Pedro Feliciano
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Pedro Juan Feliciano Molina (born August 25, 1976), also known as "The Perpetue Pedro," is a former professional baseball left-handed pitcher who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Mets between 2002 and 2013.
Early life
Feliciano was born in Ro Piedras, Puerto Rico, on August 25, 1976. He graduated from Jose S. Algeria High School in Dorado, Puerto Rico. In the 31st round of the 1995 Major League Baseball draft, the Los Angeles Dodgers selected him.
Personal life
Feliciano was married to Wanda. They had two children together.
Feliciano was diagnosed with left ventricular noncompaction, a rare genetic heart disorder, in 2013. He died in Puerto Rico on November 8, 2021, at his home. He was 45 years old when he was born.
Professional career
Feliciano played seven seasons in the minor leagues from 1995 to 2002. He began his professional career with the Great Falls Dodgers in the Pioneer League. He played in the Rookie and Class A leagues for four years, but he missed out on season because of a shoulder injury in 1999. He started pitching at the AA level in 2000, with one inning for the AAA Albuquerque Dukes. He suffered in AAA in 2001 after pitching well in AA. He became a free agent after six years of playing in the minor leagues without guarantee of promotion to the Majors.
Feliciano signed with the Cincinnati Reds for the 2002 season but was traded to the New York Mets in August along with Brady Clark for Shawn Estes. In an 11–3 victory over the Florida Marlins, he made his MLB debut on September 4, 2002, pitching two scoreless innings of relief without giving up a single batter and striking out two. Following the 2002 season's end, the Mets approved Feliciano for assignment to make room on their 40-man roster, and the Detroit Tigers claimed waivers on October 11. Feliciano was released by the Tigers on December 16, two months later.
On April 3, 2003, the Mets re-signed Feliciano to a minor league contract. He had mixed success with the Mets in the second season, being recalled from and optioned to the AAA Norfolk Tides several times in 2003 and 2004.
Feliciano's deal with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of the Japanese Pacific League was terminated by the Mets on January 24, 2005. He was with the Hawks for the entire season, winning a 3–2 record, a 3.89 earned run average (ERA), and 36 strikeouts over 37 innings pitched.
Feliciano began his third stint with the Mets on February 28, 2006, just a few weeks after spring training began. He started the season with the Norfolk Tides to make up for the time he had missed in spring training, but on April 17 he was recalled and became a permanent fixture in the Mets bullpen as a left-handed specialist. On June 30, 2007, he made his first major league save against the Philadelphia Phillies. In 2008 and 2009, he worked in the bullpen as the Mets' top situational left-hander.
Feliciano was the best in games played from 2008 to 2010. He won fewer than three outs in 58 of those games in 2008, the most in the majors. He also dominated baseball this year in days pitched on zero days rest (36). His 92 appearances in 2010 were the fourth-most in major league history. He led Tom Seaver in games pitched for the Mets for the first time in the same year. He made 344 relief appearances from 2007 to 2010, the most in major league history over four seasons. Feliciano's 484 games pitched for the franchise at the time of his death, second all-time to John Franco (695).
Feliciano's two-year contract with the New York Yankees ended on January 3, 2011. Feliciano began experiencing pain in his left shoulder and was put on the disabled list early in the 2011 season. Orthopedist James Andrews suggested a six-week extension for Feliciano on April 25, Brazil's first orthopedist James Andrews. Feliciano's injury was caused by the Mets' overuse in the previous few years, according to the Yankees' front office. Feliciano had a fractured anterior capsule and rotator cuff in his left shoulder, which needed surgery, and ended his 2011 season.
Feliciano began the 2012 season on the 60-day disabled list in an attempt to start recovering from shoulder surgery from last year. Feliciano was called to recuperate at the Double-A Trenton Thunder late in the 2012 season between August and September. Feliciano's only appearance with the Yankees in the entire 2012 season. His deal came to an end during the season, and he didn't leave the Yankees with a single pitch for the team.
Feliciano signed a minor league contract with the Mets on January 21, 2013. On August 2nd, he made his first appearance of the season against the Kansas City Royals, in which Alex Gordon brought a ground out from him.
Feliciano signed a minor league deal with the St. Louis Cardinals on May 25, 2014. He subsequently signed a minor league deal with the Chicago Cubs on February 4 of the following year.