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Marco Estrada
Washington Nationals — No. 55
Starting pitcher
Born: July 5, 1983 (1983-07-05) (age 26) Sonora, Mexico
Bats: Right	Throws: Right
MLB debut
August 20, 2008 for the Washington Nationals
Career statistics (through 2009)
Win-Loss	0-1
Earned run average	7.20
Strikeouts	19
Teams
Washington Nationals (2008-present)

Marco R. Estrada (born July 5, 1983 in Sonora, Mexico) is a Major League Baseball right-handed pitching prospect for the Washington Nationals. A graduate of Sylmar High School in Sylmar, California, Estrada attended Glendale College and Long Beach State University. He was selected by the Nationals in the sixth round of the 2005 Major League Baseball Draft.

[edit] Professional career

[edit] 2005

After being drafted by Washington, Estrada began his minor-league career pitching for the Vermont Expos in the short-season New York-Penn League. In three starts and six relief appearances, he pitched 33⅔ innings, compiling a win-loss record of 1-3 and an ERA of 5.08. During that time, he struck out 37 batters while issuing just 16 walks.

[edit] 2006

Estrada spent the 2006 season with the GCL Nationals, Washington's affiliate in the rookie-level Gulf Coast League, and the Savannah Sand Gnats of the Low-A-level South Atlantic League. He accrued a record of 3 wins and 4 losses and a 3.98 ERA over 61 innings, consisting of 12 starts and one appearance in relief, striking out a total of 56 batters and walking just 20.

[edit] 2007

In 2007, Estrada pitched for the GCL Nationals, the Low-A-level Hagerstown Suns of the South Atlantic League, and the Potomac Nationals in the High-A-level Carolina League. He logged 105⅔ innings in 23 starts, winning 6, losing 8, and recording a 4.85 ERA with 102 strikeouts and 37 walks.

[edit] 2008

Estrada began the 2008 season with the Harrisburg Senators of the Double-A Eastern League, where he pitched 74⅓ innings in 13 starts, accruing an ERA of 2.66, striking out 67 batters and walking 32. In June he was promoted to the Columbus Clippers of the Triple-A International League. He was called up to the majors on August 19 and made his debut the next day

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• Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)