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He played for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball (MLB) from 2009 through 2011. Joaqu\u00edn throws three pitches: a fastball, a slider, and a changeup.Signed by the Giants in 2003, Joaqu\u00edn reached the major leagues in 2009 and appeared in 10 games, which would be his highest total in an MLB season. Part of the Opening Day roster in 2010, he pitched in four games during San Francisco’s World Series championship season. The Chicago White Sox attempted to claim him off waivers in the offseason, but he refused to report to them, nullifying the waiver claim. Returning to the Giants in 2011, he had five games for them in September and received his lone MLB decision, a win.In 2012, Joaqu\u00edn was signed by the Washington Nationals, but he missed the season with an injury. He then pitched for four seasons in the Mexican Baseball League. In 2017, he signed with the Detroit Tigers but made it no higher than the Double-A level.Table of ContentsSan Francisco Giants[edit]Washington Nationals organization[edit]Mexican League[edit]Detroit Tigers organization, winter ball[edit]Pitching style[edit]References[edit]External links[edit]San Francisco Giants[edit]Waldis Joaqu\u00edn de la Cruz was born on December 25, 1986, in La Vega, Dominican Republic.[1] On October 31, 2003, the San Francisco Giants signed Joaqu\u00edn as an amateur free agent.[1] His first professional experience came with the Dominican Summer League Giants in 2004; in 14 games (13 starts), he had six wins and a 1.61 earned run average (ERA).[2] He pitched for the Arizona League Giants in 2005, posting a 1\u20131 record with a 3.64 ERA, 37 strikeouts, and 10 walks in 29+2\u20443 innings.[3] He did not play in 2006 due to surgery on his right elbow,[2] but he returned in 2007, for the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes of the Single-A (short season) Northwest League, with whom he went 3\u20130 with a 2.84 ERA, 30 strikeouts, and 16 walks in 38 innings.[3]       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4In 2008, Joaqu\u00edn played for the Single-A Augusta GreenJackets of the South Atlantic League and the Single-A advanced San Jose Giants of the California League. He was had a combined 1\u20133 with a 4.42 ERA in 71+1\u20443 innings over 36 games (seven starts).[3] After the season, he made eight starts for the Waikiki BeachBoys of the Hawaii Winter Baseball League, posting a 2\u20133 record and a 5.97 ERA.[3]  AT&T Park was Joaqu\u00edn’s home stadium during his time with the Giants.Joaqu\u00edn began 2009 with the Double-A Connecticut Defenders of the Eastern League. He had a 4\u20135 record, a 2.67 ERA, 40 strikeouts, and 28 walks in 54 innings pitched.[3] On August 1, Joaqu\u00edn was called up to the Giants’ bullpen; he replaced Ryan Sadowski on the roster.[4] He made his Major League debut on August 4, giving up one run on two hits in pitching the ninth inning in an 8\u20131 win over the Houston Astros. He was optioned to the minors the next day to make room for Joe Martinez on the roster.[5] Joaqu\u00edn spent the rest of the minor league season with the Triple-A Fresno Grizzlies of the Pacific Coast League; in eight games, he had a 1\u20130 record, an 0.00 ERA, 16 strikeouts, and two walks in 10 innings pitched.[2][3] He was called up again on September 1 when rosters expanded, and he made nine more appearances for the Giants that year.[6] In 10 games with the Giants, which would be his most in an MLB season, Joaqu\u00edn had no record, a 4.22 ERA, 12 strikeouts, and seven walks in 10+2\u20443 innings pitched.[2] After the season, he made 16 relief appearances for the Gigantes del Cibao of the Dominican Winter League, posting a 1\u20130 record and a 2.35 ERA.[3]Joaqu\u00edn made the Giants’ Opening Day roster in 2010. He threw a scoreless 2\u20443 of an inning in his first outing, but he gave up runs in each of his next three outings.[7] At the beginning of May, he was sent down to Fresno when Aaron Rowand came off the disabled list.[8] He was called up again on May 27 following an injury to Jeremy Affeldt, but he was sent down to Fresno days later without making an appearance.[2][9] In four games with the Giants, Joaqu\u00edn had no record, a 9.64 ERA, two strikeouts, and seven walks in 4+2\u20443 innings pitched.[2] From June 18 to August 5, he was on Fresno’s disabled list with a disc problem in his back.[2][10] In 23 games (five starts) for Fresno, he had a 1\u20132 record, a 4.93 ERA, 33 strikeouts, and 22 walks in 34+2\u20443 innings.[3] He was left off the postseason roster as the Giants won the 2010 World Series against the Texas Rangers.[2][11] On November 22, Joaqu\u00edn was claimed off of waivers by the Chicago White Sox. Refusing the waiver claim, he became a free agent. He was re-signed to a minor league contract by the Giants in December 2010.[2][12][13] He pitched for the Gigantes in the offseason but only made three appearances, losing one and posting a 27.00 ERA.[3]       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4Joaqu\u00edn was invited to spring training by the Giants in 2011, but he was reassigned to extended spring training on April 4 before being assigned to Fresno on May 2.[2] From May 16 through June 2, he was on the disabled list with an elbow injury.[2][14] In 35 games for the Grizzlies, he had a 2\u20132 record, a 3.44 ERA, 27 strikeouts, and 23 walks in 49+2\u20443 innings pitched.[3] The Giants re-added him to the 40-man roster on August 4, and they called him up on September 2.[2] On September 17, he recorded the only MLB decision of his career. After he recorded the final two outs of the seventh inning against the Colorado Rockies, the Giants scored four runs in the eighth to take the lead and held on for a 6\u20135 victory, with Joaqu\u00edn getting the win.[15] In his last outing of the season, on September 24, he relieved starter Barry Zito with two runners on base and the Giants trailing the Arizona Diamondbacks 6\u20132. Joaqu\u00edn threw two wild pitches as he allowed both runners to score in addition to giving up three runs of his own in one inning of work; San Francisco went on to lose 15\u20132.[16][17] For the Giants in 2011, Joaqu\u00edn appeared in five games, posting a 1\u20130 record and a 4.26 ERA in 6+1\u20443 innings, with three strikeouts and three walks.[2] He became a free agent on November 30.[1]Washington Nationals organization[edit]On December 14, 2011, Joaqu\u00edn signed a minor league contract with the Washington Nationals with an invitation to spring training.[2] He was reassigned to minor league camp on March 15, 2012.[18] However, he did not pitch for any of their minor league teams due to an injury.[2][3] He did pitch in nine games for the Gigantes after the season, winning one and posting a 6.23 ERA.[3] On November 12, he became a free agent.[2]Mexican League[edit]  Joaqu\u00edn spent the next four seasons in the Mexican Baseball League. In 2013, he pitched for the Sultanes de Monterrey. Making 26 appearances, he had a 4\u20132 record, four saves, a 3.96 ERA, 10 strikeouts, and seven walks in 25 innings. He made 34 appearances for Monterrey in 2014, posting a 2\u20135 record, one save, a 4.67 ERA, 33 strikeouts, and 19 walks in 34+2\u20443 innings pitched. After the season, he pitched in the Dominican Winter League, though this time for the Estrellas de Oriente. In 13 games, he had a 1\u20130 record and a 6.00 ERA.[3]In 2015, Joaqu\u00edn pitched for two Mexican League teams. Making 31 appearances for the Acereros de Monclova, he had a 2\u20132 record, eight saves, a 3.41 ERA, 32 strikeouts, and eight walks in 31+2\u20443 innings. He also made 17 appearances for the Rieleros de Aguascalientes, posting a 2\u20131 record, three saves, a 3.74 ERA, 14 strikeouts, and eight walks in 21+2\u20443 innings. Following the season, he returned to the Estrellas, posting a 1\u20131 record and a 3.86 ERA in 15 games.[3]       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4Joaqu\u00edn pitched for two Mexican League teams again in 2016. In eight games for the Saraperos de Saltillo, he had no record, three saves, a 4.32 ERA, seven strikeouts, and one walk in 8+1\u20443 innings. He also made eight appearances for the Vaqueros Laguna, where he had no record, one save, a 2.35 ERA, five strikeouts, and four walks in 19 innings. After the season, he played winter ball in Venezuela, this time for the Caribes de Anzo\u00e1tegui. In 18 games, he had a 1\u20130 record and a 1.89 ERA. He also made one appearance for the Estrellas, allowing two runs in 1\u20443 of an inning.[3]Detroit Tigers organization, winter ball[edit]On December 20, 2016, Joaqu\u00edn signed a minor league contract with the Detroit Tigers.[19] Assigned to extended spring training at the start of the 2017 season, he then pitched in three games for the Lakeland Flying Tigers of the Single-A Advanced Florida State League before being promoted to the Erie SeaWolves of the Double-A Eastern League.[2][3] In 12 games (one start), he had a 2\u20134 record, a 6.06 ERA, 14 strikeouts, and six walks in 16+1\u20443 innings.[3] He was released on June 19.[2] Later that year, Joaquin made six appearances with the York Revolution of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. He had a 1\u20130 record, a 15.43 ERA, five strikeouts, and four walks in 4+2\u20443 innings.[3]Over the 2017\u201318 offseason, Joaqu\u00edn made 14 appearances for the Caribes, accumulating no record but recording three saves and posting a 4.97 ERA. He made one appearance for the Toros del Este of the Dominican Winter League in the 2018\u201319 offseason, pitching a scoreless inning.[3] On March 21, 2020, Joaqu\u00edn signed with the Hamilton Cardinals of the Intercounty Baseball League.[20] However, he did not pitch for the Cardinals, as the league’s season was cancelled due to the impact of COVID-19.[21]Pitching style[edit]Joaqu\u00edn throws three pitches: a fastball, a slider, and a changeup. The fastball travels 94 miles per hour (151\u00a0km\/h) to 98 miles per hour (158\u00a0km\/h) and travels quickly to the upper inside corner of the strike zone for right-handed batters. Left-handed batters can see it more easily. The slider travels in the middle 80 miles per hour (130\u00a0km\/h) range. Sam Corun of Bleacher Report mentioned in 2010 that his changeup needed to be better in order for him to walk fewer hitters.[22]References[edit]^ a b c “Waldis Joaquin Statistics and History”. Baseball-Reference. Retrieved March 30, 2013.^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r “Waldis Joaquin Stats, Video Highlights, Photos, Bio”. MLB.com. Retrieved March 30, 2013.^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s “Waldis Joaquin Minor League Statistics & History”. Baseball-Reference. Retrieved March 30, 2013.^ Pentis, Andrew (August 1, 2009). “Giants welcome Sanchez, alter roster”. MLB.com. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved May 24, 2013.^ Grodsky, Jason (August 5, 2009). “Giants send down reliever Joaquin”. MLB.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2016. Retrieved May 28, 2013.^ Haft, Chris (September 1, 2009). “Giants add Bowker, Joaquin, Guzman”. MLB.com. Archived from the original on March 9, 2016. Retrieved May 28, 2013.^ “Waldis Joaquin 2010 Pitching Gamelogs”. Baseball-Reference. Retrieved June 3, 2013.^ Bans, Willie (May 1, 2010). “Joaquin sent down to make room for Rowand”. MLB.com. Archived from the original on December 22, 2016. Retrieved February 23, 2011.^ Kruth, Cash (May 27, 2010). “Improving Affeldt still sidelined”. MLB.com. Archived from the original on August 5, 2017. Retrieved March 26, 2013.^ “Posey gets a night off as Giants fall to Astros”. The Sacramento Bee. June 24, 2010. Retrieved September 9, 2021 \u2013 via Newspapers.com.^ Haft, Chris (October 2, 2010). “Giants win the Series! Giants win the Series!”. MLB.com. Archived from the original on March 1, 2012. Retrieved March 22, 2012.^ “Transactions”. The Fresno Bee. November 24, 2010. Retrieved September 9, 2021 \u2013 via Newspapers.com.^ Polishuk, Mark (January 14, 2011). “Minor Transactions: Giants, Angels”. mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved September 9, 2021.^ “Grizzlies Report”. The Fresno Bee. May 21, 2011. Retrieved September 9, 2021 \u2013 via Newspapers.com.^ “San Francisco Giants at Colorado Rockies Box Score, September 17, 2011”. Baseball-Reference. Retrieved September 9, 2021.^ “Waldis Joaquin 2011 Pitching Gamelogs”. Baseball-Reference. Retrieved September 9, 2021.^ “San Francisco Giants at Arizona Diamondbacks Box Score, September 24, 2011”. Baseball-Reference. Retrieved September 9, 2021.^ “Transactions”. The Bradenton Herald. March 16, 2012. Retrieved September 9, 2021 \u2013 via Newspapers.com.^ Byrne, Connor (December 20, 2016). “Minor MLB Transactions: 12\/20\/16”. mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved December 20, 2016.^ “Cards sign Ex-MLB Pitcher Waldis Joaquin”. www.iblcardinals.ca. March 20, 2020. Archived from the original on June 4, 2021. Retrieved September 15, 2021.^ “For the first time in a century, Intercounty Baseball League cancels season”. CBC. July 12, 2020. Retrieved September 15, 2021.^ Corun, Sam. “Young Arm Waldis Joaquin of Giants Trying to Force Way into San Fran Bullpen”. Bleacher Report. Retrieved September 16, 2021.External links[edit]     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki8\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki8\/waldis-joaquin-wikipedia\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Waldis Joaqu\u00edn – Wikipedia"}}]}]