José Rafael Valverde is a baseball pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks. He was born on July 24, 1979 in San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic. He is 6'4 and weighs 255 lbs. Although he had been the Diamondbacks' closer since replacing Brian Bruney in 2005, trouble on the mound in the month of June forced management to give the role to former New York Mets pitcher Jorge Julio. Valverde was expected to regain the role upon improving his performance, … Wikipedia
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