Kelvin Antonio Pichardo (Born: October 13, 1985 in Santiago, Dominican Republic) is a right-handed minor league baseball pitcher currently on the San Francisco Giants 40-man roster.

Originally signed by the Philadelphia Phillies in 2003, he started his professional career off in 2004, where - with the GCL Phillies - he pitched in 12 games, starting 11 of them. He posted a 5-5 record with 62 strikeouts in 58 innings and a 2.79 ERA.

In 2005, Pichardo didn't fare as well as he had in 2004. He pitched in 10 games for the GCL Phillies, starting nine of them. He went 2-3 with 37 strikeouts in 54 innings and a 4.17 ERA.

On August 28, 2005, he was traded to the Giants for Michael Tucker.

In 2006, he split time between the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes and Augusta Greenjackets. Combined, he went 4-7 with 59 strikeouts in 52 1/3 innings and a 3.61 ERA.

He split time with the San Jose Giants and Connecticut Defenders in 2007. Used entirely as a reliever, he went a combined 4-5 with 87 strikeouts in 67 2/3 innings of work. In 46 games, he posted a 3.33 ERA with five saves.Overall, he has gone 16-16 with a 3.45 ERA in 86 minor league games (25 starts). He has struck out 245 batters in 232 innings, saving six games.

On March 23, 2009 he was suspended for 50 games by Major League Baseball after testing positive for a performance-enhancing substance.^[1]

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NAME	Pichardo, Kelvin
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Pichardo, Kelvin Antonio
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Dominican baseball pitcher
DATE OF BIRTH	1985-10-13
PLACE OF BIRTH	Santiago, Dominican Republic
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH

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