By Gerardo Romero
Feb 26, 2024, 3:11 PM EST
The world of Latin American baseball suffered a hard loss after confirming the unfortunate death of the former Dominican big league pitcher, José De León, who died at the age of 63 in a hospital in Santo Domingo after a strong fight against cancer that affected his state of health. health in recent years.
The information about this news was made known by the organization of the Lions of the Chosen of the Dominican Baseball League (Lidom) through its account on the social network one of the most important figures in its entire history from the mound.
“The Leones del Esgido mourn the death of former pitcher José De León, one of the most important figures of the Scarlet dynasty during the late 1980s and early 1990s,” the club said in the statement in which it They sent their condolences to their families for this loss.
His performance with Leones del Esgido was so important that he helped them win the titles in the 1987-88 and 1988-89 seasons; Furthermore, he was a great asset to the institution in the postseason. In these tournaments he achieved a 3-0 record and 2.73 ERA with 22 strikeouts in 33.0 innings during five Round Robin outings, while in the Final Series he was also 3-0, according to MLB.com.
José De León not only shone in the Dominican Baseball League, but also earned an important position in the Major Leagues for a period of 13 seasons in which he defended the colors of the Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago White Sox, and St. Louis Cardinals. , Philadelphia Phillies and Montreal Expos; His start in the best baseball in the world in 1983 allowed him to earn the nickname “Josemanía” in the United States.
His professional debut in the Major Leagues occurred when he faced the San Francisco Giants on July 23 in a duel in which he ended up pitching eight innings and allowing two runs and nine strikeouts; After this he was on the verge of his first No-Hitter by reaching the seventh inning without receiving any type of damage. However, he ended up allowing a run in this matchup against the San Diego Padres.
Throughout his career in Major League Baseball (MLB), the Dominican finished with a record of 86-119 and an ERA of .376 in almost 1,900 innings pitched during his 13 years of participation.
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