Franquelis Osoria


Franquelis Antonio Osoria is a retired Major League Baseball pitcher.

Career

Osoria made his Major League Baseball debut with the Los Angeles Dodgers on June 7,. In December, he was claimed off waivers by the Pittsburgh Pirates. After spending most of the season with the Pirates' Triple-A club in Indianapolis, going 2-5 with a 2.63 ERA in 39 games as a reliever, he was called up by the Pirates on August 4,. On July 31,, he was designated for assignment after the Pirates traded Jason Bay for four players. On November 30, 2008, he signed a minor league contract with the Kansas City Royals.
Like fellow reliever Antonio Alfonseca, Osoria has an extra digit on his throwing hand.