Frank Montieth

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Montieth and the second or maternal family name is Herrera.
Frank Montieth
Free agent
Pitcher
Born: (1985-01-11) 11 January 1985 (age 40)
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Medals
Representing  Cuba
Summer Olympics
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens Team
Baseball World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2005 Rotterdam Team
Intercontinental Cup
Gold medal – first place 2006 Taichung Team
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place 2006 Cartagena Team

Frank Andy Montieth Herrera (born 11 January 1985[1]) is a Cuban baseball pitcher.

He pitches for the Industriales of the Cuban National Series.

He has also competed extensively for the Cuban national baseball team, winning a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. Montieth bats and throws right-handed.

Career

Montieth debuted in the Cuban National Series in the 2003–04 season.

He went 2–3 with 13 saves and a 2.34 ERA for the Industriales. That year, Montieth won the Cuban National Series Rookie of the Year Award, beating out Yoenis Céspedes.

During the regular season of the 2005-06 Cuban National Series, Montieth was 7–5 with a 3.13 ERA.[2] During the three-round playoffs, he went 4–2, leading the team in wins as Industriales went on to win the title.[3]

In 2015, he played for the Cuban national baseball team at the 2015 WBSC Premier12.

In the seasons 2016, 2017 and 2018, besides still pitching for the Industriales and Cuban national baseball team,[4] Montieth also play in Italy in the Italian Baseball Championship Serie A Federale for Athletics Bologna.[5][6]

Baseball Statistics 2016 and 2017 with Athletics Bologna – Italy – Serie A Federale League :

Year Era W-L Gs Cg Sho Ip H R Er Bb So 2B 3B Hr Ab B/Avg Wp Hbp Bk Sfa Sha
2016 1.51 7–2 13 1 1 95.2 53 20 16 31 110 2 4 0 328 .162 6 7 0 0 11
2017 0.84 7–1 12 4 3 96.0 50 15 9 17 132 12 1 2 330 .152 4 1 0 0 7

References

  1. ^ "Cuban Baseball to Beijing Olympics". Granma. September 4, 2006. Archived from the original on November 4, 2006. Retrieved October 21, 2006.
  2. ^ "45 Serie Nacional de Béisbol – Clasificatoria – Pitcheo" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved October 21, 2006.
  3. ^ "45 Serie Nacional de Béisbol – Playoffs – Industriales – Lanzadores" (in Spanish). Retrieved October 21, 2006.[permanent dead link‍]
  4. ^ "Tampa Bay Rays vs. Cuba'2016: Anunciada preselección cubana" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on March 11, 2016. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
  5. ^ "Athletics Bologna Baseball" (in Italian).
  6. ^ "Frank Montieh es alta con Industriales" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on September 18, 2016. Retrieved September 8, 2016.