caption bats birth_place debutyear statyear statvalue team position statlabel width birth_date debutdate image article_title debutteam name throws
valverde june 2011 pitching for the tigers at dodger stadium , right san pedro de macoris , dominican republic 2003 may 26 , 2014 27 -- 33 3.27 692 288 free agent relief pitcher win -- loss record earned run average strikeouts saves 250 24 march 1978 june 1 josé valverde -lrb- june 2011 -rrb- . jpg josé valverde
 arizona diamondbacks josé valverde right
josé valverde

josé rafael valverde -lrb- born march 24 , 1978 -rrb- is a dominican professional baseball pitcher who is currently a free agent .
he has played in major league baseball -lrb- mlb -rrb- for the arizona diamondbacks , houston astros , detroit tigers , and new york mets over a 12-year mlb career .
he is nicknamed `` papa grande . ''
