Pedro Astacio

Pedro Astacio
Pitcher
Born: (1968-11-28) November 28, 1968 (age 53) Hato Mayor del Rey, Dominican Republic
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
July 3, 1992, for the Los Angeles Dodgers
Last MLB appearance
September 27, 2006, for the Washington Nationals
MLB statistics
Win–loss record	129–124
Earned run average	4.67
Strikeouts	1,664
Teams
Los Angeles Dodgers (1992–1997) Colorado Rockies (1997–2001) Houston Astros (2001) New York Mets (2002–2003) Boston Red Sox (2004) Texas Rangers (2005) San Diego Padres (2005) Washington Nationals (2006)

Pedro Julio Astacio (born November 28, 1968) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He has played for the Los Angeles Dodgers (1992–1997), Colorado Rockies (1997–2001), Houston Astros (2001), New York Mets (2002–2003), Boston Red Sox (2004), Texas Rangers (2005), the San Diego Padres (2005) and the Washington Nationals (2006). In 2007, Astacio signed a contract with the Nationals' Triple-A affiliate, the Columbus Clippers, but they released him in May.

Biography[]

Astacio made national news when he tossed a shutout and fanned 10 in his major-league debut, and proceeded to record four shutouts in just 11 starts as a midseason call-up for the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1992.^[1] Astacio held the record for the most career strikeouts by a member of the Colorado Rockies for nearly 10 years, recording 749 strikeouts between 1997 and 2001. The record was broken by Ubaldo Jimenez in 2011. As of the 2018 season, he stands third on the Rockies' career list behind Jimenez and leader Jorge de la Rosa.

He was also a member of the 2004 Boston Red Sox team that won the team's first World Series since 1918.

See also[]

• List of Colorado Rockies team records
• List of Major League Baseball career hit batsmen leaders

References[]

Sources[]

• Center, Bill, "Padres, Astacio at odds", Union-Tribune, December 20, 2005. accessed December 26, 2006.

External links[]

• Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)

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