Edinson Volquez is a Dominican former professional baseball pitcher.
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33 Facts About Edinson Volquez
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Edinson Volquez played in Major League Baseball for the Texas Rangers, Cincinnati Reds, San Diego Padres, Los Angeles Dodgers, Pittsburgh Pirates, Kansas City Royals and Miami Marlins.
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Edinson Volquez went by Edison Volquez after 2003, before adding an n to his first name in 2007.
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Edinson Volquez grew up in the Dominican Republic and started playing baseball when he was 9 or 10 with the support of his parents.
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Edinson Volquez was signed as an amateur free agent by the Texas Rangers in the Dominican Republic in 2001.
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Together with John Danks and Thomas Diamond, Edinson Volquez was one third of the "DVD" trio of Rangers pitching prospects.
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Edinson Volquez lost all three Major League games he started that season, as well as one of the three games in which he appeared as a reliever, and posted a 14.
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Edinson Volquez was demoted to the Bakersfield Blaze of the Class A-Advanced California League, to work on his control.
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Edinson Volquez made his Reds' debut on April 6,2008, in a game against the Philadelphia Phillies in Cincinnati.
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Edinson Volquez became the only Reds pitcher to accomplish this since 1912.
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Edinson Volquez was selected to represent the National League in the 2008 MLB All-Star Game.
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Edinson Volquez subsequently received three second place votes for the award, which went to Geovany Soto.
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Edinson Volquez did not follow up his 2008 All-Star campaign with the same success.
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Edinson Volquez held the Rockies to one earned run and three hits in six innings with 9 strikeouts and 2 base on balls.
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Edinson Volquez started Game 1 of the 2010 National League Division Series against the Philadelphia Phillies and lost, allowing four earned over 1.
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Edinson Volquez collected 174 strikeouts, but issued a league-leading 105 walks.
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Edinson Volquez appeared for the Dodgers that night, pitching one scoreless inning in relief against his former team, the Padres.
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Edinson Volquez started the 2014 National League Wild Card Game for the Pirates against the San Francisco Giants.
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Edinson Volquez had the option to appeal the suspension but dropped it on April 27,2015, which made the suspension apply effective immediately.
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Edinson Volquez got the nod to start in Game 5 against Matt Harvey, where he gave up 2 earned runs on only 2 hits in 6 innings with a no-decision.
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On June 24,2016, Edinson Volquez experienced one of the worst starts of his career as he allowed 12 runs in the first inning.
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On November 28,2016, Edinson Volquez agreed to a two-year, $22 million contract with the Miami Marlins.
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On March 24,2017, Edinson Volquez was named the Marlins opening day starter for the 2017 season.
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Edinson Volquez was credited with 7 losses and no wins in his first nine starts.
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Edinson Volquez threw 98 pitches, struck out 10 and walked two batters, facing the minimum 27 batters.
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On February 16,2018, Edinson Volquez signed a two-year minor league contract with the Texas Rangers, with the 2018 season spent recovering from Tommy John surgery.
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On November 20,2018, Edinson Volquez was added to the Texas Rangers 40-man major league roster for the 2019 season.
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Edinson Volquez took the loss in the opening game for the Dominican Republic against the Netherlands, giving up three runs, two hits, two walks and three strikeouts in three innings pitched.
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Edinson Volquez again pitched for the eventual champion Dominican Republic in the 2013 World Baseball Classic, starting the first game in each of the three tournament rounds.
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Edinson Volquez makes a home in the Dominican Republic, where he spends four months during the off-season.
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Edinson Volquez's father died on October 27,2015, the same day he started Game 1 of the World Series.
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Edinson Volquez's wife requested that he not be informed mid-game of his father's death, so he had no knowledge of his death during his start.
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