Pablo Arnoldo Torrealba Torrealba [tor-ray-AHL-bah] (born April 28, 1948 in
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) is a former
starting pitcherIn baseball or softball, a starting pitcher is the pitcher who delivers the first pitch to the first batter of a game. A pitcher who enters the game after the first pitch of the game is a relief pitcher....
in
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who played for the
Atlanta BravesThe Atlanta Braves are a professional baseball club based in Atlanta, Georgia. The Braves are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League. The Braves have played in Turner Field since 1997....
(1975–76),
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(1977) and
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(1978–79). Torrealba batted and threw left-handed. He is the father of MLB
catcherCatcher is a position for a baseball or softball player. When a batter takes his turn to hit, the catcher crouches behind home plate, in front of the umpire, and receives the ball from the pitcher. This is a catcher's primary duty, but he is also called upon to master many other skills in order to...
Steve TorrealbaSteven Alexander Torrealba [tor-ray-AHL-bah] is a former Major League Baseball catcher. He is a right-handed batter who played in the majors for the Atlanta Braves...
, who also played in the Braves organization.
In a five-season career, Torrealba posted a 6-13 record with 113
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in 239
innings pitchedIn baseball, innings pitched are the number of innings a pitcher has completed, measured by the number of batters and baserunners that are put out while the pitcher on the pitching mound in a game. Three outs made is equal to one inning pitched. One out counts as one-third of an inning, and two...
.
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