Sil Campusano
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Silvestre Diaz Campusano (born December 31, 1965, in Santo Domingo, 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
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...

 player.

Career

Campusano both batted and threw right-handed, as an outfielder. His first season was for the Toronto Blue Jays
Toronto Blue Jays
The Toronto Blue Jays are a professional baseball team located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Blue Jays are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball 's American League ....

, in . He played 79 games and had 142 at bats. He got 31 hits, 14 runs, with 2 home runs, and 12 runs batted in. After playing the entire season in the minor leagues, he signed with the Philadelphia Phillies
Philadelphia Phillies
The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team. They are the oldest continuous, one-name, one-city franchise in all of professional American sports, dating to 1883. The Phillies are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League...

 in . He accumulated 18 hits in 66 games and 85 at bats. Again he hit 2 home runs and had 9 runs batted in. In 1991, also for Philadelphia, he played in 15 games to complete his major league career. Sil is best known to Phillies fans as a below average player who broke up Doug Drabek's no hitter in August 1990. He played for Los Tigres del Licey in the Dominican Republic. He obtained severals championships with Los Tigres del Licey. Also played with Henry Rodriguez, Bernardo Brito, Geronimo Pena, Tito Bell, Braulio Castillo, Jerry Brooks, Gilberto Reyes, Jose Offerman. He is known as a great center field player who helped Los Tigres del Licey to win many championships. He was a very happy player.

After leaving MLB Campusano enjoyed a prosperous career in CPBL, playing for the Wei Chuan Dragons
Wei Chuan Dragons
The Wei Chuan Dragons were a professional baseball team in Taiwan's CPBL that existed between 1990 and 1999.- Brief history :This team had a long amateur history when its parent company, the Wei-Chuan Food Corporation, started sponsoring Chinese Culture University's baseball team in late 1970s...

 (1994-1996) and Chiayi-Tainan Luka
Chiayi-Tainan Luka
The Chiayi-Tainan Luka or abbreviated Chianan Luka was a professional baseball team in the Taiwan Major League that existed from 1997 to 2002. Its homes were Chiayi County Baseball Stadium and Tainan Baseball Field...

(1997-1999).
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