OMAR DAAL AUTOGRAPHED/SIGNED MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

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OMAR DAAL  AUTOGRAPHED/SIGNED MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
Omar Jesús Daal Cordero
(born March 1, 1972)
[1]
is a
Venezuelan
former
professional baseball
pitcher
, who played in
Major League Baseball
(MLB) for 11 seasons, from
1993
through
2003
. He played for the
Los Angeles Dodgers
,
Montreal Expos
,
Toronto Blue Jays
,
Arizona Diamondbacks
,
Philadelphia Phillies
, and
Baltimore Orioles
.
[2]
Daal threw a deceptive
fastball
that rarely exceeded 85 MPH, a good
changeup
, and a decent
curveball
. When he had both control and command of his pitches, he could be difficult to hit.
Daal was somewhat of a two-career pitcher who began as a
reliever
for the Dodgers, Expos, and Blue Jays, between 1993 and 1997, then became a
starter
with the Diamondbacks in 1998.
In 2000, Daal led the big leagues in
losses
with 19.
On August 15, 2001, Daal combined with fellow Venezuelan pitchers
Giovanni Carrara
,
Kelvim Escobar
, and
Freddy García
for wins in their respective starts: Daal, in a Phillies victory over the
Brewers
, 8–6; Carrara, of the Dodgers, beating Montreal, 13–1; Escobar, of the Blue Jays, over
Oakland
, 5–2, and García, of
Seattle
, against the
Red Sox
, 6–2. This marked the first time in MLB history that four Venezuelan starting pitchers recorded a
win
on the same day.
Prior to the 2003 season, Daal signed a two-year contract with Baltimore; however, after undergoing arthroscopic surgery on his left shoulder in early 2004, he was out for that entire season — and would never appear in a major league game, again.
Daal’s career stat line includes a
win–loss record
of 68–78, with 806
strikeouts
, and a 4.55
earned run average
(ERA), in 1,198
innings pitched
.
Daal currently coaches two club baseball teams a 12u team and a 13u team, called the East Valley Scrapper's in
Mesa, Arizona
.
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