Ricardo Jordan

{{short description|American baseball player (born 1970)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox baseball biography |name=Ricardo Jordan |position=Pitcher |image= |bats=Left |throws=Left |birth_date={{Birth date and age|1970|6|27}} |birth_place=Boynton Beach, Florida, U.S. |debutleague = MLB |debutdate=June 23 |debutyear=1995 |debutteam=Toronto Blue Jays |finalleague = MLB |finaldate=April 13 |finalyear=1998 |finalteam=Cincinnati Reds |statleague = MLB |stat1label=Win–loss record |stat1value=5–4 |stat2label=Earned run average |stat2value=5.25 |stat3label=Strikeouts |stat3value=47 |teams= *Toronto Blue Jays ({{mlby|1995}}) *Philadelphia Phillies ({{mlby|1996}}) *New York Mets ({{mlby|1997}}) *Cincinnati Reds ({{mlby|1998}}) }} '''Ricardo Jordan''' (born June 27, 1970) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He played parts of four seasons in the majors, from {{mlby|1995}} until {{mlby|1998}}, for four teams. Jordan was strictly a relief pitcher during his career, making 69 career appearances. He won five games and his one MLB save came on July 31, 1995. He recorded the final out of the game, preserving a 6-3 Blue Jays victory over the Orioles.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BAL/BAL199507310.shtml|title=Toronto Blue Jays at Baltimore Orioles Box Score, July 31, 1995}}</ref>

Following his career, Jordan became involved with drugs, and in 2007 was sentenced to seven years in prison for drug trafficking.<ref>[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4188/is_20070309/ai_n18712023 Ex-pitcher sentenced] Deseret News, March 7, 2007</ref>

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