#Bartolo May 21

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For today’s 30-Day Baseball Coach4aday Challenge post I am reporting on BARTOLO Colon.

How can you not be curious about a player with the nickname “The Big Sexy“. That is one of the many reasons I selected Bartolo Colon to profile today.

Bartolo Colon was born May 24, 1973, in Altamira, Dominican Republic. He was a pitcher in the MLB.

He has played for eleven different Major League Baseball (MLB) teams: the Cleveland Indians (1997–2002), Montreal Expos (2002), Chicago White Sox (2003, 2009), Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2004–2007), Boston Red Sox (2008), New York Yankees (2011), Oakland Athletics (2012–2013), New York Mets (2014–2016), Atlanta Braves (2017), Minnesota Twins (2017), and Texas Rangers (2018).

FAQ’s about Bartolo Colon

1. He became the oldest MLB player (age 45) to hit his first career homerun at age 42 on May 7, 2016 against the San Diego Padres.
2. Bartolo became the oldest MLB player to lose a World Series game at age 42 on October 27, 2015 in Game 1 for the NY Mets against the KC Royals.
3. Colón made four MLB All-Star Games: for the Indians (1998), Angels (2005), Athletics (2013), and Mets (2016).
4. He won the American League Cy Young Award with the Angels in 2005, when he led the American League in wins.
5. At age 45 during the 2018 season, Colón was the oldest active MLB player and the last active Major Leaguer who played for the Montreal Expos

Enjoy this “Big Sexy” You Tube Video