Armando Benítez

Armando Benítez embodies one of the most thankless jobs in sports: the closer, where a single pitch tips the game toward triumph or disaster. Coming out of San Pedro de Macorís, the legendary baseball cradle of the Dominican Republic, he reached the majors with Baltimore in 1994 and quickly became a power-armed finisher whose fastball overwhelmed hitters. His 289 career saves rank 32nd all time, a number earned by repeatedly walking into the ninth inning with everything on the line. I have real respect for relievers who endure that nightly pressure for over a decade. Benítez stood in the fire longer than most ever could.

Armando Germán Benítez (born November 3, 1972) is a Dominican former major league relief pitcher. Benítez debuted with the Baltimore Orioles in 1994 and within a few years became their closer. He was a reliever for several other organizations after Baltimore in 1999 and last played in Major League Baseball in 2008. His 289 saves rank 32nd all time.

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Name (English)

Armando Benítez

Name (Japanese)

アーマンド・ベニテス

Reading

あーまんど・べにてす

Born

November 3, 1972 (age 53)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Scorpio / Rat

Origin

Ramón Santana, San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic

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Occupation

baseball player

Elementary school

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Junior high

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High school

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University

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• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%BC%E3%83%9E%E3%83%B3%E3%83%89%E3%83%BB%E3%83%99%E3%83%8B%E3%83%86%E3%82%B9

Tags

• San Pedro de Macorís
• baseball player

Last updated

2026-06-02

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