1983
Born October 26, 1983
San Cristobal, San Cristóbal, D.R.
Francisco Liriano Marquee
b. October 26, 1983 · Minnesota Twins 2005–2006, 2008–2012, Chicago White Sox 2012, Pittsburgh Pirates 2013–2016, 2019, Toronto Blue Jays 2016–2017, Houston Astros 2017, Detroit Tigers 2018
Francisco Liriano's first half of 2006 was extraordinary — a 2.16 earned run average, an All-Star selection, a slider that hitters could not touch — and it ended in August with an elbow injury and Tommy John surgery. He missed all of 2007.
What followed was long and uneven. He was out of Minnesota by 2012, and in Pittsburgh in 2013 he put together the season that won him the Players Choice Comeback Player award, then started and won the Pirates' wild card game.
Born in San Cristóbal in 1983, Liriano pitched fifteen seasons for seven clubs, striking out 1,815 batters in 1,814 innings and finishing 112-114. He threw a no-hitter for the Twins in 2011.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 1 | 2006 |
| Comeback Player of the Year | 2 | 2010, 2013 |
| Player of the Week | 2 | 2011, 2013 |
| MLB Players Choice Comeback Player | 1 | 2013 |
| Pitcher of the Month | 1 | 2010 |
| Rookie of the Month | 1 | 2006 |
| This Year in Baseball Rookie of the Year | 1 | 2006 |
| The Sporting News Comeback Player of the Year | 1 | 2013 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | MIN | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2006 | MIN | 28 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .200 |
| 2008 | MIN | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2009 | MIN | 29 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 |
| 2010 | MIN | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 2011 | MIN | 26 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| 2012 | CHW/MIN | 34 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| 2013 | PIT | 26 | 47 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 0 | .064 |
| 2014 | PIT | 29 | 45 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 0 | .111 |
| 2015 | PIT | 31 | 65 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 28 | 0 | .169 |
| 2016 | PIT/TOR | 33 | 42 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 0 | .286 |
| 2017 | HOU/TOR | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2018 | DET | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2019 | PIT | 69 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Career | — | 421 | 218 | 7 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 85 | 0 | .156 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | MIN | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 23.2 | 19 | 15 | 7 | 33 | 5.70 |
| 2006 | MIN | 12 | 3 | 28 | 16 | 1 | 121.0 | 89 | 29 | 32 | 144 | 2.16 |
| 2008 | MIN | 6 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 76.0 | 74 | 33 | 32 | 67 | 3.91 |
| 2009 | MIN | 5 | 13 | 29 | 24 | 0 | 136.2 | 147 | 88 | 65 | 122 | 5.80 |
| 2010 | MIN | 14 | 10 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 191.2 | 184 | 77 | 58 | 201 | 3.62 |
| 2011 | MIN | 9 | 10 | 26 | 24 | 0 | 134.1 | 125 | 76 | 75 | 112 | 5.09 |
| 2012 | CHW/MIN | 6 | 12 | 34 | 28 | 0 | 156.2 | 143 | 93 | 87 | 167 | 5.34 |
| 2013 | PIT | 16 | 8 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 161.0 | 134 | 54 | 63 | 163 | 3.02 |
| 2014 | PIT | 7 | 10 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 162.1 | 130 | 61 | 81 | 175 | 3.38 |
| 2015 | PIT | 12 | 7 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 186.2 | 155 | 70 | 70 | 205 | 3.38 |
| 2016 | PIT/TOR | 8 | 13 | 31 | 29 | 0 | 163.0 | 157 | 85 | 85 | 168 | 4.69 |
| 2017 | HOU/TOR | 6 | 7 | 38 | 18 | 0 | 97.0 | 105 | 61 | 53 | 85 | 5.66 |
| 2018 | DET | 5 | 12 | 27 | 26 | 0 | 133.2 | 127 | 68 | 73 | 110 | 4.58 |
| 2019 | PIT | 5 | 3 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 70.0 | 60 | 27 | 35 | 63 | 3.47 |
| Career | — | 112 | 114 | 419 | 300 | 1 | 1813.2 | 1649 | 837 | 816 | 1815 | 4.15 |
On this day & linked events
2005
Major-league debut: Francisco Liriano
Francisco Liriano made a major-league debut on September 5, 2005.
2011
Francisco Liriano's No-Hitter
Francisco Liriano threw a no-hitter for the Minnesota Twins against the Chicago White Sox on May 3, 2011, winning 1–0.
2015
Max Scherzer's No-Hitter
Max Scherzer threw a no-hitter for the Washington Nationals against the Pittsburgh Pirates on June 20, 2015, winning 6–0.
2019
Final major-league game: Francisco Liriano
Francisco Liriano played a final major-league game on September 27, 2019.