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Edwin Hurtado

Edwin Amilgar Hurtado (born February 1, 1970) is a Venezuelan former middle relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from 1995 through 1997 for the Toronto Blue Jays and Seattle Mariners.[1] He also played for the Orix BlueWave of Nippon Professional Baseball in 1998 and 1998 and LG Twins of the KBO League in 2004. Listed at 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) and 215 pounds (98 kg), Hurtado threw and batted right-handed. He was born in Barquisimeto, the capital city of Lara state.

Edwin Hurtado
Pitcher
Born: (1970-02-01) February 1, 1970 (age 56)
Barquisimeto, Lara, Venezuela
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
May 22, 1995, for the Toronto Blue Jays
Last MLB appearance
July 30, 1997, for the Seattle Mariners
MLB statistics
Win–loss record8–9
Earned run average6.67
Strikeouts79
Stats at Baseball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Teams
Member of the Venezuelan
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction2019
Vote81%
Election methodContemporary Committee

In a three-year majors career, Hurtado posted an 8–9 record with a 6.67 ERA in 43 pitching appearances, including 15 starts and two saves, allowing 111 runs (107 earned) on 85 walks and 167 hits while striking out 79 batters in 144+1⁄3 innings of work.[2]

Hurtado debuted with the Blue Jays in May 1995. He tied for fourth in the American League that year with 11 wild pitches.[3] In December, Hurtado was traded from the Blue Jays to the Mariners with Paul Menhart for Bill Risley and Miguel Cairo.[4][5] Hurtado earned the win on Opening Day in 1996 but had surgery to remove bone chips in his throwing elbow that July.[6]

Hurtado also pitched 13 minor league seasons from 1993 to 2006, including stints for the Orix BlueWave in Japan in 1998 and 1999[7] and for LG Twins in South Korea in 2004. He also pitched in the Mexican Baseball League.[8]

During his career, Hurtado played winter ball with Cardenales de Lara and Leones del Caracas in the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League during 16 campaigns from 1991 to 2006. He won 68 games in the winter league and was twice named the pitcher of the year.[1]

Following his retirement, Hurtado became a pitching coach and has worked for teams in Mexico, Colombia, and Venezuela. He was a pitching coach for the DSL Nationals, a Washington Nationals minor league affiliate.[9][10][11][12][13]

Hurtado is married.[14]

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References

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  1. 1 2 "Edwin Hurtado". Museo De Beisbol (in Spanish).
  2. ↑ "Edwin Hurtado Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 20, 2026.
  3. ↑ Seattle Mariners 1996 Media Guide. pp. 67, 68.
  4. ↑ "M'S Trade Risley To Blue Jays, Acquire Two Young Pitchers". Spokesman.com. December 19, 1995. Retrieved April 20, 2026.
  5. ↑ Kelley, Steve (January 7, 1996). "M's Moves Might Prove Better Than Many Think". The Seattle Times. Retrieved April 20, 2026.
  6. ↑ Finnegan, Bob. "Around The Horn -- The 1997 Mariners". The Seattle Times. Retrieved April 20, 2026.
  7. ↑ 一般社団法人日本野球機構. "ウィン（オリックス・ブルーウェーブ） | 個人年度別成績". NPB.jp 日本野球機構 (in Japanese). Retrieved April 20, 2026.
  8. ↑ "Edwin Hurtado Minor, Japanese, Mexican, Korean & Winter Leagues Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 20, 2026.
  9. ↑ "Edwin Hurtado y Carlos Colmenares en el staff técnico de". magallanesbbc.com.ve (in Spanish). November 6, 2016. Retrieved April 20, 2026.
  10. ↑ "Nationals announce 2020 Minor League coaching staff". Washington Nationals. December 19, 2019. Retrieved April 20, 2026 – via Medium.
  11. ↑ Driver, David (February 19, 2021). "Washington Nationals name Minor League staffs for 2021 season..." Federal Baseball. Retrieved April 20, 2026.
  12. ↑ "Venezolanos que trabajarán en 2022 con los Nacionales en Ligas Menores". El Fildeo (in Spanish). January 18, 2022. Retrieved April 20, 2026.
  13. ↑ Washington Nationals 2021 Media Guide. p. 356.
  14. ↑ Seattle Mariners 1998 Media Guide. pp. 73–74.
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