Leovildo Pargas

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Leovildo Pargas

• Bats Left, Throws Left
• Height 5' 11", Weight 176 lb.

• Born November 3, 1984 in Venezuela

Leovildo Pargas pitched professionally briefly in Taiwan. Pargas was on the Venezuelan team in the 2007 Baseball World Cup, going 1-0 with a 3.86 ERA, beating the Thai national team. He must have impressed the Taiwanese hosts as he was signed to pitch for the 2008 dMedia T-Rex. He walked 21 in 26 1/3 IP and was 1-1 with 2 saves and a 6.15 ERA. Pargas throws a slider, curveball and fastball (peaked at 90.7 mph). In December of 2008, Pargas was indicted along with 8 other T-Rex players for throwing games and banned for life from the Chinese Professional Baseball League.

[edit] Sources

• IBAF
• CPBL player page
• Baseball Wiki