Beiker Graterol

Beiker Graterol Template:Small (born November 9, 1974) is a Venezuelan former professional baseball right-handed pitcher. He pitched in one game in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Detroit Tigers in 1999.

Career

Graterol was signed by the Toronto Blue Jays as an amateur free agent in 1992. After spending a few years pitching in the Dominican Republic, he joined the Blue Jays system in 1996 with the St. Catharines Stompers of the New York–Penn League.<ref name="patton">Template:Cite news</ref> In 1998, he pitched for the Lara Cardinals en route to a Venezuelan Professional Baseball League championship.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> On December 14, 1998, he was traded by Toronto to the Detroit Tigers for Eric Ludwick.<ref name="bbref">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The Tigers invited him to Major League spring training in 1999.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Graterol made his first and only Major League appearance on April 9, 1999 when he started for the Tigers against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium in place of an injured Bryce Florie.<ref name="bbref" /><ref name="test">Template:Cite news</ref> Graterol lasted only four innings in a rainy game, surrendering seven earned runs and three home runs, including a grand slam by Chili Davis. After the game, Graterol told reporters he would learn from his mistakes and "be better next time."<ref name="chew">Template:Cite news</ref> However, before appearing in another game, he was demoted to the Triple-A Toledo Mud Hens on April 17,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> never to return to the Major Leagues.<ref name="bbref" />

Graterol was unable to find even a minor league contract after the 1999 season and spent 2000 with the Mexico City Tigres of the Mexican League. After a poor year in 2000, Graterol never pitched in affiliated ball again.<ref name="patton" /> Later in his career, he pitched for the Rimini Baseball Club of the Italian Baseball League.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

Internationally, Graterol played for the Venezuela national baseball team at the 2007 Baseball World Cup.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

See also

• List of players from Venezuela in Major League Baseball

External links

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