Marino Salas Ortega 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 is currently a free agent

Free agent

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He was previously claimed off waivers from the 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...

 by the Milwaukee Brewers

Milwaukee Brewers

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 on February 1, . He played for Milwaukee's Double-A and Triple-A clubs, the Huntsville Stars

Huntsville Stars

The Huntsville Stars are a minor league baseball team of the Southern League and are the Double-A affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers. They are located in Huntsville, Alabama and are named for the space industry with which Huntsville is economically tied .The Stars play their home games at Joe W...

 and the Nashville Sounds

Nashville Sounds

The Nashville Sounds are a minor league baseball team of the Pacific Coast League , and the Triple-A affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers. They are located in Nashville, Tennessee, and are named for the city's association with the music industry...

. On December 7, 2007, Salas was traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates along with Kevin Roberts for Salomon Torres

Salomón Torres

Salomón Torres Ramirez is a former Major League Baseball player. He began his career in with the San Francisco Giants, and also played for the Seattle Mariners, Montreal Expos, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Milwaukee Brewers.-San Francisco Giants:Torres is best known for starting the last game of the...

. He became a free agent at the end of the season.
Currently he plays in Italy for BSC Rovigo, as a sterting pitcher

External links

• "Salas Traded to Pittsburgh." Huntsville Stars. 7 December 2007.