{{short description|Aruban baseball player (born 1974)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox baseball biography |name=Calvin Maduro |position=Pitcher |image= |bats=Right |throws=Right |birth_date={{Birth date and age|1974|9|5}} |birth_place=Santa Cruz, Aruba |debutleague = MLB |debutdate=September 8 |debutyear=1996 |debutteam=Philadelphia Phillies |finalleague = MLB |finaldate=June 4 |finalyear=2002 |finalteam=Baltimore Orioles |statleague = MLB |stat1label=Win–loss record |stat1value=10–19 |stat2label=Earned run average |stat2value=5.78 |stat3label=Strikeouts |stat3value=140 |teams= *Philadelphia Phillies ({{mlby|1996}}–{{mlby|1997}}) *Baltimore Orioles ({{mlby|2000}}–{{mlby|2002}}) }} '''Calvin Gregory Maduro''' (born September 5, 1974) is an Aruban former professional baseball pitcher. He played five years in Major League Baseball between {{baseball year|1996}} and {{baseball year|2002}} for the Philadelphia Phillies and Baltimore Orioles. After his playing career, he became a minor league pitching coach and scout for the Orioles and Minnesota Twins.
He pitched for the Netherlands in the 2004 Summer Olympics.
== Playing career == Maduro signed with the Orioles, one of several Aruban players who would play for the Orioles signed by scout Jesus "Chu" Halabi, as an international free agent on September 9, 1991.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Keegan |first=Tom |date=1994-11-13 |title=ARUBAN PARADISE? O’s academy no day at beach, but 4 prospects dream on |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/1994/11/13/aruban-paradise-os-academy-no-day-at-beach-but-4-prospects-dream-on/ |access-date=2026-02-12 |website=Baltimore Sun |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://content.mlb.com/documents/3/1/4/265797314/1996_media_guide_small.pdf?_gl=1*1qcxhkh*_ga*MTQ0NjkwOTkxNi4xNzcwODg0MTUw*_ga_N8YFCZLYSZ*czE3NzA4OTIwMTAkbzMkZzEkdDE3NzA4OTM0MDMkajYwJGwwJGg1Mzk1ODUyNTE.*_fplc*cDJiOXFRT2ppSmRZek9aYVZLSlNUbWJwSWFjemVDaCUyRnZkM3l4cVA1OHclMkIlMkJjYWNXOEs5OEc0Yjl2NlRqekN0WnRWck9qTjBqSVhiWVpMOUk5UW1lU05RSjB0dVgxV0g0NVNCYjFUN3EzJTJGbVR6S2gycEwzY0E3SUhDdkN3TWclM0QlM0Q.*_gcl_au*Mzg1NjI5NjY0LjE3NzA4ODQxNTA. |title=Baltimore Orioles 1996 Media Guide |year=1996 |pages=107,108}}</ref> As a prospect, Maduro had one of the best changeups in the Orioles farm system.<ref name=":0" /> He was named an Appalachian League All-Star in 1993. He pitched a no-hitter on May 28, 1996 for the Bowie Baysox.<ref name=":1">{{Cite book |url=https://content.mlb.com/documents/2/0/0/265797200/2002_media_guide.pdf?_gl=1*f5ranl*_ga*MTQ0NjkwOTkxNi4xNzcwODg0MTUw*_ga_N8YFCZLYSZ*czE3NzA4OTIwMTAkbzMkZzEkdDE3NzA4OTI2MDkkajYwJGwwJGg1Mzk1ODUyNTE.*_fplc*cDJiOXFRT2ppSmRZek9aYVZLSlNUbWJwSWFjemVDaCUyRnZkM3l4cVA1OHclMkIlMkJjYWNXOEs5OEc0Yjl2NlRqekN0WnRWck9qTjBqSVhiWVpMOUk5UW1lU05RSjB0dVgxV0g0NVNCYjFUN3EzJTJGbVR6S2gycEwzY0E3SUhDdkN3TWclM0QlM0Q.*_gcl_au*Mzg1NjI5NjY0LjE3NzA4ODQxNTA. |title=Baltimore Orioles 2002 Media Guide |year=2002 |pages=117-119}}</ref>
Maduro was sent from the Orioles to the Phillies on September 3, 1996, completing a trade that began when Todd Zeile and Pete Incaviglia were acquired by Baltimore on August 29 and ended when Garrett Stephenson also went to Philadelphia on September 4.<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1996/09/04/mussina-hedges-on-the-rotation/6cd10283-5e57-438d-807d-da9aff358ed0/ Maske, Mark. "Mussina Hedges on the Rotation," ''The Washington Post'', Wednesday, September 4, 1996.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241223092007/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1996/09/04/mussina-hedges-on-the-rotation/6cd10283-5e57-438d-807d-da9aff358ed0/ |date=December 23, 2024 }} Retrieved February 2, 2023.</ref><ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1996/08/30/os-trade-for-zeile-incaviglia/7eb98296-6a2e-49bb-aab3-b4a3aa21a3b2/ Maske, Mark. "O's Trade for Zeile, Incaviglia," ''The Washington Post'', Friday, August 30, 1996.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241225001234/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1996/08/30/os-trade-for-zeile-incaviglia/7eb98296-6a2e-49bb-aab3-b4a3aa21a3b2/ |date=December 25, 2024 }} Retrieved February 2, 2023.</ref><ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1996/09/05/johnson-to-use-fifth-starter/d10b615b-531c-4c9c-9c35-bcdaa497e1e8/ Maske, Mark. "Johnson to Use Fifth Starter," ''The Washington Post'', Thursday, September 5, 1996.] Retrieved February 2, 2023.</ref> Maduro was a September call-up for the Phillies, making his MLB debut on September 8, five days after Gene Kingsale of the Orioles became the first Aruban to play in MLB.<ref name=":1" /> Maduro pitched in 4 games, making two starts, in 1996. The following season, he had 13 starts and two relief appearances for the Phillies, going 3–7 with a 7.23 ERA.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Calvin Maduro Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/madurca01.shtml |website=Baseball Reference}}</ref> He pitched in Triple-A in 1998, with the Phillies releasing him after the season. He re-signed with the Orioles as a minor league free agent in 1999, spending another season in Triple-A. He re-signed in 2000 and made the Orioles Opening Day starting rotation. He start on April 7 was his first MLB start since July 1997.<ref name=":1" /> During his next start, on April 15, Cal Ripken Jr. hit his 3,000th hit. Maduro later called that game his favorite baseball memory.<ref name=":4" /> He spent time in the minors, and his season ended in June with an ulnar collateral ligament injury. He re-signed with Baltimore and made the Opening Day roster in 2001 in a relief role. He moved to the starting rotation on July 25.<ref name=":1" /> In his final season in the majors in 2002, he was 2–5 with a 5.56 ERA in 12 appearances, 10 of them starts.<ref name=":2" /> He signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers before the 2003 season but was released in May.<ref name=":2" /> He also pitched for the independent Newark Bears.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=Calvin Maduro Minor, Independent & Winter Leagues Statistics |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=maduro001cal |access-date=2026-02-12 |website=Baseball Reference}}</ref> He signed with the New York Yankees in May 2005, becoming a free agent after the season.<ref name=":2" /> In 2006, he returned to the Orioles organization, pitching in Double-A and ending his top-level pitching career in June.<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":5" /><ref name=":4" />
Maduro also pitched for the Dutch Honkbal Hoofdklasse club HCAW starting in May 2004. He joined Neptunus in October 2005, pitching once for the team in the 2006 playoffs.<ref name=":5" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Pioniers verrast titelverdediger |url=https://www.honkbalsitearchief.nl/competitie/2006/playoffs.html |access-date=2026-02-12 |website=Honkbalsite archief |language=nl}}</ref>
== International career == Maduro made his debut with the Netherlands national team at the 2003 Baseball World Cup. He was named the best pitcher of the 2004 Haarlem Baseball Week tournament, which the Dutch won.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |title=Calvin Maduro |url=https://www.honkbalsitearchief.nl/nederlandsteam/calvinmaduro.html |access-date=2026-02-12 |website=Honkbalsite archief |language=nl}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1 August 2004 |title=Veel persoonlijke prijzen voor Nederland |url=https://www.honkbalsitearchief.nl/events/hhw2004/persoonlijke_prijzen0108.html |access-date=2026-01-30 |website=Honkbalsite archief |language=nl}}</ref> At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, he and his team finished sixth.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Calvin Maduro |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/108433 |access-date=2026-02-12 |website=Olympedia}}</ref> He went 1–1 in two starts with a 2.35 ERA in {{Fraction|7|2|3}} innings.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2004 Summer Olympics Official Results |url=https://digital.la84.org/digital/collection/p17103coll8/id/55882/rec/4 |access-date=2026-02-12 |website=LA84 Foundation |pages=91}}</ref> He pitched for the Netherlands in the 2006 World Baseball Classic, allowing 6 runs in three innings.<ref>{{Cite web|title=WBC Stats {{!}} WBC Team Stats {{!}} Kingdom of the Netherlands (2006)|url=https://www.mlb.com/world-baseball-classic/stats/pitching/kingdom-of-the-netherlands/2006|website=MLB.com|access-date=2025-12-01}}</ref>
== Post-playing career == In {{baseball year|2005}}, Maduro was named the pitching coach for the Aberdeen IronBirds of the New York–Penn League, an Orioles farm team. He spent three seasons there, then two more seasons with the Gulf Coast Orioles before becoming a scout in {{baseball year|2010}}.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last=Kerzel |first=Pete |date=2011-09-03 |title=Coaching, scouting keep Sir Calvin busy in retirement |url=https://www.masnsports.com/blog/entry/coaching-scouting-keep-sir-calvin-busy-in-retirement/ |access-date=2026-02-12 |website=MASN Sports |language=en-US}}</ref> He was fired in 2019 by new general manager Mike Elias.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2019-09-11 |title=Ruthless or revolutionary, first-year Orioles GM Mike Elias sticks to his plan |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/1201302/2019/09/11/ruthless-or-revolutionary-first-year-orioles-gm-mike-elias-sticks-to-his-plan/ |access-date=2026-02-12 |work=The Athletic}}</ref>
The Minnesota Twins hired Maduro as the pitching coach of the Single-A Cedar Rapids Kernels in 2020, but the minor league season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Twins announce 2020 Minor League staff assignments |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/press-release-twins-announce-2020-minor-league-staff-assignments |access-date=2026-02-12 |website=MLB.com |language=en}}</ref> He became the pitching coach for the Gulf Coast Twins in 2021, holding that job through 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Twins announce 2021 Minor League staff assignments |url=https://www.mlb.com/press-release/press-release-twins-announce-2021-minor-league-staff-assignments |access-date=2026-02-12 |website=MLB.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Twins announce 2023 Minor League staff assignments |url=https://www.mlb.com/press-release/press-release-twins-announce-2023-minor-league-staff-assignments |access-date=2026-02-12 |website=MLB.com |language=en}}</ref>
== Honors == After the 2003 season, Maduro was decorated as a Knight in the Order of Orange-Nassau, along with fellow Aruban baseball players Gene Kingsale and Sidney Ponson.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bechtel |first=Mark |date=2003-05-12 |title=Knight Games |url=https://vault.si.com/vault/2003/05/12/knight-games |access-date=2025-05-20 |website=Sports Illustrated}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=November 21, 2003 |title=Former Bears and other baseball luminaries congregate on Aruba for charity softball |url=http://www.newarkbearsfan.com/news/features/aruba/aruba.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081121005411/http://www.newarkbearsfan.com/news/features/aruba/aruba.htm |archive-date=November 21, 2008 |access-date=November 21, 2008 |website=Newark Bears Fan}}</ref>
== Personal life == Maduro graduated from the Tourist Economy School in Aruba in 1991, where he played baseball, soccer, and volleyball. He attended St. Antonius College.<ref name=":1" />
Following his playing career, Maduro resided in Millersville, Maryland.<ref name=":4" />
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== {{Baseballstats |br=m/madurca01 |brm=maduro001cal |retro=Pmaduc001}} * {{Instagram|id=calvinmaduro}} {{Netherlands 2006 World Baseball Classic roster}}
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