Frankie de la Cruz

Frankie De La Cruz
De La Cruz pitching for the Marlins
Pitcher
Born: (1984-03-12)March 12, 1984
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Died: March 14, 2021(2021-03-14) (aged 37)
Dominican Republic
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Professional debut
MLB: June 18, 2007, for the Detroit Tigers
NPB: June 15, 2010, for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows
CPBL: August 23, 2012, for the Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions
Last appearance
NPB: August 28, 2010, for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows
MLB: September 26, 2011, for the Milwaukee Brewers
CPBL: September 25, 2012, for the Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions
MLB statistics
Win–loss record4–3
Earned run average8.53
Strikeouts19
NPB statistics
Win–loss record0–0
Earned run average8.16
Strikeouts20
CPBL statistics
Win–loss record3–1
Earned run average2.00
Strikeouts29
Teams

Eulogio "Frankie" De La Cruz Martínez (Spanish pronunciation: [ewˈloxjo ˈfɾaŋki ðe la ˈkɾus maɾˈtines];)[1] (March 12, 1984 – March 14, 2021) was a Dominican baseball pitcher who played four seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), as well as one season each in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) and the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL). He played for the Detroit Tigers, Florida Marlins, San Diego Padres, Milwaukee Brewers, Tokyo Yakult Swallows, and Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions from 2007 to 2012. He went on to play baseball in Italy and Mexico, as well as several winter leagues.

  1. ^ In isolation de and Cruz are pronounced [de] and [ˈkɾus], respectively.