Vicente Padilla

Padilla with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks

Pitcher

Born: September 27, 1977 (age 39)
Chinandega, Nicaragua

Batted: Right

Threw: Right

Professional debut

MLB: June 29, 1999, for the Arizona Diamondbacks

NPB: April 4, 2013, for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks

Last appearance

MLB: October 2, 2012, for the Boston Red Sox

NPB: August 9, 2013, for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks

MLB statistics

Win–loss record

108–91

Earned run average

4.32

Strikeouts

1,121

NPB statistics

Win–loss record

3–6

Earned run average

3.84

Strikeouts

Teams

Career highlights and awards

All Star (2002)

Vicente de la Cruz Padilla (born September 27, 1977) is a Nicaraguan former professional baseball pitcher. Padilla played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Arizona Diamondbacks, Philadelphia Phillies, Texas Rangers, Los Angeles Dodgers and Boston Red Sox and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.

Padilla pitched for Nicaragua in the 1998 Baseball World Cup, helping his team win the Bronze medal as the closer. He also appeared in the Central American Games the same year, as his team finished in second place.

After working with former MLB pitcher Dennis Martínez to improve his change-up, Padilla was signed as an international free agent by the Arizona Diamondbacks on August 31, 1998. He debuted in the minor leagues in 1999, playing for the Class-A Advanced High Desert Mavericks and earning a promotion to the Class-AAA Tucson Sidewinders.

Padilla made his Major League debut on June 29 against the Cincinnati Reds, pitching in the ninth inning and giving up four hits and three runs without recording an out, getting the loss and a blown save for the effort. Padilla appeared in four more games in 1999. He also appeared in 27 games in relief for the Diamondbacks in 2000, finishing 2–1 with a 2.31 ERA, with his first win coming on May 9 against the Los Angeles Dodgers.

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