Ariel Prieto
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Ariel Prieto is a former Major League Baseball
right-handed pitcher
.
Prieto graduated Fajardo University in Santiago de Cuba
, and he immigrated to Puerto Rico
soon after. In Puerto Rico, he played professional winter league baseball for the first time in his career. As a member of the Cangrejeros de Santurce
, Prieto was able to attend the Caribbean World Series
for the first time. In , Prieto made his major league debut for the Oakland Athletics
. He won two games and lost six. He became one of just a handful of players who were drafted and then played in the big leagues during the same season.
In , Prieto had what was arguably his best season, winning 6 games and losing 7 with an ERA
of 4.15.
Prieto was traded to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays
before the season. With the Devil Rays, Prieto saw action in three games, without any decisions, allowing one earned run
in 3.2 innings pitched
. His one season with the Devil Rays was his last season in the major leagues. Prieto surfaced in Mexico
during the middle 2000s, playing with the Venados de Mazatlán
, a team with which he reappeared at the Caribbean World Series
, held that year in Venezuela
. During six MLB seasons, Prieto won 15 games and lost 24, with a 4.85 ERA.
He played until 2005 in the minor leagues unable to make it back to the A's.
On November 18, , Prieto was announced as the pitching coach for the Athletics' Arizona League team.
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
right-handed pitcher
Pitcher
In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a walk. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the...
.
Prieto graduated Fajardo University in Santiago de Cuba
Santiago de Cuba
Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city of Cuba and capital city of Santiago de Cuba Province in the south-eastern area of the island, some south-east of the Cuban capital of Havana....
, and he immigrated to Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
soon after. In Puerto Rico, he played professional winter league baseball for the first time in his career. As a member of the Cangrejeros de Santurce
Santurce Crabbers (baseball)
The Cangrejeros de Santurce were a professional baseball team based in Santurce, the largest barrio of San Juan, Puerto Rico. The franchise joined the Puerto Rico Baseball League since it was the semi-professional Liga de Béisbol Semi-Profesional de Puerto Rico...
, Prieto was able to attend the Caribbean World Series
Caribbean World Series
The Caribbean Series , also called the Caribbean World Series is the highest baseball tournament at club level in Latin America. The league winners from the Winter Leagues of Dominican Republic, Mexico, Puerto Rico and Venezuela participate in the tournament...
for the first time. In , Prieto made his major league debut for the Oakland Athletics
Oakland Athletics
The Oakland Athletics are a Major League Baseball team based in Oakland, California. The Athletics are a member of the Western Division of Major League Baseball's American League. From to the present, the Athletics have played in the O.co Coliseum....
. He won two games and lost six. He became one of just a handful of players who were drafted and then played in the big leagues during the same season.
In , Prieto had what was arguably his best season, winning 6 games and losing 7 with an ERA
Earned run average
In baseball statistics, earned run average is the mean of earned runs given up by a pitcher per nine innings pitched. It is determined by dividing the number of earned runs allowed by the number of innings pitched and multiplying by nine...
of 4.15.
Prieto was traded to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays
Tampa Bay Rays
The Tampa Bay Rays are a Major League Baseball team based in St. Petersburg, Florida. The Rays are a member of the Eastern Division of MLB's American League. Since their inception in , the club has played at Tropicana Field...
before the season. With the Devil Rays, Prieto saw action in three games, without any decisions, allowing one earned run
Earned run
In baseball, an earned run is any run for which the pitcher is held accountable . Any runner who tags his base and reaches home plate is scored against the pitcher as an earned run...
in 3.2 innings pitched
Innings pitched
In baseball, innings pitched are the number of innings a pitcher has completed, measured by the number of batters and baserunners that are put out while the pitcher on the pitching mound in a game. Three outs made is equal to one inning pitched. One out counts as one-third of an inning, and two...
. His one season with the Devil Rays was his last season in the major leagues. Prieto surfaced in Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
during the middle 2000s, playing with the Venados de Mazatlán
Venados de Mazatlán
Venados de Mazatlán are a baseball team in the Mexican Pacific League. In 2005, the team won the Mexican Pacific League Championship and went on to win their first Caribbean Series, which was played in Mazatlán.-2004-2005 Season:...
, a team with which he reappeared at the Caribbean World Series
Caribbean World Series
The Caribbean Series , also called the Caribbean World Series is the highest baseball tournament at club level in Latin America. The league winners from the Winter Leagues of Dominican Republic, Mexico, Puerto Rico and Venezuela participate in the tournament...
, held that year in Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
. During six MLB seasons, Prieto won 15 games and lost 24, with a 4.85 ERA.
He played until 2005 in the minor leagues unable to make it back to the A's.
On November 18, , Prieto was announced as the pitching coach for the Athletics' Arizona League team.