Answer the following question: Facts: - statyear: august 4 , 2015 - statlabel: win -- loss record earned run average strikeouts whip - number: 36 - position: starting pitcher - statvalue: 76 -- 65 4.30 1,034 1.43 - caption: volquez in 2012 with the padres - throws: right - bats: right - debutdate: august 30 - debutteam: texas rangers - team: kansas city royals - birth date: 3 july 1983 - name: edinson volquez - image size: 240px - image: edinson volquez 01.jpg - birth place: barahona , dominican republic - debutyear: 2005 Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of edinson volquez .
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edinson volquez -lsb- vol-kez -rsb- -lrb- born july 3 , 1983 -rrb- , is a dominican professional baseball pitcher for the kansas city royals of major league baseball -lrb- mlb -rrb- .he has also played in mlb for the texas rangers , cincinnati reds , san diego padres , los angeles dodgers and pittsburgh pirates .he bats and throws right-handed .volquez signed with the rangers in 2001 under the name of julio reyes .he went by edison volquez after 2003 , before adding an '' n '' to his first name in 2007 .