José Francisco Capellán (January 13, 1981 – April 7, 2015) was a Dominican professional

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. He played in

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from 2004 to 2008 for the

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and

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. He also played with the Hanhwa Eagles of the

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Career

In 2004, Capellán pitched at Single-A, Double-A, and Triple-A and posted a combined 14–5 mark with a 2.80

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(ERA). In three games with the Atlanta Braves after a September call-up in 2004, Capellán compiled a 0–1 record with an 11.25 ERA in eight

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. The Braves traded Capellán and Alec Zumwalt to the

for

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reliever Dan Kolb. Capellán opened the 2005 season with the Triple-A

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, and was called up to Brewers major league club, where he worked relief through the 2005 season. At the end of

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in 2007, he was sent back to Triple-A after a poor spring. Capellán demanded a trade and even considered retirement. His wish eventually came true on July 1, 2007, when he was traded to the Detroit Tigers for

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pitcher Chris Cody. Capellán was traded from Detroit to the Rockies in exchange for pitcher Denny Bautista on December 4, 2007. On May 5, 2008, Capellán was released by the Rockies after being

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. In late June, Capellán signed a minor league contract with the

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and became a free agent after the season. Capellán signed a minor league contract with the

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on January 14, 2009, and was invited to spring training. The Hanhwa Eagles, a Korean professional baseball club, revealed their acquisition of Capellán on December 10, 2009. Capellán was considered to be a starter for the Eagles in 2010 and scheduled to make $250,000 a year. He was released from the Eagles on August 5, 2010. In between, Capellan pitched winterball with the Gigantes del Cibao and the

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in Dominican Republic, and for the

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in Venezuela, where he made his last professional appearance in 2013.

Death

Capellán died of a heart attack at home in Philadelphia on April 7, 2015, aged 34. Capellán's wife said that he had problems with the drug Ambien, which is used for sleeping disorders.Jose Capellan dies at age 34 from apparent heart attack
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