Darwin Cubillán

Darwin Cubillán
Relief pitcher
Born: (1972-11-15) November 15, 1972 Bobures, Zulia State, Venezuela
Batted: Right Threw: Right
debut
May 20, 2000, for the Toronto Blue Jays
Last appearance
June 1, 2004, for the Baltimore Orioles
Career statistics (through 2008 season)
Win-Loss	1-0
Earned run average	6.85
Strikeouts	54
Teams
Toronto Blue Jays (2000) Texas Rangers (2000) Montreal Expos (2001) Baltimore Orioles (2004) Hanshin Tigers (2005-2007) (NPB) SK Wyverns (2008) (KBO)

Darwin Harrikson Cubillán Salom (pronounced coo-be-YAHN) (born November 15, 1972 in Bobures, Zulia State, Venezuela), is a former Major League Baseball right-handed relief pitcher.

Originally signed as a free agent by the Yankees in 1993, Cubillán has played in the MLB for the Toronto Blue Jays (2000), Texas Rangers (2000), Montreal Expos (2001) and Baltimore Orioles (2004. In three-season career, Cubillán compiled a 1-0 record with 54 strikeouts and a 6.85 ERA.

Cubillán played in Japan for the Hanshin Tigers of the Central League, Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) from 2005 until 2007. He played using his first name "Darwin", because his last name Cubillán sounds like "Kubi yan" (クビやん) meaning "He is fired, isn't he?" in Japanese Kansai dialect, and "Darwin" has the same spelling as the last name of an English naturalist, Charles Darwin. In 2008, he signed with the SK Wyverns in South Korea, but was released during the season.

External links

• Career statistics and player information from ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs

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