Vicente Padilla
ABOUT VICENTE PADILLA
MLB pitcher who debuted in 1999 for the Arizona Diamondbacks and went on to pitch for a number of teams including the Los Angeles Dodgers and Philadelphia Phillies.
He pitched for Nicaragua in the 1998 Baseball World Cup, leading the team to a bronze medal.
He made the MLB All-Star team in 2002, representing the Phillies.
He was raised as the oldest of seven children.
In 2006, while pitching for the Texas Rangers, he caused a bench-clearing brawl between the Rangers and Los Angeles Angels after hitting Vladimir Guerrero with a pitch.
