Horacio Estrada

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Horacio Estrada : biography

October 19, 1975 –

Horacio Estrada Jimenez (born October 19, 1975 in San Joaquín, Carabobo, Venezuela) is a Major League Baseball left-handed relief pitcher who currently is a free agent.

Estrada played with the Milwaukee Brewers (1999–2000) and Colorado Rockies (2001). He compiled a career 4–1 record with 22 strikeouts and a 7.50 ERA in 36 innings.

In Venezuela he is the staff ace of the Tigres de Aragua team. On January 17, 2004 he broke his hip when the bus of the team crashed with a Van. Two years later, he was named Pitcher of the Year in Venezuela, when he get a 5–1 record, a 1.96 ERA and he only allowed 7.27 hits per 9 innings pitched.