Orber Aquiles Moreno is married to Marjorie...they have 1 child, Maria (8-8-96).
Attended Luisa Caceres High School in Venezuela.
**ORBER'S bests**
WIN STREAK -- None
LOSS STREAK -- None
STRIKEOUT HIGH -- 2 (three times, last, September 8, 2003 vs. Florida)
LONGEST OUTING -- 2.0 innings (September 27, 2003 at Florida)
SCORELESS STREAK -- 4.2 innings (May 25-June 2, 1999)
MOST WALKS, GAME -- 3 (June 9, 1999 Kansas City at Texas)
2003
Had his contract purchased from Norfolk (AAA) of the International League on September 1st.
Made his Mets debut on September 3rd vs. Atlanta...It was his first appearance in the majors since June 9, 1999 with Kansas City vs. St. Louis.
Retired all six batters he faced on September 27th at Florida...The 2.0 innings were a career-high.
Had at least one strikeout in four of his seven appearances.
Went 5-1 with 12 saves and a 1.90 ERA in 38 games with Norfolk...In 52.0 innings, he yielded 36 hits, 11 runs, earned, with 17 walks and 58 strikeouts...Was promoted to Norfolk from Binghamton (AA) of the Eastern League on May 14th.
Recorded at least one strikeout in 29 of his 42 minor league outings...Averaged 10.2 strikeouts per nine innings with Binghamton and Norfolk.
Compiled a 24.1 scoreless innings streak from June 5th-July 18th with the Tides...During that span, he pitched in 16 contests, going 2-0 with six saves.
In the month of June, he was 1-0 with four saves and a 0.00 ERA and went 2-1 with four saves and a 2.25 ERA in August.
Was 2-0 with one save and a 1.69 ERA in four games with the B-Mets...In 5.1 innings, he allowed four hits, one run, earned, with one walk and seven strikeouts.
Signed by the Mets as a free agent on March 6th.
Spent the 2000 season on the Disabled List after undergoing Tommy John surgery...He had 30 outings in 2001, but missed all but two games in 2002 after undergoing surgery to repair a right torn labrum.
2002
Moreno pitched for 3 teams in the Royals Minor League system after missing the 2000 campaign with an elbow injury.
Started the season with Wilmington (A)...went 1-1 with a 2.53 ERA in 8 games, including 1 start (10.2 IP, 3 ER).
Moved to Wichita (AA), where he did not allow a run in 5 games, a span of 8.2 innings...earned the save against Shreveport in his last outing with the Wranglers on July 9 (2.1 IP, 1 H, 0 ER).
Promoted to Omaha (AAA)...went 1-1 with 3 saves and a 4.71 ERA in 17 games with the Golden Spikes (21.0 IP, 11 ER).
Threw 7 consecutive scoreless outings to close out the season...went 1-0 with 3 saves over those 9.2 innings.
2000
Spent the entire 2000 season on the Disabled List... hampered by a strained flexor tendon on the medial side of his right elbow during spring training...an MRI revealed inflammation in the flexor mass and was termed a partial ligament tear...placed on the 15-day Disabled List on April 1.
Underwent medial elbow reconstruction on June 27... procedure performed by Dr. James Andrews...transferred to 60-day Disabled List on Aug. 11.
1999
Began the season in Omaha (AAA)...registered a 3-1 mark with a 2.10 ERA and 4 saves in 16 games in the Pacific Coast League.
Recalled from the Golden Spikes on May 25 after putting together a 19.0 inning scoreless streak...made his Major League debut on May 25 at Oakland...pitched 1.0 scoreless inning and finished a 5-3 loss.
Did not allow a run in his first 4 big league outings with 1 hit and 2 strikeouts in 4.2 innings...yielded 5 runs in next 3 outings (3.1 IP) to hike his ERA to 5.63.
Placed on the 15-day Disabled List with biceps tendinitis on June 19, retroactive to June 10.
Went on rehab assignment at Gulf Coast on July 26...transferred to 60-day Disabled List on Sept. 24.
Concluded his 1st campaign with a 0-0 record and a 5.63 ERA in 7 games...struck out 7 batters in 8.0 frames with 4 hits and 6 walks.
Minor League Notes
Moreno was signed by the Royals as a non-drafted free agent on Nov. 10, 1993.
Pitched for Salcedo in the Dominican Summer League in 1994.
Came to the United States in 1995 and 1996 to pitch in the Gulf Coast League.
Started 25 of 27 games for Lansing (A) of the Midwest League in 1997.
Worked exclusively in relief at Wilmington in 1998...named to the Carolina League All-Star team and was voted as having the Carolina Leaguebs bBest Fastballb.
Promoted to Wichita (AA) on June 25, 1998...was 0-1 with 7 saves and a 2.88 ERA in 24 contests in his 1st stint in the Texas League...also saved 5 postseason games for Wichita.
Combined on the 2 stops in 1998 for a 3-3 record and 14 saves with a 1.87 ERA...posted a .153 opponents batting average, the 2nd-best mark for a Minor League relief pitcher.
Selected by Baseball America as the Royals 3rd-best prospect, named the 9th-best prospect in the Carolina League and was the relief pitcher on the 1998 All-Prospect team announced by Howe SportsData.
Selected to the 1998-99 Winter League All-Star team as selected by Baseball America after going 3-0 with a 1.32 ERA while playing in Venezuela.
