After his parents divorced when he was 13, young Pedro Borbón left home at 14 and settled in New York City with two of his mother's brothers. In the spring of his freshman year at DeWitt Clinton High School in the Bronx, Borbón cut class, heading for the lunch room. He was stopped by a security guard, who asked to see his student ID. The guard did a double-take when he saw the name. "Are you related to Pedro Borbón, the pitcher?" he asked. The guard also happened to be a baseball coach at the school. He asked Borbón if he played baseball and refused to take "no" for an answer. He took Borbón outside and had him throw 20 pitches. By Borbón's recollection, 18 were strikes. Borbón pitched well enough to earn an athletic scholarship to Ranger Junior College outside Houston but not before parting with his uncles and living for a while in a cheap apartment in the Bronx with two high school buddies that cost them $540 a month. He worked as a messenger after school to pay his third of the rent. He had no contact with his father between the ages of 13 and 20.[1]
Borbón played on the 1995 Atlanta Braves, who won the World Series that year. He pitched one important inning in the 1995 World Series. The Braves were leading two games to one over the Cleveland Indians, and were leading the fourth game going into the ninth inning. However, Braves' closer Mark Wohlers was fatigued after having pitched two and two-thirds innings the previous day. Wohlers allowed the Indians to score a run and put a runner on second in that ninth inning without recording any outs. Borbón then came in to relieve Wohlers, and promptly struck out Jim Thome and Sandy Alomar Jr. while getting Kenny Lofton to fly out to right.
Borbón is right-handed but taught himself to throw left-handed to increase his marketability as a pitcher.
Borbón is the brother-in-law of major league outfielderCarlos Peguero, who is married to sister Maria Jacqueline (née Borbón) Peguero.[2] Borbón was one of three Atlanta Braves to appear on Saturday Night Live when he made a cameo appearance alongside teammates Gerald Williams and Mark Wohlers.
^Adversity makes Borbon better. The Free Library. Retrieved on February 14, 2017.
^Carter, Mike (October 18, 2013). "Wife of Felix Hernandez a victim of big theft by another M's wife?". Seattle Times. Retrieved June 25, 2014.
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pedro, borbón, confused, with, pedro, borbón, this, spanish, name, first, paternal, surname, borbón, second, maternal, family, name, marte, pedro, félix, borbón, marte, born, november, 1967, generally, known, dominican, former, professional, baseball, pitcher,. Not to be confused with Pedro Borbon In this Spanish name the first or paternal surname is Borbon and the second or maternal family name is Marte Pedro Felix Borbon Marte born November 15 1967 generally known as Pedro Borbon Jr is a Dominican former professional baseball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball MLB for five teams over nine seasons Borbon was mainly a relief pitcher Pedro Borbon Jr Borbon with the Cedar Rapids Kernels in 2007PitcherBorn 1967 11 15 November 15 1967 age 56 Mao Dominican RepublicBatted RightThrew LeftMLB debutOctober 2 1992 for the Atlanta BravesLast MLB appearanceAugust 15 2003 for the St Louis CardinalsMLB statisticsWin loss record16 16Earned run average4 68Strikeouts224TeamsAtlanta Braves 1992 1993 1995 1996 Los Angeles Dodgers 1999 Toronto Blue Jays 2000 2002 Houston Astros 2002 St Louis Cardinals 2003 Career highlights and awardsWorld Series champion 1995 Borbon s father Pedro Borbon was also a pitcher playing for the Cincinnati Reds and three other teams from 1969 to 1980 winning the World Series twice with the Cincinnati Reds After his parents divorced when he was 13 young Pedro Borbon left home at 14 and settled in New York City with two of his mother s brothers In the spring of his freshman year at DeWitt Clinton High School in the Bronx Borbon cut class heading for the lunch room He was stopped by a security guard who asked to see his student ID The guard did a double take when he saw the name Are you related to Pedro Borbon the pitcher he asked The guard also happened to be a baseball coach at the school He asked Borbon if he played baseball and refused to take no for an answer He took Borbon outside and had him throw 20 pitches By Borbon s recollection 18 were strikes Borbon pitched well enough to earn an athletic scholarship to Ranger Junior College outside Houston but not before parting with his uncles and living for a while in a cheap apartment in the Bronx with two high school buddies that cost them 540 a month He worked as a messenger after school to pay his third of the rent He had no contact with his father between the ages of 13 and 20 1 Borbon played on the 1995 Atlanta Braves who won the World Series that year He pitched one important inning in the 1995 World Series The Braves were leading two games to one over the Cleveland Indians and were leading the fourth game going into the ninth inning However Braves closer Mark Wohlers was fatigued after having pitched two and two thirds innings the previous day Wohlers allowed the Indians to score a run and put a runner on second in that ninth inning without recording any outs Borbon then came in to relieve Wohlers and promptly struck out Jim Thome and Sandy Alomar Jr while getting Kenny Lofton to fly out to right Borbon is right handed but taught himself to throw left handed to increase his marketability as a pitcher Contents 1 Personal life 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksPersonal life editBorbon is the brother in law of major league outfielder Carlos Peguero who is married to sister Maria Jacqueline nee Borbon Peguero 2 Borbon was one of three Atlanta Braves to appear on Saturday Night Live when he made a cameo appearance alongside teammates Gerald Williams and Mark Wohlers See also editList of second generation Major League Baseball playersReferences edit Adversity makes Borbon better The Free Library Retrieved on February 14 2017 Carter Mike October 18 2013 Wife of Felix Hernandez a victim of big theft by another M s wife Seattle Times Retrieved June 25 2014 External links editCareer statistics and player information from Baseball Reference or Fangraphs or Baseball Reference Minors or Retrosheet or Pelota Binaria Venezuelan Winter League Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pedro Borbon Jr amp oldid 1103598436, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
