José M. Escalona (born January 7, 1986) is a Venezuelan professional baseball pitcher for the Parmaclima Parma of the Italian Baseball League.

José Escalona
Escalona with the Rimini
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Pitcher
Born: (1986-01-07) January 7, 1986 (age 38)
Lara, Venezuela
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Medals
Men's Baseball
Representing  Italy
European Baseball Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Hoofddorp National team

In addition, Escalona played for the Italy national baseball team at the 2017 World Baseball Classic.[1]

Personal

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Escalona's grandfather is Italian, enabling him to become a naturalized Italian citizen.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Laymance, Austin (February 8, 2017). "Italy aims to surprise again at WBC '17". mlb.com. Retrieved March 10, 2017.
  2. ^ Tanaka, Ryota (March 9, 2015). "青のプライド〜挑戦者たちの素顔〜". 野球日本代表 侍ジャパン オフィシャルサイト (in Japanese). Retrieved February 18, 2018.
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