Cincinnati RedsĪrroyo was later traded during spring training of the 2006 season for Cincinnati Reds outfielder Wily Mo Peña. Arroyo said the deal was a "hometown discount" and agreed to the terms against the advice of his agent. Prior to Game 3 of the 2004 Division Series, Curt Schilling posted the following message on the Sons of Sam Horn message board regarding Arroyo starting the game: "Friday is going to be a legit struggle, got a team fighting for its life against a kid making his first ever post season start, FWIW I take the kid Friday night, he's got nuts the size of Saturn." īefore the 2006 season, Arroyo signed a three year $11.25 million contract with the Red Sox. The umpires met and reversed the on-field ruling that Rodriguez was safe, forcing Derek Jeter to return to 1st base, and calling Rodríguez automatically out on the play. During Game 6 of the 2004 American League Championship Series, Alex Rodriguez illegally knocked away the ball from Arroyo's glove.
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Arroyo made 2 starts and 4 relief appearances in the playoffs, compiling a 0–0 record with 2 holds and a 7.82 ERA for the eventual 2004 World Series champion Red Sox. He also excelled at holding runners, as he only gave up five stolen bases. Arroyo's most productive season came in 2005, when he posted career-highs in wins (14), starts (32), innings (205.1) and pitching appearances (35). He also got his first championship title when the Red Sox won the World Series against the St. He compiled a 10–9 mark with a 4.03 ERA in 178 2⁄ 3 innings, while posting a very respectable 3.02 strikeout-to-walk ratio (142-to-47). On July 24, 2004, Arroyo was notable for hitting Alex Rodriguez with a pitch, which led to a bench-clearing brawl after Jason Varitek went after A-Rod first.
He went to a three-ball count to just three hitters all game.Īrroyo improved in 2004, while jumping from middle relief to starting, to strengthen his role as the Red Sox No. He needed 101 pitches to throw his masterpiece (73 strikes), struck out nine, and got 10 fly outs and eight ground balls from the Buffalo 27 batters. On August 10, 2003, Arroyo pitched the fourth nine-inning perfect game in the 121-year history of the International League as the PawSox beat the Buffalo Bisons 7–0 at McCoy Stadium. He came to the Boston Red Sox after being selected off waivers before the 2003 season. Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the third round of the 1995 draft, Arroyo made his major league debut with Pittsburgh in 2000. 2 Possible use of performance-enhancing drugs.
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