Wirfin Obispo

Wirfin Obispo
Wirfin Obispo
	Obispo with the Yomiuri Giants
Sultanes de Monterrey – No. 43
	Pitcher
	Born: September 26, 1984; San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic
Bats: Right	Throws: Right
NPB debut
	2007, for the Yomiuri Giants
NPB statistics ; (through 2009)
Win–loss record	6–1
Earned run average	2.41
Strikeouts	49
Teams
	Yomiuri Giants (2007–2010); Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters (2011);
Career highlights and awards
	2009 Japan Series champion;

Wirfin Y. Obispo Vargas (born September 26, 1984) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the Sultanes de Monterrey of the Mexican Baseball League. Previously, he pitched in Nippon Professional Baseball for the Yomiuri Giants of the Central League (2007–2010) and Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters of the Pacific League (2011).

Career

Obispo was originally signed by the Boston Red Sox as an international free agent on January 20, 2002. He played in the Dominican Summer League with the Red Sox as a shortstop before being released on November 3, 2003. The Cincinnati Reds then signed him to a minor league deal on January 23, 2004.^[1]

Obispo then went to Japan for four seasons, winning one championship with the Yomiuri Giants. He signed with the Reds for 2012,^[2] where he pitched 5-3 with a 3.00 ERA in 35 games, 13 of them starts. He pitched for Triple-A Louisville and Double-A Pensacola. On November 5, 2012, Obispo signed a minor league-deal with the Atlanta Braves with an invitation to spring training.^[3] The Braves added him to their 40-man roster on November 1, 2013.^[4] He was designated for assignment on May 31, 2014, and the Pittsburgh Pirates claimed him from waivers on June 1.

References

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↑ http://cincinnati.com/blogs/reds/2012/02/02/report-reds-sign-former-yu-darvish-teammate/
↑ Adams, Steve (November 5, 2012). "Minor Moves: Conrad, Obispo". MLB Trade Rumors.
↑ Nowak, Joey (1 November 2013). "Braves add Buchter, Obispo to 40-man roster". MLB.com. Retrieved 2 November 2013.

External links

Nippon Professional Baseball career statistics from JapaneseBaseball.com

Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)

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[2] ttp://cincinnati.com/blogs/reds/2012/02/02/report-reds-sign-former-yu-darvish-teammate/

[3] Adams, Steve (November 5, 2012). "Minor Moves: Conrad, Obispo". MLB Trade Rumors.

[4] Nowak, Joey (1 November 2013). "Braves add Buchter, Obispo to 40-man roster". MLB.com. Retrieved 2 November 2013.