For this one, we’re turning back the clock to the early days of the Houston Astros. In the first three seasons following the name change from the Colt .45s, they had a Cuban-born left-handed pitcher on the roster by the name of Mike Cuellar, who would go on to have even more success in another city.
Cuellar initially signed with the Reds as an amateur free agent in 1957. He had a brief appearance in the majors in 1959 but otherwise spent several years confined to the minor leagues. He made it back to the majors with the Cardinals in 1964, pitching mostly in relief and posting a 4.