Francisco Liriano
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"Francisco Liriano y Casillas" is a Dominican Republic/Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball (MLB). He is a left-handed starting pitcher and has also pitched in MLB for the Minnesota Twins and Chicago White Sox.

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I am still working on my fastball now, and that's really all I want to focus on. Just locating my fastball is my goal right now.

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I'm very excited about that, to represent my country.

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I made a mistake, and I'm going to pay for it. I'm really sorry for what happened.

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I always wanted to pitch for my country. It is a big deal (at home). With all of the guys with experience there, I can learn some things.

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The first inning was kind of weird because I hadn't faced a batter since September, not even in batting practice. My slider wasn't very good.

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I feel like I made a mistake and I'll pay for it. I'm responsible for what I did. I'm really sorry for what happened. I made a big mistake.

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I want to show them I can be a starter. I feel ready to be a starter. But I'll do whatever they want me to do.

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I'm not a bad guy.

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I think I need to work on my fastball, locating the fastball. I don't know if I need to go back there [to the Minors] to get it ready, but ... well, I don't know.

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