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Urbina comes straight at the hitter with a moving 93 MPH fastball and a wicked slider that enables him to hold left-handed hitters in check. He also throws a changeup which tails away from righthanders and a splitter that break sharply. Sometimes he is spending too much energy on intimidating the batters and overthrowing his fastball. After him works the count, a hitter's chance fade. When he misses the plate, Urbina tends to miss low.

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In 10-year career, Urbina has compiled a record of 39-43 with 717 strikeouts, 227 saves, and a 3.42 ERA in 617 innings. Urbina was forced to leave his closer duties with the Detroit Tigers when his mother was kidnapped in his native Venezuela. He did not play the rest of the 2004 season, but nevertheless, the Tigers picked up his contract extension for the 2005 season.