Pedro Astacio

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Pedro Astacio

Washington Nationals — No. 34
Pitcher
Bats: Right	Throws: Right
Major League Baseball debut
July 3, 1992 for the Los Angeles Dodgers
Selected MLB statistics (through October 2, 2006)
Wins-losses	129-124
SO	1664
IP	2196.2
Former teams
Los Angeles Dodgers (1992-1997) Colorado Rockies (1997-2001) Houston Astros (2001) New York Mets (2002-2003) Boston Red Sox (2004) Texas Rangers (2005) San Diego Padres (2005) Washington Nationals (2006)

Pedro Julio Astacio (born November 28, 1969 in Hato Mayor, Dominican Republic) is a pitcher in professional [[baseball]. He has played for the Los Angeles Dodgers (1992- part of 1997), Colorado Rockies (part of 1997- part of 2001), Houston Astros (part of 2001), New York Mets (2002-2003), Boston Red Sox (2004), Texas Rangers (2005), the San Diego Padres (part of 2005) and the Washington Nationals (2006). As of spring training in 2007, Astacio is under contract to the Nationals' AAA-class affiliate, the Columbus Clippers.^[1]

Contents 1 Biography 2 References 3 External links 4 Notes

[edit] Biography

Attended Pilar Rondon High School in the Dominican Republic. He owns a ranch in Quisqueya, Dominican Republic next to the ranch of San Francisco Giants pitcher Armando Benitez. He is married to Ana and has 3 sons: Pedro Jr., Julio ,and Pedro Justo, and he has two daughters, Monica and Annie. Astacio received a World Series Championship ring as a member of the 2004 Boston Red Sox.

[edit] References

• Center, Bill, "Padres, Astacio at odds", Union-Tribune, December 20, 2005. accessed December 26, 2006.

[edit] External links

• MLB.com: Pedro Astacio
• ESPN.com: Pedro Astacio

[edit] Notes

1. ^ Bill Ladson. "Nats sign Astacio to Minor League deal", mlb.com, 2007-03-20. Retrieved on March 22, 2007.}