Erubiel Cardenas Durazo (born January 23, 1974 in Hermosillo, Sonora) is a Mexicanbaseball player. Jump to: navigation, search January 23 is the 23rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... Hermosillo is the capital of the state of Sonora, Mexico. ... Jump to: navigation, search Sonora is a state in northwestern Mexico, bordering the states of Chihuahua to the east, Sinaloa to the south, and Baja California to the northwest. ... Picture of Fenway Park. ...
He is the first baseman for the Oakland Athletics. He has also played on the Arizona Diamondbacks. This article is about the baseball team currently active in the American League. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Arizona Diamondbacks are a Major League Baseball team based in Phoenix, Arizona. ...
Durazo had never played an inning of pro ball in the US before 1999, but by seasons end he had parlayed a two-month tear through National League pitching into a starting job on a playoff team.
Concerned that Durazo might not be fully recovered from the injury, the Diamondbacks signed veteran Mark Grace in December 2000 to handle first base.
Durazo, who contract was purchase from Monterrey Sultans last December after he hit.350, tore up the minors (AA El Paso,.403, 14 home run in 64 games; AAA Tucson,.407, 10 home run, 30 G).
Durazo spent 2006 shuffling between the minor league affiliates of the Rangers, Twins and Yankees.
In fact, Durazo originally hurt his elbow while trying to throw a ball in preparation for interleague play.
After Erubiel announced on a Mexican radio station that he’d be returning to the A’s, Oakland Assistant GM David Forst was contacted to confirm the news.