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José Rosado
New York Mets – No. 67
Pitcher
Born: (1974-11-09) November 9, 1974 (age 50)
Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S.
Batted: Left
Threw: Left
MLB debut
June 12, 1996, for the Kansas City Royals
Last MLB appearance
April 30, 2000, for the Kansas City Royals
MLB statistics
Win–loss record37–45
Earned run average4.27
Strikeouts484
Stats at Baseball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Teams

As coach

Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's baseball
Representing  Puerto Rico
World Baseball Classic
Silver medal – second place 2013 San Francisco Team

Jose Antonio Rosado (born November 9, 1974) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Kansas City Royals from 1996 to 2000. He is currently the bullpen coach for the New York Mets. He played and coached for the Puerto Rico national baseball team.

Playing career

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He was drafted by the Royals in the 12th round of the 1994 amateur draft. He made his major league debut on June 12,1996, earning a loss against the California Angels.[1] He came in fourth in American League Rookie of the Year voting despite having only made 16 starts.[2] He also gave up Paul Molitor's 3,000th career hit on September 16, 1996.[3] Rosado was the winning pitcher in the 1997 MLB All-Star Game despite blowing a save by giving up a home run to Javy López.[4] He would also play in the 1999 All Star Game, again as the lone representative of the Royals.[5]

Rosado's career was effectively ended in 2000. After five starts, he was diagnosed with shoulder tendinitis. After rehabilitation, Rosado had a separate surgery to repair a superior labral tear. He did not pitch in affiliated baseball again.[6][7]

Coaching career

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Rosado was named the Mets bullpen coach on December 4, 2023. Rosado previously coached in the New York Yankees minor league system from 2011 to 2020. He was the pitching coach for GCL Yankees in 2011, coaching alongside future Mets manager Carlos Mendoza.[8] He coached the GCL Yankees until 2014 and was the pitching coach of the Double-A Trenton Thunder from 2015 to 2017 and the High-A affiliate Tampa Tarpons in 2018.[9]

He was the pitching coach for Team Puerto Rico in the World Baseball Classic in both 2013 and 2017, helping the team to a second-place finish in both years.[9]

Personal life

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Rosado is of Puerto Rican descent.[10]

References

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  1. ^ "José Rosado 1996 Pitching Game Logs". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 30, 2024.
  2. ^ "1996 Awards Voting". Baseball Reference.
  3. ^ "National Baseball Hall of Fame - The 3,000 Hit Club - Paul Molitor". exhibits.baseballhalloffame.org.
  4. ^ "1997 All-Star Game Box Score, July 8". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 30, 2024.
  5. ^ "1999 All-Star Game Box Score, July 13". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 30, 2024.
  6. ^ Rieper, Max (December 27, 2021). "The Royals players we wish had stayed healthy". Royals Review. Retrieved August 30, 2024.
  7. ^ "José Rosado Minor & Winter Leagues Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 30, 2024.
  8. ^ "Mets announce 2024 coaching staff". MLB.com. December 4, 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2024.
  9. ^ a b "Tampa Tarpons Announce Coaching Staff for 2018 Season". MiLB.com. Retrieved August 30, 2024.
  10. ^ Rieper, Max (May 21, 2008). "The 100 Greatest Royals of All-Time - #54 Jose Rosado". Royals Review.
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