Francisley Bueno

Francisley Bueno
Francisley Bueno
Kansas City Royals
	Pitcher
	Born: March 5, 1981 (age 43); Havana, Cuba
	Bats: Left Throws: Left
debut
	August 13, 2008, for the Atlanta Braves
Career statistics ; (through 2008 season)
Win-Loss	0-0
Earned run average	7.71
Strikeouts	1
Teams
	Atlanta Braves (2008); Hanwha Eagles (2010);

Francisley Trueba Bueno (born March 5, 1981 in Havana, Cuba) is a Professional baseball pitcher. He bats and throws left-handed. He is a childhood friend of Blue Jays shortstop Yunel Escobar and Royals catcher Brayan Pena.

Bueno, a Cuban defector, was signed as a free agent by the Atlanta Braves and assigned to Double-A Mississippi for 2006. In 17 games for Mississippi, he had a 3.60 Earned run average and 84 strikeouts. He started 2007 with Mississippi again, but received a late-season promotion to Triple-A Richmond.

After beginning 2008 with Triple-A Richmond, Bueno was called up to the majors on August 3 and made his debut on August 13, during which he nearly hit Alfonso Soriano in the chin, only innings after Soriano show-boated after hitting a long fly ball off Bueno, jumping and celebrating out of the box, only to be left with a single as the ball bounced off the left field wall. Bueno was ejected, along with bench coach Chino Cadahia. A day later, Bueno was given a fine and three-day suspension by Major League Baseball. Bueno will appeal the fine and suspension, and will only have to serve his final sentence once he returns to the Major Leagues. The situation escalated in the final game of the Braves-Cubs series, when Ted Lilly hit Escobar, prompting a shouting match between the two, and the benches and bullpens to clear, but no fight took place, nor ejections made.

On August 5, 2010, Bueno was signed to a deal lasting until the end of the season with Hanwha Eagles of South Korea.

In 2011, Bueno joined the Mexican team Sultanes de Monterrey before signing a minor league contract with the Kansas City Royals in 2012.

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