Amaury Telemaco Regalado (born January 19, 1974) is a Dominican former professional

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, who played in

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(MLB) for the

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, and

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from to . He was used both as a starter and reliever, throughout his career. Telemaco attended Cristo Rey High School in

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. At 6'3", 222 pounds, this right-hander was originally signed as an

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by the Cubs in 1991 and made his major league debut on May 16, 1996, at the age of 22, pitching seven innings against the

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for the win. He gave up only one hit, but he did

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four batters. Overall, Telemaco went 23–35 in his career with a 4.94

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(ERA). He struck out 364 batters in 561 innings pitched. Telemaco was a typical hitter for a pitcher, batting .121 in 116 career

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, striking out 51 times. He did hit one triple in his career, though. Telemaco committed two career errors for a .958

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. Telemaco is currently a pitching coach in

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(MiLB). In he served his fifth consecutive season in that post for the Rookie-level Dominican Summer League Red Sox, an affiliate of the MLB

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Personal life

His son, Amaury Telemaco, Jr., was signed as a non-drafted free agent by the

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in 2017.

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