{"id":19112,"date":"2013-12-07T12:07:01","date_gmt":"2013-12-07T12:07:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.oncubamagazine.com\/?p=19112"},"modified":"2013-12-08T12:09:46","modified_gmt":"2013-12-08T12:09:46","slug":"cuban-jose-ariel-contreras-signs-for-the-texas-rangers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/styles-trends\/technologies-of-communication-and-media\/cuban-jose-ariel-contreras-signs-for-the-texas-rangers\/","title":{"rendered":"Cuban Jos\u00e9 Ariel Contreras signs for the Texas Rangers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Cuban Jose Contreras recently reached an agreement with the Texas Rangers to play next season in MLB, according to reports from Reuters.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Texas team in the American League has given the Cuban pitcher, 42, a minor league contract that includes an invitation to spring training .<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Contreras spent last season in the organizations of the Pirates and Red Sox.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He made seven relief appearances for the Pirates in May, in which he allowed five runs in five innings.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Contreras underwent Tommy John delicate surgery on June 20, 2012, and the right-hander managed to have 2 wins and 3 losses with an ERA of 3.00 in 27 minor league outings in 2013.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The right-hander pitcher, who left Cuba in 2002, had his best season in 2005 with record of 15-7 with an ERA of 3.61 for the Chicago White Sox in the regular season and made three starts in the finals towards the World Series title his team won.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Rangers have given thus Contreras the opportunity to become the second oldest pitcher in the franchise history, after the pitcher Nolan Ryan.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">You can also read an interview with Jos\u00e9 Ariel Contreras during his visit to Cuba in January this year titled: Contreras: I do not play Against Cuba.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>(EFE)<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cuban Jose Contreras recently reached an agreement with the Texas Rangers to play next season in MLB, according to reports from Reuters. 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