Rafael Octavio Quirico Dottin (born December 7, 1969 in Santo Domingo

Santo Domingo

Santo Domingo, known officially as Santo Domingo de Guzmán, is the capital and largest city in the Dominican Republic. Its metropolitan population was 2,084,852 in 2003, and estimated at 3,294,385 in 2010. The city is located on the Caribbean Sea, at the mouth of the Ozama River...

, Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic

The Dominican Republic is a nation on the island of La Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The western third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands that are shared by two countries...

) is a former Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball

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 pitcher. He appeared in one game for the Philadelphia Phillies

Philadelphia Phillies

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 in . He was called up from the minor leagues to make a start

Starting pitcher

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 against the Cincinnati Reds

Cincinnati Reds

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 on June 25, but lasted just an inning and two-thirds, giving up seven runs on four hits, walking

Base on balls

A base on balls is credited to a batter and against a pitcher in baseball statistics when a batter receives four pitches that the umpire calls balls. It is better known as a walk. The base on balls is defined in Section 2.00 of baseball's Official Rules, and further detail is given in 6.08...

 five batters while striking out

Strikeout

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 just one. He was returned to the minor leagues, where he pitched one more season before his career ended.

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