- Juan Rincón
Infobox MLB player
width = 150px
name=Juan Rincón
position=Relief pitcher
team=Cleveland Indians
number=34
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date and age|1979|1|23
debutdate=June 7
debutyear=2001
debutteam=Minnesota Twins
statyear=September 1, 2008
stat1label=Win-Loss
stat1value=31-27
stat2label=Earned run average
stat2value=3.76
stat3label=Strikeout s
stat3value=424
teams=
*Minnesota Twins (by|2001-by|2008)
*Cleveland Indians (by|2008-present)Juan Manuel Rincón (born
January 23 ,1979 in Maracaibo, Zulia State,Venezuela ) is arelief pitcher inMajor League Baseball for theCleveland Indians .Rincon bats and throws
right-handed . He throws a low 90sfastball and a mid low 80sslider . Because of his lack of an offspeed pitch, he is hit very hard if he misses the corners. In his career, Rincón has posted a .208 BAA againstleft-handed hitters and a .248 BAA against right-handed hitters .On
June 12 , by|2008, theMinnesota Twins cut ties with him and after rejecting a minor league assignment, he became afree agent . [ [http://www.signonsandiego.com/sports/baseball/20080613-1843-bba-twins-rincon.html SignOnSanDiego.com > Sports - Rincon rejects Twins' offer of Triple-A assignment ] ] OnJune 24 , 2008, the Cleveland Indians signed Rincon to a minor league contract.teroids
On
May 2 , by|2005, Rincón became the fifth baseball player to be suspended for testing positive for illegal performance-enhancing drugs under Major League Baseball's drug policy. He was suspended for 10 days without pay as the policy dictates for a first offense. [cite web | title = Players suspended under baseball's steroids policy | publisher = espn.com | date = 2006-06-07 | url = http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2474192 | accessdate = 2007-07-20]ee also
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List of sportspeople sanctioned for doping offences References
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