Former Orix BlueWave pitcher Carlos Pulido has passed away at age 52. Pulido was originally signed out of Venezuela by the Twins in the late 1980's and made the major leagues in 1994. His final major league win came that year when he defeated Wilson Alzarez and the White Sox in the first MLB game in which both starting pitchers were from Venezuela. The Twins let him go after the 1995 season and he moved through the Cubs and Expos organization before ending up in Taiwan with the Mercuries Tigers in 1998. He left mid-season to join the Somerset Patriots of the newly founded independent Atlantic League and was picked up by the Mets' at the end of the season, getting into three games for Triple-A Norfolk. The Mets released him shortly afterwards and he spent 1999 back in Somerset.
He joined Orix for the 2000 season and manager Akira Ohgi used him in multiple roles - starter, middle relief and closer. He went 7-4 with 4 saves and a 5.26 ERA in 42 games and his 80 strikeouts were the most on the team. He returned for 2001 and didn't have anywhere near as good of year, going 1-3 with an 8.35 ERA in 11 games before being banished to the farm team and released at the end of the season.
He spent 2002 in Mexico with Guerreros de Oaxaca before rejoining the Twins organization the following season. Over the next two seasons he pitched fairly well at Triple-A Rochester but didn't excel in limited opportunities with the big league club and he was released after 2004. He went back to Mexico and finished his career with two seasons in Oaxaca (2005 and part of 2006) and Acereros de Monclova (the rest of 2006). He played for many years in the Venezuelan Winter League and holds their all time record for wins by a left handed pitcher.
Here's all the Japanese cards I have of him:
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| 2000 BBM #87 |
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| 2001 BBM Preview #P93 |
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| 2001 BBM #226 |
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| 2001 BBM "Late Series" #614 |
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| 2001 Upper Deck #103 |
In addition to these five cards, he had cards in the 2000 Future Bee Power League Dream Stadium (#057) and Konami Field Of 9 Series Two (#FON00B600) sets.
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