A Cuban baseball pitcher, Jose Contreras dominated international competition before defecting to the United States to play against the best in the major leagues. First off to a rocky start with the
New York Yankees, Contreras found himself with the
Chicago White Sox and dominating hitters en route to the ChiSox to the World Series title in 2006, the team's first since 1919.
CLEVELAND (AP) — Jose Contreras got a rare road win as the right-hander, shipped to the minors earlier this season, pitched eight superb innings and the Chicago White Sox won their fifth straight, 6-2 over the lifeless Cleveland Indians on Wednesday night.
Publ.Date : Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:31:09 GMTCLEVELAND (AP) — Jose Contreras feels like a complete pitcher again. The command, the fastball, the bite on his nasty forkball, it's all as good as ever.
Publ.Date : Fri, 03 Jul 2009 02:25:29 GMTJose Contreras goes 8 strong innings as club sweeps series CLEVELAND -- Ramon Castro has developed a reputation as Jose Contreras' personal catcher.
Publ.Date : Thu, 02 Jul 2009 02:18:27 GMT
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Jose's nicknames include "The Cuban Missile" and "El Titan de Bronze", the latter of which was given to him by Fidel Castro himself (it was the nickname of a 19th century revolutionary Cuban general).
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