Juan Morillo (baseball)

Juan Morillo
240px Morillo pitching for the Dominican Republic national team in 2015 WBSC Premier12 warm-up game
Free agent
Relief pitcher
Born: (1983-11-05) November 5, 1983 San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic
Bats: Right Throws: Right
MLB debut
September 24, 2006, for the Colorado Rockies
MLB statistics (through 2009 season)
Win-Loss	0-0
Earned run average	13.50
Strikeouts	8
Teams
Colorado Rockies (2006-2009) Minnesota Twins (2009) Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles (2010-2011) (NPB) EDA Rhinos (2013) (CPBL)

Juan Bautista Morillo (born November 5, 1983 in San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic) is a professional baseball pitcher who currently is a free agent. He played in the 2005 All-Star Futures Game in Detroit.

While playing with the Double-A Tulsa Drillers in 2007, Morillo had a record of 6-4 in 57.1 innings pitched, with 59 strikeouts and 2.35 ERA.

Morillo has a 95-100 mph fastball, but his slider is inconsistent and his control is below average.

Morillo made the opening-day roster of the Colorado Rockies in 2009. On April 10, 2009, Morillo was designated for assignment by the Rockies to make way for Matt Belisle.

He was claimed off waivers by the Minnesota Twins on April 17, 2009, replacing Philip Humber who was designated for assignment.

On Thursday, April 29, 2009, Morillo was designated for assignment to make room for Joe Mauer, who is coming back from a back injury suffered before spring training.

On November 17, 2009, Morillo signed to play with the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of the Japanese Pacific League.

Morillo opened the 2012 season with Double-A Reading.

External links

• Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
• Recap of the 2005 All-Star Futures Game in Detroit, MI
• Short article on Juan Morillo, from Baseball America
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