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Franquelis Antonio Osoria (born September 12, 1981) is a retired
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Career

Osoria was signed by the
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on December 28, 1999. He would spend the first six seasons of his professional career in the minor leagues.


Minor-league career

In 2002, Osoria pitched most of the season for the
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in the
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, pitching to a 3.32 ERA in 43 innings pitched. He would get called up to the
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in the
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near the end of the season. In 2003, he would pitch the full season for the Vero Beach Dodgers, pitching to a 4.08 ERA, 6 saves, and 3 starts in 75 innings pitched. He would not start a game again after the 2003 season. 2004 would see Osoira promoted to the
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of the Southern League. Osoria would pitch to an 8-5 record, 5 saves, and a 3.56 ERA in 81 innings. Late in the season, he would be promoted to the Las Vegas 51s of the
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, where he would pitch to a 6.48 ERA in 8.1 innings. 2005 would be Osoria's last season in the minor leagues before getting the call to the majors. Starting the year with the 51s, Osoria would pitch to a 2.95 ERA in 55 innings, amassing a 6-4 record and 9 saves.


Major-league career

Osoria made his Major League Baseball debut with the
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on June 7, . In the major leagues, Osoria was primarily used as a long reliever, as Osoria would average just under four outs per appearance for his major-league career.


Los Angeles Dodgers

With the Dodgers in 2005, Osoria would pitch to a 3.94 ERA in 29 innings pitched in 24 games. Osoria would start the season with the big-league club in 2006. However, Osoria would struggle to a 7.13 ERA in 17 innings pitched before being sent down to the Las Vegas 51s. Osoria would pitch the remainder of the season for the 51s, with Osoria's last major league appearance of the season coming on May 10 against the
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. Osoria would pitch the remainder of the 2006 season for the 51s, pitching to a 2-2 record, 2 saves, and a 5.40 ERA in 51 innings pitched with the 51s.


Pittsburgh Pirates

On December 12, , the
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claimed Osoria off of waivers. After spending most of the season with the Pirates' Triple-A club in
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, going 2-5 with a 2.63
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in 39 games as a reliever, he was called up by the Pirates on August 4, . With the Pirates in 2007, Osoria would pitch to a 4.76 ERA in 28 innings pitched, going 0-2. Osoria would pitch for most of the first half of the Pirates' season. Osoria got his first major-league victory against the
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on March 31, 2008. Osoria pitched 3 innings and gave up 2 runs in the game. Osoria would set a career high in innings pitched in 2008, pitching 60 innings pitched to a 4-3 record and a 6.08 ERA. Osoria's 6.08 ERA and .335 opposing batting average were both the highest among all qualified relievers in 2008. On July 31, , Osoria was designated for assignment after the Pirates traded Jason Bay for four players. Osoria would clear waivers and be outrighted to the
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, where he would pitch to a 3.55 ERA, a 2-1 record, and 1 save in 12 innings pitched. At the conclusion of the 2008 major league season, Osoria was granted free agency on October 15. July 30, 2008 marks his last pitching appearance in the major leagues.


Kansas City Royals

On November 30, 2008, he signed a minor league contract with the Kansas City Royals. Osoria would pitch the remainder of his career in the
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, pitching for various teams between 2008 and 2015.


Personal life

Like fellow reliever
Antonio Alfonseca Antonio Alfonseca (; ; born April 16, 1972) is a Dominican former relief pitcher. He last pitched in Major League Baseball for the Philadelphia Phillies in . Alfonseca also played for the Florida Marlins (–, ), the Chicago Cubs (–), the Atlan ...
, Osoria has an extra digit on his throwing hand.


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Osoria, Franquelis 1981 births Living people Águilas Cibaeñas players Dominican Republic expatriate baseball players in the United States Indianapolis Indians players Jacksonville Suns players Las Vegas 51s players Los Angeles Dodgers players Major League Baseball pitchers Major League Baseball players from the Dominican Republic 21st-century Dominican Republic sportsmen Pittsburgh Pirates players South Georgia Waves players Vero Beach Dodgers players Estrellas Orientales players Gigantes del Cibao players Baseball players from Santiago de los Caballeros