Darwin Cubillán

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Cubillán and the second or maternal family name is Salom.

Darwin Cubillán
Cubillán pitching for San Marino BBC in 2012
Relief pitcher
Born: (1972-11-15) November 15, 1972 (age 52) Bobures, Zulia State, Venezuela
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
May 20, 2000, for the Toronto Blue Jays
Last MLB appearance
June 1, 2004, for the Baltimore Orioles
MLB statistics
Win–loss record	1–0
Earned run average	6.85
Strikeouts	54
NPB statistics
Win–loss record	3–5
Earned run average	3.76
Strikeouts	101
KBO statistics
Win–loss record	1–2
Earned run average	12.86
Strikeouts	3
Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
Toronto Blue Jays (2000) Texas Rangers (2000) Montreal Expos (2001) Baltimore Orioles (2004) Hanshin Tigers (2005–2007) SK Wyverns (2008)

Darwin Harrikson Cubillán Salom [coo-be-yahn' / sah-lom'] (born November 15, 1972) is a Venezuelan former Major League Baseball right-handed relief pitcher.

Career

Originally signed as a free agent by the Yankees in 1993, Cubillán has played in the MLB for the Toronto Blue Jays (2000), Texas Rangers (2000), Montreal Expos (2001) and Baltimore Orioles (2004). In three-season career, Cubillán compiled a 1–0 record with 54 strikeouts and a 6.85 ERA.

Cubillán played in Japan for the Hanshin Tigers of the Central League, Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) from 2005 until 2007. He played using his first name "Darwin", because his last name Cubillán sounds like "Kubi yan" (クビやん) meaning "He is fired, isn't he?" in Japanese Kansai dialect, and "Darwin" has the same spelling as the last name of an English naturalist, Charles Darwin. In 2008, he signed with the SK Wyverns in South Korea, but was released during the season.

Cubillán also pitched winter ball for the Tigres de Aragua and Leones del Caracas clubs of the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League.

See also

• List of Major League Baseball players from Venezuela

External links

• Career statistics from ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet, or The Baseball Gauge^{[permanent dead link‍]}, or Pura Pelota (VPBL)