Brian Christopher Fuentes is an American former professional baseball pitcher in Major League Baseball.
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24 Facts About Brian Fuentes
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Brian Fuentes played for the Seattle Mariners, Colorado Rockies, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Minnesota Twins, Oakland Athletics and St Louis Cardinals.
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Brian Fuentes was drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 25th round of the 1995 MLB draft.
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Brian Fuentes spent one season for the Mariners appearing in ten games.
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On December 16,2001, Brian Fuentes was traded to the Colorado Rockies, along with Jose Paniagua and Denny Stark for Jeff Cirillo.
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However, in 2005, Brian Fuentes took over the closer role for the Rockies following the season-ending shoulder surgery of right-handed pitcher Chin-hui Tsao.
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Brian Fuentes had a successful season and was named to his first career All-Star Game, but did not appear in the game.
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Brian Fuentes became the first reliever and only the third pitcher overall to represent the Rockies, joining starting pitchers Mike Hampton and Shawn Chacon.
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Brian Fuentes's 31 saves matched Dave Veres for the third highest single season total in franchise history, trailing only Jose Jimenez and Chacon.
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Brian Fuentes got his first career postseason win in Game 3 of the 2007 NLDS when the Rockies won the series against the Phillies in 3 games.
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In June 2007, after blowing four saves within an eight-day period, Brian Fuentes was demoted from his role as Rockies closer, losing the job to Manny Corpas.
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On December 31,2008, Brian Fuentes agreed to a two-year deal with the Angels to fill in the position as closer after Francisco Rodriguez left for the Mets.
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On July 5,2009, Brian Fuentes was elected to represent Anaheim in the 2009 All Star Game, at the time leading the majors in saves.
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Brian Fuentes led the major leagues in saves with 48 in 2009, despite a 3.
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Brian Fuentes's difficulties led manager Mike Scoscia to call in young reliever Kevin Jepsen to close at certain times.
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On January 16,2011, Brian Fuentes reportedly agreed to a two-year deal with the Oakland Athletics.
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Brian Fuentes was designated for assignment on July 3,2012, to clear a roster spot for returning pitcher Bartolo Colon.
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Brian Fuentes was released from the Oakland Athletics on July 11,2012.
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Brian Fuentes signed a minor league contract with the St Louis Cardinals on July 14,2012.
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Brian Fuentes replaced Victor Marte, who was optioned to Triple-A Memphis that same day.
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On November 14,2012, Brian Fuentes told the Merced Sun-Star that he was retiring after twelve seasons in the Major Leagues.
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Brian Fuentes' pitching delivery was a unique and sometimes confusing one, especially for left-handed hitters.
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Brian Fuentes pitched sidearm, which was difficult for hitters to pick up and kept them off balance.
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Brian Fuentes has a wife, his oldest son Giovanni, two fraternal twins, Benicio and Gabriella, and their youngest child Farrah.
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