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Wisconsin Rapids and Witter Field Welcomes Back Pedro Sierra

June 7, 2015 - Northwoods League (Northwoods)
Wisconsin Rapids Rafters News Release


Wisconsin Rapids, Wis. - When the Wisconsin Rapids Rafters host the Kalamazoo Growlers on Sunday, it'll be a special night for one member of the Growlers coaching staff, pitching coach Pedro Sierra.

Sierra, 76, is a former Negro League baseball player who went on to sign and play in the Washington Senators and Minnesota Twins farm systems, that latter of which brought him to Wisconsin Rapids for the 1964 season.

In his lone season playing at Witter Field with the Twin's single-A affiliate, Sierra made 37 appearances and 16 starts, compiling an 8-10 record with a 4.08 ERA over 159 innings pitched. His eight wins tied for second most on the team that season.

In all, Sierra played for five seasons in the Twin's system, also playing for the Erie Sailors of the New York-Pennsylvania League, the Bismarck-Mandan Pards of the Northern League and the Thomasville Hi-Toms of the Western Carolinas League. Sierra then moved on to the Washington Senators farm system, where he had success pitching at the double-A level with the Pittsfield Senators in 1970-71.

The La Habana, Cuba native pitched for four seasons in the Mexican League from 1972-1975 before retiring. Sierra made his return to baseball as a pitching coach in 2002. He coached in Pennsylvania, Taiwan and New Jersey before being hired as the Growlers pitching coach in December 2014.



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