finalyear bats birth_place debutyear finaldate statvalue position finalteam statlabel debutdate birth_date article_title debutteam name throws
2008 left cuitláhuac , veracruz , mexico 1997 september 25 21 -- 24 3.59 400 relief pitcher new york mets win -- loss record earned run average strikeouts april 3 13 april 1970 ricardo rincón
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ricardo rincón

ricardo rincón espinoza -lrb- born april 13 , 1970 -rrb- is a former major league baseball relief pitcher .
rincón was a left-handed specialist who spent nearly his entire career as a middle reliever and setup pitcher .
in his 10-year career , rincón never started a game and only accumulated 21 saves .
rincón played for several teams in mexico before being signed by the pittsburgh pirates in , breaking into the major leagues at the relatively advanced age of 27 .
on november 18 , 1998 he was traded to the cleveland indians for outfielder brian giles .
he later pitched for the oakland athletics and st. louis cardinals .
rincón played for his native mexico in the 2006 world baseball classic , appearing in four games .
shortly after the classic and five games into his cardinal career , rincón experienced shoulder pain and later underwent surgery to repair a torn labrum and rotator cuff .
he also had tommy john surgery on his left elbow , forcing him to miss the remainder of the season .
he played in the san francisco giants organization in .
on january 25 , , rincón signed with the new york mets .
he was loaned to the mexico city red devils for the 2008 season , and was returned on august 28 and assigned to triple-a new orleans .
rincón was part of a combined no-hitter on july 12 , 1997 .
after francisco córdova threw nine innings of no-hit ball , rincón relieved him and pitched a scoreless 10th .
teammate mark smith then hit a three-run walk-off home run in the bottom of the 10th to give rincón the win .
to date , it is the last no-hitter in pirates history .
-lsb- http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/gallery/featured/gal1137746/11/26/index.htm] he throws a four-seam fastball , slider , changeup , and two-seam fastball .
he is currently married to his wife jaqueline , they have two children , a daughter , damaris , and a son , ricardo , jr. .
he is mentioned multiple times in the movie `` moneyball '' .
