Eude Ezequiel Brito is a former 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...

 in Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball

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. He currently plays for the St. George Roadrunners of the Golden Baseball League. He made his Major League debut on August 21, 2005, with the Philadelphia Phillies

Philadelphia Phillies

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. He was 1-2 for the Phillies in 2005 with a 3.68 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...

. He started the season by pitching for the Dominican Republic in the World Baseball Classic

World Baseball Classic

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. Brito then was with Scranton/Wilkes-Barre

Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons

The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees are a professional minor league baseball club located based in the Scranton-Wilkes-Barre area. They currently play in the International League's Northern Division and are the Triple-A affiliate of the New York Yankees Major League Baseball club...

 of the International League

International League

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 before being recalled by the Phillies on June 3. After losing his first two starts, he was sent back down to Scranton on June 9.

In December , Brito signed a minor league contract with the Washington Nationals

Washington Nationals

The Washington Nationals are a professional baseball team based in Washington, D.C. The Nationals are a member of the Eastern Division of the National League of Major League Baseball . The team moved into the newly built Nationals Park in 2008, after playing their first three seasons in RFK Stadium...

. He began the season with the Double-A Harrisburg Senators

Harrisburg Senators

The Harrisburg Senators are a minor league baseball team based in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The team, which plays in the Eastern League, is the Double-A affiliate of the Washington Nationals....

 before being promoted to Triple-A, but was released on April 16, 2008. On April 22, 2008, he signed a minor league contract with the New York Mets. He became a free agent at the end of the season. The last two seasons 2009-10 he's been pitching for the St. George Roadrunners of the Golden Baseball League.

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