Darwin Cubillán

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Darwin Cubillán
Cubillán pitching for San Marino BBC in 2012
Relief pitcher
Born: (1972-11-15) November 15, 1972 (age 51)
Bobures, Zulia State, Venezuela
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
May 20, 2000, for the Toronto Blue Jays
Last MLB appearance
June 1, 2004, for the Baltimore Orioles
MLB statistics
Win–loss record1–0
Earned run average6.85
Strikeouts54
NPB statistics
Win–loss record3–5
Earned run average3.76
Strikeouts101
KBO statistics
Win–loss record1–2
Earned run average12.86
Strikeouts3
Teams

Darwin Harrikson Cubillán Salom [coo-be-yahn' / sah-lom'] (born November 15, 1972) is a Venezuelan former Major League Baseball right-handed relief pitcher.

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Originally signed as a free agent by the Yankees in 1993, Cubillán has played in the MLB for the Toronto Blue Jays (2000), Texas Rangers (2000), Montreal Expos (2001) and Baltimore Orioles (2004). In three-season career, Cubillán compiled a 1–0 record with 54 strikeouts and a 6.85 ERA.

Cubillán played in Japan for the Hanshin Tigers of the Central League, Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) from 2005 until 2007. He played using his first name "Darwin", because his last name Cubillán sounds like "Kubi yan" (クビやん) meaning "He is fired, isn't he?" in Japanese Kansai dialect, and "Darwin" has the same spelling as the last name of an English naturalist, Charles Darwin. In 2008, he signed with the SK Wyverns in South Korea, but was released during the season.

Cubillán also pitched winter ball for the Tigres de Aragua and Leones del Caracas clubs of the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League.

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