Sergio Mitre

Infobox MLB player
name = Sergio Mitre


width = 184
caption = Mitre, pitching for the Marlins in June 2007
team = Free Agent
number = --
position = Starting pitcher
birthdate = birth date and age|1981|2|16
birthplace = city-state|Los Angeles|California
bats = Right
throws = Right
debutdate = July 22
debutyear = 2003
debutteam = Chicago Cubs
statyear = 2008
stat1label = Win-Loss
stat1value = 10-23
stat2label = Earned run average
stat2value = 5.36
stat3label = Strikeouts
stat3value = 188
teams =
*Chicago Cubs (by|2003-by|2005)
*Florida Marlins (by|2006-by|2008)

Sergio Armando Mitre (born February 16, 1981 in Los Angeles, California) is a free agent Major League Baseball right-handed starting pitcher.

Background

Mitre, who is of Mexican American descent, graduated from Montgomery High School in San Diego, California, June 1999. [http://www.worldbaseballclassic.com/2006/rosters/index.jsp?sid=t867] [http://www.marlins.com/sergio_mitre ] ] He and his wife, Tonya, have a son named Sam (Sergio Armando Mitre III), who was born on December 29, 2006. [http://www.marlins.com/sergio_mitre ] ]

Pro career

He was the Chicago Cubs 7th-round selection in the 2001 Major League Baseball Draft out of San Diego City College. [http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/players/7186 ] ] Mitre was the second player out of the 2001 draft to make it to the majors with the Cubs, the first being Mark Prior. [http://www.marlins.com/sergio_mitre ] ] Mitre made his major league debut for the Cubs in mlby|2003 after being called up from the West Tenn Diamond Jaxx (at the time, West Tenn was the Cubs' Double-A affiliate). [http://www.marlins.com/sergio_mitre ] ] He played in 3 games in 2003 (2 starts) and had an 0-1 record with an 8.31 ERA. In mlby|2004, He started out the season on the Opening Day roster, filling in for the injured Mark Prior. He was sent down to the Iowa Cubs after Prior came back from injury.

On August 13, by|2004, while still with the Cubs minor league system, Mitre pitched arguably his best career game. [http://www.baseballhistorian.com/html/american_heroes.cfm?page=202 ] ] Playing for the Triple-A Iowa Cubs, he pitched a complete game shutout against the Florida Marlins Triple-A team, the Albuquerque Isotopes. [http://www.baseballhistorian.com/html/american_heroes.cfm?page=202 ] ] Mitre gave up only a double and a walk, both coming in the first inning of the game. [http://www.baseballhistorian.com/html/american_heroes.cfm?page=202 ] ] After this, Mitre set down 23 straight batters, striking out 9 batters in the game. [http://www.baseballhistorian.com/html/american_heroes.cfm?page=202 ] ] He became the Pacific Coast League‘s Player of the Week. [http://www.baseballhistorian.com/html/american_heroes.cfm?page=202 ] ] He finished the Iowa Cubs 2004 season (after going back and forth to Chicago) with a 6-4 record, and a 2.97 ERA. [http://minors.baseball-reference.com/teams.cgi?yid=2004&lid=PCL&tid=IWA ] ]

He returned to the majors after the September roster expansions and pitched 4 games out of the bullpen. His season ending total was a 2-4 record with a 6.62 ERA in 12 games (9 starts). [http://www.sportsline.com/mlb/players/playerpage/402653 ] ] In by|2005, he started off on Triple-A Iowa's roster, and on May 10, mlby|2005, he was recalled from Iowa, only to be sent down after two games and not pitching in either. On May 24, 2005, he was called up for a spot start. On June 14, 2005, Mitre pitched his first complete game, along with his first shutout in a 14-0 victory over the Florida Marlins against Josh Beckett. [http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/preview?gameId=250614116 ] ]

On December 7, 2005, the Florida Marlins posted news on their website [http://florida.marlins.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/article.jsp?ymd=20051206&content_id=1277638&vkey=news_fla&fext=.jsp&c_id=fla ] ] that they had agreed to trade Juan Pierre to the Cubs, receiving Mitre and minor league pitchers Ricky Nolasco and Renyel Pinto in exchange.

2007 season

In the mlby|2007 season, Mitre set many “career bests”. [http://www.marlins.com/sergio_mitre ] ] He won a career-high five games. [http://www.marlins.com/sergio_mitre ] ] He also set career bests with 27 games played, 27 starts, 149.0 innings pitched and 80 strikeouts. [http://www.marlins.com/sergio_mitre ] ] Mitre had a streak of not allowing an earned run in 24.2 consecutive innings. [http://www.marlins.com/sergio_mitre] ] This streak lasted five starts, beginning May 20 at Tampa and ending June 15 at Kansas City. [http://www.marlins.com/sergio_mitre ] ] He made Marlins history with his 1.12 ERA in May, only the second lowest for a starting pitcher during May in Marlins history, a feat previously held by Chris Hammond, who turned in a 0.61 ERA in May mlby|1994. [http://www.marlins.com/sergio_mitre ] ] Mitre began to see injury problems beginning in 2007, missing two weeks with a blister on his right middle finger, and time later in the season for a strained right hamstring. [http://www.marlins.com/sergio_mitre ] ] He had three stints on the disabled list, foreshadowing his mlby|2008 season. [http://www.marlins.com/sergio_mitre ] ]

2008 season

Mitre did not play in a game in 2008. [ [http://florida.marlins.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080624&content_id=2995039&vkey=news_fla&fext=.jsp&c_id=fla Badenhop has MRI on ailing shoulder | floridamarlins.com: News ] ] On July 15, Mitre underwent Tommy John ligament replacement surgery to fix right forearm tightness. As is the case with all Tommy John surgery patients, he is expected to miss 12 – 18 months. [ [http://florida.marlins.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080715&content_id=3138464&vkey=news_fla&fext=.jsp&c_id=fla Mitre undergoes season-ending surgery | floridamarlins.com: News ] ] He was released by the Marlins at the end of the 2008 season.

References

External links

* [http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/team/player.jsp?player_id=429901 MLB.com: Sergio Mitre]
* [http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/players/profile?statsId=7186 ESPN.com: Sergio Mitre]
* [http://wiki.fishatbat.com/Sergio_Mitre Sergio Mitre: Profile on the Fish@Bat Florida Marlins Wiki]