Dominican professional baseball pitcher (born 1982)
Baseball player
Nelson Rafael Payano (born November 13, 1982)[ 1] [ 2] Dominican professional baseball pitcher , who plays for the Sultanes de Monterrey of the Mexican League . He played the 2009 season for the Chunichi Dragons of Nippon Professional Baseball (BPB).
Payano began his professional career in 2003 with the Gulf Coast League Braves . Over the next several years, he moved up through the Atlanta Braves organization, and in 2008, while playing for the double-A Mississippi Braves , he was traded to the Seattle Mariners to complete an earlier deal in which the Braves acquired Greg Norton .[ 3]
Following the 2008 season, Payano was acquired by the NPB Chunichi Dragons.[ 4] [ 5]
Prior to the 2010 season, Payano was signed to a minor league contract by the Kansas City Royals . He was released during spring training , and was signed by the Houston Astros .[ 6] Corpus Christi Hooks , but he was released on July 11.[ 7]
References
^ "Nelson Payano Minor, Winter, Japanese & Mexican Leagues Statistics & History" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved May 23, 2011 .^ "Nelson Payano Player Card" . thebaseballcube.com . The Baseball Cube. Retrieved May 23, 2011 .^ "Braves 2008 transactions from" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved May 23, 2011 .^ "Japan Times article: Chunichi gets pair of new imports (December 16, 2008)" . Search.japantimes.co.jp. December 16, 2008. Retrieved May 23, 2011 .^ aladdinsane. "NPB Foreign Pitching Stats N-S" . Japanbaseballdaily.com. Retrieved May 3, 2011 . ^ Levine, Zachary (April 19, 2010). "Houston Chronicle Minor League News (April 19, 2010)" . Chron.com. Retrieved May 23, 2011 . ^ "Corpus Christi Hooks News" . Web.minorleaguebaseball.com. March 25, 2011. Retrieved May 23, 2011 .
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