:José Parra (baseball)

{{short description|Dominican baseball player (born 1972)}}

{{For|the Spanish football (soccer) player|José Parra Martínez}}

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{{Infobox baseball biography

|name=José Parra

|image=

|position=Pitcher

|bats=Right

|throws=Right

|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1972|11|28}}

|birth_place=Jacagua, Dominican Republic

|debutleague = MLB

|debutdate=August 2

|debutyear=1995

|debutteam=Los Angeles Dodgers

|debut2league=KBO

|debut2date=April 13

|debut2year=1998

|debut2team=Samsung Lions

|debut3league=NPB

|debut3date=May 8

|debut3year=1999

|debut3team=Yomiuri Giants

|debut4league=CPBL

|debut4date=August 19

|debut4year=2001

|debut4team=Uni-President Lions

|finalleague=KBO

|finaldate=

|finalyear=2002

|finalteam= Hanwha Eagles

|final2league=CPBL

|final2date=October 3

|final2year=2003

|final2team=Uni-President Lions

|final3league = MLB

|final3date=July 17

|final3year=2004

|final3team=New York Mets

|final4league=NPB

|final4date=June 11

|final4year=2005

|final4team=Orix Buffaloes

|statleague = MLB

|stat1label=Win–loss record

|stat1value=7–12

|stat2label=Earned run average

|stat2value=6.09

|stat3label=Strikeouts

|stat3value=117

|stat2league = KBO

|stat21label=Win–loss record

|stat21value=10–9

|stat22label=Earned run average

|stat22value=4.34

|stat23label=Strikeouts

|stat23value=87

|stat3league = NPB

|stat31label=Win–loss record

|stat31value=6–5

|stat32label=Earned run average

|stat32value=4.82

|stat33label=Strikeouts

|stat33value=45

|stat4league = CPBL

|stat41label=Win–loss record

|stat41value=5–3

|stat42label=Earned run average

|stat42value=1.47

|stat43label=Strikeouts

|stat43value=64

|teams=

}}

José Miguel Parra (born November 28, 1972) is a Dominican former Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher who played from {{mlby|1995}}-{{mlby|2004}}. He also played two seasons in Japan, for the Yomiuri Giants in {{Baseball year|1999}} and the Orix Buffaloes in {{Baseball year|2005}}, as well as in South Korea and Taiwan. He most recently served as the pitching coach for the Gulf Coast League Tigers.

Playing career

As of the end of the 2017 season, Parra is the only player in Major League Baseball history to have 4 or more career plate appearances as a batter, but have no official at bats. In Parra's 4 career plate appearances, he recorded 2 sacrifice hits (both in 1 game in 1995, Dodgers vs. Rockies), and 2 walks (both in 1 game in 2000, Pirates vs. Braves).

Coaching career

On December 13, 2018, Parra was named pitching coach for the Gulf Coast League Tigers. He previously served as the pitching coach for the Dominican Summer League Tigers for 11 seasons.{{cite news|url=https://tigers.mlblogs.com/tigers-announce-minor-league-assignments-for-2019-751bb1bfd902 |title=Tigers Announce Minor League Assignments for 2019 |website=tigers.mlblogs.com |date=December 13, 2018|access-date=September 15, 2019}} On September 15, 2019, Parra was fired by the Tigers.{{cite news|url=https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/mlb/tigers/2019/09/15/tigers-fire-six-minor-league-coaches-future-mud-hens-doug-mientkiewicz-not-determined/2334655001/ |title=Tigers fire six minor league coaches; future of Mud Hens' Doug Mientkiewicz not determined |first=Lynn |last=Henning |newspaper=The Detroit News |date=September 15, 2019|access-date=September 15, 2019}}

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