Tiago da Silva
| Tiago da Silva | |||||||||||||||
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| Generales de Durango – No. 22 | |||||||||||||||
| Pitcher | |||||||||||||||
| Born: March 28, 1985 São Paulo, Brazil | |||||||||||||||
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |||||||||||||||
| CPBL debut | |||||||||||||||
| October 3, 2004, for the Macoto Cobras | |||||||||||||||
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| Win–loss record | 0-2 | ||||||||||||||
| Earned run average | 23.14 | ||||||||||||||
| Strikeouts | 3 | ||||||||||||||
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Tiago Felipe Santos da Silva (born March 28, 1985) is a Brazilian-Italian professional baseball pitcher with the Generales de Durango of the Mexican League. From 2008 to 2013 he played with the San Marino Baseball Club of the Italian Baseball League (IBL), posting a 41–12 win–loss record, a 2.00 earned run average, and 490 strikeouts.[1] He has played for the Brazil national baseball team and the Italy national baseball team.
Career[edit]
Macoto Cobras[edit]
On October 3, 2004, da Silva made his professional debut with the Macoto Cobras of the Chinese Professional Baseball League. He became a free agent following the season.
T&A San Marino[edit]
After not playing affiliated ball since 2004, da Silva joined the T&A San Marino of the Italian Baseball League for the 2008 season. He played with the club in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013. He became a free agent after the 2013 season.
Delfines de Ciudad del Carmen[edit]
On April 1, 2014, da Silva was assigned to the Delfines de Ciudad del Carmen of the Mexican League. He posted a record of 7–4, a 2.07 ERA, and 29 saves.[1] He was released by the team on December 31, 2014.
Toronto Blue Jays[edit]
On January 31, 2015, da Silva signed a minor league contract with the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball (MLB).[2] He opened the season with the Advanced-A Dunedin Blue Jays, and was promoted to the Double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats on May 2, 2015.[3]
Second stint with Delfines de Ciudad del Carmen[edit]
On May 14, he was loaned to the Delfines de Ciudad del Carmen.[4] da Silva was released by the Blue Jays organization in November 2015.[5] da Silva played for the Delfines during the 2016 season as well.
Rieleros de Aguascalientes[edit]
On June 24, 2016, da Silva was traded to the Rieleros de Aguascalientes. He finished the 2016 season with the Rieleros.
Generales de Durango[edit]
On October 3, 2016, da Silva was traded to the Delfines de Ciudad del Carmen. The Delfines folded after the 2016 season, relocating to become the Generales de Durango. da Silva has played for the Generales through the 2019 season. He did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the Mexican League season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[6]
International career[edit]
He was selected for Brazil national baseball team at the 2019 Pan American Games Qualifier[7] and 2021 World Baseball Classic Qualifier.
Additionally, Da Silva played for the Italy national baseball team at the 2008 European Baseball Cup, 2009 European Baseball Cup, 2009 World Baseball Classic and 2013 World Baseball Classic.
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Tiago da Silva Minor League Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 1, 2015.
- ^ Matheson, Keegan (January 31, 2015). "Toronto Blue Jays sign pitcher Tiago da Silva". jaysjournal.com. Retrieved February 1, 2015.
- ^ "Tiago da Silva promosso in Doppio A, Chris Colabello MVP in Triplo A". fibs.it (in Italian). May 2, 2015. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
- ^ "Eastern League Transactions". milb.com. May 14, 2015. Retrieved May 15, 2015.
- ^ "John Lott on Twitter". Twitter. November 9, 2015. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
- ^ "Mexican League Cancels 2020 Season". July 2020.
- ^ "BRASIL". Prē Pan 19 (in Portuguese). Retrieved March 10, 2019.
External links[edit]
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- CPBL
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- 1985 births
- Living people
- Brazilian expatriate baseball players in Mexico
- Brazilian expatriate baseball players in Taiwan
- Brazilian expatriate baseball players in the United States
- Brazilian people of Italian descent
- Cardenales de Lara players
- Delfines de Ciudad del Carmen players
- Dunedin Blue Jays players
- Expatriate baseball players in San Marino
- Generales de Durango players
- Italian expatriate baseball players in Mexico
- Italian expatriate baseball players in Taiwan
- Italian expatriate baseball players in the United States
- Leones del Caracas players
- Brazilian expatriate baseball players in Venezuela
- Macoto Cobras players
- Mexican League baseball pitchers
- New Hampshire Fisher Cats players
- Rieleros de Aguascalientes players
- Sportspeople from São Paulo
- T & A San Marino players
- 2009 World Baseball Classic players
- 2013 World Baseball Classic players
- 2016 European Baseball Championship players
- 2017 World Baseball Classic players
- Baseball pitcher stubs