finalyear bats birth_place debutyear finaldate statvalue position finalteam statlabel debutdate birth_date article_title debutteam name throws
2003 left cataño , puerto rico 2000 july 11 5 -- 4 127 4.55 pitcher philadelphia phillies win -- loss record strikeouts earned run average april 4 29 april 1974 héctor mercado
 cincinnati reds héctor mercado left
héctor mercado

héctor luis mercado -lrb- born april 29 , 1974 -rrb- is a former professional baseball pitcher , born in cataño , puerto rico .
mercado played all or part of four seasons in major league baseball , as well as one season in nippon professional baseball in japan .
mercado was listed at 6 ' 3 '' in height , and 235 lb .
in weight .
mercado batted and threw left-handed during his baseball career .
mercado played for the cincinnati reds and the philadelphia phillies during his major league career .
he also played one season in japan for the fukuoka daiei hawks in 2004 .
he is currently the pitching coach for the greeneville astros .
