Fernando Arroyo was a Major League Baseball

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 pitcher for the Detroit Tigers

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 , Minnesota Twins

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 (-), and Oakland Athletics

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In eight seasons, he had a 24-37 record over 121 games (60 started), with 12 complete games, 2 shutouts, 28 games finished, 535 ⅔ innings pitched, 589 hits allowed, 288 runs allowed, 264 earned runs allowed, 56 home runs allowed, 160 walks allowed, 172 strikeouts, 11 hit batsmen, 15 wild pitches, 2,289 batters faced, 13 intentional walks, 4 balks and a 4.44 ERA.

He was hired in December of to be the pitching coach for the Lotte Giants

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 of the Korean Baseball Organization

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, under new manager Jerry Royster

Jerry Royster

Jeron Kennis Royster was a third baseman for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Atlanta Braves, San Diego Padres, Chicago White Sox, and the New York Yankees, as well as a former manager of the Milwaukee Brewers and of the Lotte Giants in the Korea Baseball Organization.-Career:He was signed by the Dodgers...

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On March 13, 2010, Fernando (Freddy) Arroyo was inducted into the Mexican American Hall of Fame in a ceremony held at the Jose Rizal Community Center in Sacramento, CA.

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