page_title: Edinson Vólquez
section_title: Pittsburgh Pirates
hierarchical_section_title: Edinson Vólquez / Professional career / Pittsburgh Pirates
caption_attribution_description: Edinson Volquez
context_page_description: Edinson Vólquez is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball. He previously played for the Rangers, Cincinnati Reds, San Diego Padres, Los Angeles Dodgers, Pittsburgh Pirates, Kansas City Royals and Miami Marlins.
  Vólquez signed with the Rangers in 2001 under the name of Julio Reyes. He went by Edison Vólquez after 2003, before adding an n to his first name in 2007.
context_section_description: After the 2013 season, Vólquez signed a one-year deal worth $5 million with the Pittsburgh Pirates. Volquez experienced a career rebirth with the Pirates, going 13-7 with a 3.04 ERA and 140 strikeouts in 32 games (31 starts), pitching ​192 ²⁄₃ innings. On October 1, 2014. Vólquez started the 2014 National League Wild Card Game for the Pirates against the San Francisco Giants. Vólquez would not come through however, giving up 5 ERs, including a grand slam to Giants shortstop Brandon Crawford, in 5 innings pitched. The Pirates would go on to lose 8-0, eliminating them from the playoffs in the process. The Wild Card Game would prove to be Volquez's last game as a Pirate, as he became a free agent after the 2014 season.
caption: Vólquez pitching in 2015 World Series
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