José Ascanio

José Ascanio

Infobox MLB player


width = 150px
name = José Ascanio
team = Chicago Cubs
number = 58
position = Relief pitcher
birthdate = birth date and age|1985|5|2
birthplace = Maracay, Venezuela
bats = Right
throws = Right
debutdate = July 13
debutyear = 2007
debutteam = Atlanta Braves
statyear = September 30, 2008
stat1label = Win-Loss
stat1value = 1-1
stat2label = Earned run average
stat2value = 5.82
stat3label = Strikeouts
stat3value = 16
teams =
*Atlanta Braves (by|2007)
*Chicago Cubs (by|2008-present)

José Eleazar Ascanio (born May 2, 1985 in Maracay, Venezuela) is a right-handed relief pitcher for the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball.

Ascanio was signed as an undrafted free agent in 2001 by Atlanta. He began his professional career with the GCL Braves, where he went 4-1 with a 1.37 ERA and 17 strikeouts at age 18. The next year, with the Rome Braves, he went 3-3, with a 3.84 ERA and 64 strikeouts, as well as a career-high 9 saves, in 34 games.

In 2005, he played in 5 games for the Myrtle Beach Pelicans, recording 3 wins, 1 loss, a 6.10 ERA, and a career-low 12 K, before being sidelined with a fractured back injury.

On July 13, 2007, Ascanio was called up by the Braves after Wilfredo Ledezma had trouble getting back to the U.S. after going home to Venezuela during the All-Star break. Ascanio made his debut the same day, pitching the ninth inning of a 9-1 win. Ascanio allowed one run on three hits in his first Major League appearance, striking out two in the process. He was sent down on July 31 and called up again on August 24. He earned his first Major League win on September 14 pitching the last two innings of a 13-inning game. He finished the season 1-1 with a 5.06 ERA.

On December 4,2007 Ascanio was traded to the Chicago Cubs for reliever Will Ohman and infielder Omar Infante.

External links

* [http://cbs.sportsline.com/mlb/players/playerpage/580514 CBS SportsLine]
* [http://rotochamps.com/mlb-7351-Jose-Ascanio.html RotoChamps]


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