Héctor Ambriz is an American

United States

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 professional baseball

Baseball

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 pitcher

Pitcher

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 in the Cleveland Indians

Cleveland Indians

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 organization.

Ambriz attended Valencia High School

Valencia High School

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 in Placentia, California

Placentia, California

-Local: Placentia is a Charter city with an elected city council and professional city manager. Placentia City Council*Mayor- Scott W. Nelson*Mayor Pro Tem- Jeremy Yamaguchi*Council Member- Joe Aquirre*Council Member- Constance Underhill...

 and the University of California, Los Angeles

University of California, Los Angeles

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, where he played for the UCLA Bruins

UCLA Bruins

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. He was drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks

Arizona Diamondbacks

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 in the fifth round (147th overall) of the 2006 Major League Baseball Draft

2006 Major League Baseball Draft

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Ambriz was selected by the Indians from the Diamondbacks in the 2009 Rule 5 Draft

Rule 5 draft

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On September 21, 2010, Ambriz was shut down for the remainder of the 2010 season with soreness in his right elbow. He was outrighted to Triple-A Columbus and removed from the 40-man roster on October 29. After undergoing Tommy John surgery

Tommy John surgery

Tommy John surgery, known in medical practice as ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction, is a surgical procedure in which a ligament in the medial elbow is replaced with a tendon from elsewhere in the body...

 to repair a torn UCL

Ulnar collateral ligament

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 in his right elbow, he will likely miss the entire 2011 season.

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