released Mercado, making him a free agent. Mercado signed with the Cincinnati Reds on December 31.
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