Legendary Puerto Rican pitcher Juan ‘Terín’ Pizarro dies

Former Puerto Rican Major League pitcher Juan ‘Terín’ Pizarro, considered perhaps the best native pitcher in history, passed away on Thursday night at the age of 84.

According to Pizarro’s son, Charles West, through his accounts on social networks, the event took place around 19:45. Pizarro has been battling cancer for several years.

Pizarro, originally from Calle Calma de Santurce, played 18 seasons in the major leagues and won a World Series ring with the Milwaukee Braves in 1957. He participated in two All-Star games, and in the 1960s was one of the pitchers. dominant majority.

In the 1964 season, he was 19-9 with an ERA of 2.56 and 162 shots for the Chicago White Sox.

Among Puerto Rican fans, he is best known for his many marks at the winter prom and the lethal duo he formed with Rubén Gómez on the pitching team of Cangrejeros de Santurce.

According to Beisbol101.com, in the ball in Puerto Rico he was the leader of the triumphs on four occasions and in three different decades (50s, 60s and 70s), he was the most valuable player in the 1957-58 campaign, leader in efficiency, triple winner of the crown, leader in stroke and has won 10 or more games in seven seasons, among many other achievements.

“Juan Pizarro is the best pitcher in Puerto Rico of all time and one of the best Latinos. Holder of multiple records, he has always played in our league, even at its peak in the major leagues. It is a great loss for Puerto Rico. Rest in peace! Jorge Colon-Delgado, historian and creator of the portal, said on Twitter on Twitter.

Precisely, LBPRC dedicated its 2020-21 season to Pizarro.

“Juan ‘Terín’ Pizarro leaves us a legacy on and off the field. Personally, I am very sorry for losing a pillar of the sport we love so much. As the president of the winter league, I will propose to our Board of Directors to nominate the Pitcher of the Year award of our tournament to immortalize his legacy “, said Juan Flores Galarza, president of LBPRC, in a press release.