Jorge Bolivar Sosa was born on April 28,1977 and is a Dominican former professional baseball pitcher.
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23 Facts About Jorge Sosa
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Jorge Sosa played in Major League Baseball for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Atlanta Braves, St Louis Cardinals, New York Mets, Washington Nationals, and Florida Marlins.
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Jorge Sosa spent time in the minor league organizations of the Rockies, Seattle Mariners, and Milwaukee Brewers before heading to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays as a Rule 5 draft pick.
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Jorge Sosa was traded from the Devil Rays to the Atlanta Braves for infielder Nick Green just before the 2005 season.
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Jorge Sosa pitched well in his postseason debut, but was outdueled by Astros ace Roy Oswalt in an eventual Houston win, finally handing Jorge Sosa a defeat away from Turner Field in Atlanta.
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Jorge Sosa's struggles, coupled with the Braves' unstable bullpen, prompted manager Bobby Cox to try Sosa in relief.
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Jorge Sosa was ineffective in that role and was designated for assignment on July 30,2006.
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Jorge Sosa was traded to the St Louis Cardinals for minor league pitcher Rich Scalamandre on July 31,2006.
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Jorge Sosa was not offered a 2007 contract, making him a free agent.
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Jorge Sosa pitched for the Dominican Republic in the 2006 World Baseball Classic.
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Jorge Sosa started the 2007 season with yet another one-year contract, this time for $1.
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One month into the season, Orlando Hernandez suffered an injury, and Jorge Sosa was called up to take his place in the starting rotation while he was recovering.
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Jorge Sosa continued to pitch well in his games following his debut.
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Jorge Sosa ended up a hard-luck loser in the game as the Mets offense failed to provide him much run support, and the bullpen failed to keep the game close at the end.
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Jorge Sosa made two starts after this game, but his performances in them were awful.
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Jorge Sosa performed well early on in this new role, posting a 1.
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However, Jorge Sosa stumbled as a reliever in the final month of the season.
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On December 18,2008, Jorge Sosa signed a minor league contract with the Washington Nationals.
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Jorge Sosa signed a one–year contract with the Chunichi Dragons on February 5,2012.
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Jorge Sosa signed a contract with the Yokohama DeNA BayStars on December 26,2012.
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Jorge Sosa started as a set-up man but was moved to the closer role after Shun Yamaguchi struggled.
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