Arnie Portocarrero
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Arnold Mario Portocarrero (July 5, 1931 in New York, New York - June 21, 1986 in Kansas City, Kansas
), was a professional baseball player who played pitcher
in the Major Leagues from -. He would play for the Philadelphia Athletics, Kansas City Athletics, and Baltimore Orioles
.
Kansas City, Kansas
Kansas City is the third-largest city in the state of Kansas and is the county seat of Wyandotte County. It is a suburb of Kansas City, Missouri, and is the third largest city in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area. The city is part of a consolidated city-county government known as the "Unified...
), was a professional baseball player who played pitcher
Pitcher
In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a walk. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the...
in the Major Leagues from -. He would play for the Philadelphia Athletics, Kansas City Athletics, and Baltimore Orioles
Baltimore Orioles
The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland in the United States. They are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's American League. One of the American League's eight charter franchises in 1901, it spent its first year as a major league...
.