José Escalona

José M. Escalona (born January 7, 1986) is a Venezuelan professional baseball pitcher for the Parmaclima Parma of the Italian Baseball League.

José Escalona
Escalona with the Rimini
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Pitcher
Born: (1986-01-07) January 7, 1986
Lara, Venezuela
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Medals
Men's Baseball
Representing  Italy
European Baseball Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Hoofddorp National team

In addition, Escalona played for the Italy national baseball team at the 2017 World Baseball Classic.[1]

Personal

Escalona's grandfather is Italian, enabling him to become a naturalized Italian citizen.[2]

References

  1. Laymance, Austin (February 8, 2017). "Italy aims to surprise again at WBC '17". mlb.com. Retrieved March 10, 2017.
  2. Tanaka, Ryota (March 9, 2015). "青のプライド〜挑戦者たちの素顔〜". 野球日本代表 侍ジャパン オフィシャルサイト (in Japanese). Retrieved February 18, 2018.


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