Willy Lebrón
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Obispo Willy Lebrón Pérez
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 6' 1", Weight 205 lb.
Willy Lebrón pitched in the minors and Taiwan and was on the Dominican national team.
Lebrón pitched in the Dominican Summer League in 1999 and 2000. In 2001, he was 1-1 with 3 saves and a 5.11 ERA for the AZL Cubs. He did not pitch in 2002-2003 and returned to the DSL in 2004. He went 3-4 with 2 saves and a 5.11 ERA for the 2005 Bakersfield Blaze, working in 24 games. He allowed a .297 average. In 2007, he pitched in Nicaragua. He also represented the Dominican Republic in the 2007 Pan American Games but did not appear in a game. He came to Taiwan in 2008 to pitch for the dMedia T-Rex. He allowed 6 runs in 8 innings for the T-Rex. Following the season, though, he was indicted for being part of a game-throwing scheme that forced the club to disband. He was banned from further play in the CPBL.
His fastball peaked at 95 mph.
[edit] Sources
- 2006 Baseball Almanac
- Baseballdecuba.com
- CPBL Player Page
- Wiki Baseball (Chinese)
- SABR Database
