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Baltimore, MD (Sports Network) - The Baltimore Orioles signed and invited 14
non-roster players to spring training. Among those with previous major league
experience are pitchers Armando Galarraga and Pat Neshek and catcher Ronny
Paulino.
Galarraga went 3-4 with a 5.91 earned run average, 28 strikeouts and 22
walks in eight starts last season with the Arizona Diamondbacks. He also spent
time with the Orioles Triple-A club in Reno.
Galarraga, 30, is most well known for pitching a perfect game with the Detroit
Tigers on June 2, 2010 against the Cleveland Indians -- only it wasn't a
perfect game.
On the final play of that game, Indians' shortstop Jason Donald slapped a
ground ball to first base. Miguel Cabrera got off the bag, retrieved the ball
and flipped it to Galarraga covering first.
Donald appeared to be out by a step at first but first base umpire Jim Joyce
called Donald safe, spoiling what would have been a perfect game.
Joyce admitted after he saw the play on replay that he blew the call.
In 95 career games -- 86 starts -- Galarraga has a 26-30 mark with a 4.69 ERA,
329 strikeouts and 208 walks with Texas, Detroit and the Diamondbacks.
Neshek, 31, went 1-1 with a 4.01 ERA, 20 strikeouts and 22 walks in 25 relief
appearances for the San Diego Padres last season.
Neshek, a five-year MLB veteran, boasts a 12-7 record with a 3.21 ERA, 171
strikeouts and 67 walks.
Paulino played in 78 games in 2011 with the New York Mets, posting a .268
average with two home runs and 19 runs batted in.
Over 553 games with Pittsburgh, Florida and the Mets, Paulino is a career .273
hitter with 33 home runs and 211 RBI.
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