Omar Poveda
Encyclopedia
Omar Poveda is a Minor League Baseball
pitcher
in the Miami Marlins organization.
Poveda was on the Texas Rangers
40-man roster while recovering from Tommy John surgery
in early 2010.
On July 29, 2010, Poveda and Evan Reed
were traded to the Marlins for Jorge Cantú
.
Minor league baseball
Minor league baseball is a hierarchy of professional baseball leagues in the Americas that compete at levels below Major League Baseball and provide opportunities for player development. All of the minor leagues are operated as independent businesses...
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 Miami Marlins organization.
Poveda was on the Texas Rangers
Texas Rangers (baseball)
The Texas Rangers are a professional baseball team in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, based in Arlington, Texas. The Rangers are a member of the Western Division of Major League Baseball's American League, and are the reigning A.L. Western Division and A.L. Champions. Since , the Rangers have...
40-man roster while recovering from Tommy John surgery
Tommy John surgery
Tommy John surgery, known in medical practice as ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction, is a surgical procedure in which a ligament in the medial elbow is replaced with a tendon from elsewhere in the body...
in early 2010.
On July 29, 2010, Poveda and Evan Reed
Evan Reed
Evan Reed is a professional baseball pitcher who is currently on the 40-man roster for the Miami Marlins.On July 29, 2010, Reed and Omar Poveda were traded to the Florida Marlins for Jorge Cantú....
were traded to the Marlins for Jorge Cantú
Jorge Cantú
Jorge Luís Cantú Guzmán is an American professional baseball first baseman.Cantú bats and throws right-handed. He was born in McAllen, Texas, went to Sharyland High School, but was raised and makes his home in Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico.-Tampa Bay Devil Rays:Cantú was spotted by a scout while...
.