Vicente de la Cruz Padilla was born on September 27,1977 and is a Nicaraguan former professional baseball pitcher.
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Vicente de la Cruz Padilla was born on September 27,1977 and is a Nicaraguan former professional baseball pitcher.
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Vicente Padilla appeared in the Central American Games the same year, as his team finished in second place.
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On July 26,2000, Vicente Padilla was traded from the Diamondbacks to the Philadelphia Phillies along with three other players for pitcher Curt Schilling.
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Vicente Padilla was moved to the starting rotation in 2002 and made his first start on April 3 against the Atlanta Braves, working six innings and picking up the win.
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On September 16,2007, Vicente Padilla hit Oakland Athletics outfielder Nick Swisher after two pitches earlier in the plate appearances were inside that almost hit Swisher.
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Vicente Padilla has history of hitting former teammate Mark Teixeira on June 6,2009.
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On July 22,2009, Vicente Padilla tested positive for swine flu, and was believed to be the first major US athlete to catch the disease.
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On October 10,2009, Vicente Padilla was the starting and winning pitcher in the clinching Game 3 of the National League Division Series against the St Louis Cardinals, pitching seven scoreless innings.
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Vicente Padilla pitched well in Game 2 of the NLCS against the Philadelphia Phillies, working.
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On November 3,2009, Vicente Padilla was injured when he was accidentally shot in the leg at a shooting range in Nicaragua.
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On March 25,2010, the Dodgers announced that Vicente Padilla would be their opening day starter for the 2010 season.
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Vicente Padilla made just three more starts after that before he was shut down for the season.
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Vicente Padilla was injured in spring training in 2011 and began the season on the disabled list, rejoining the team on April 23 as a reliever.
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Vicente Padilla became the Dodgers closer for a brief time after Jonathan Broxton was placed on the disabled list.
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Vicente Padilla was first shut down with a forearm injury and later with neck problems, which required surgery.
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On January 16,2012, Vicente Padilla signed a minor league deal with the Boston Red Sox that included an invitation to spring training.
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Vicente Padilla made the 25-man roster and pitched out of the bullpen.
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Vicente Padilla threw a wide variety of pitches during his career: a fastball, a curveball, a sinker, a slider, a changeup, and an eephus pitch.
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Vicente Padilla tended to hit a lot of batters—his total of 106 hit batters is 70th all-time, and he led the American League in hit batters in 2006.
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