José Luis Paniagua Sánchez (born August 20, 1973 in San José de Ocoa

San José de Ocoa

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, Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic

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) is a Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...

 relief pitcher

Relief pitcher

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 who had his most prominent years with the Seattle Mariners

Seattle Mariners

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 organization. His most recent major league stint consisted of one game with the Chicago White Sox

Chicago White Sox

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 in . As a member of the Chicago White Sox, Paniagua came in with a 6 run lead in the ninth inning. He proceeded to give up 4 earned runs on 3 hits and a walk in 1/3 of an inning. He then was pulled from the game by manager Jerry Manuel

Jerry Manuel

Jerry Manuel , nicknamed "The Sage" is a former major league manager. He previously managed the Chicago White Sox from 1998 to 2003 and the New York Mets from the middle of 2008 to 2010 and played in the majors for parts of five seasons in the 1970s and early 1980s.-Playing career:Manuel played...

, walked towards the dugout and flipped off the umpire. He has an E.R.A of 108.00 with the White Sox. Paniagua split 2008 between the St. George RoadRunners of the Golden Baseball League

Golden Baseball League

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 and the Long Island Ducks

Long Island Ducks

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 of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball

Atlantic League of Professional Baseball

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