Pedro Borbon

In 2010, he became the third reliever to be inducted into the Reds Hall of Fame.

Borbon became part of baseball lore in 1995 when, at age 48, he decided to return to the game as a replacement player during Major League Baseball's labor dispute. He joined the Reds in Florida for spring training and faced two batters. He struck out the only batter he faced in an exhibition against the Pirates in Bradenton. The Reds released him after he faced one batter in another game against the Indians, fell down while trying to field a bunt and threw wildly to first base for an error.

When he was traded by the Cincinnati Reds to the San Francisco Giants in 1979, he put a voodoo curse on the Reds so they would never win another World Series. Borbon later said he had removed the curse. The Reds won the 1990 World Series.

Borbon was a key member of the bullpen of the Cincinnati Red's "Big Red Machine" for the 1975-76 championship teams, winning 13 games during those two seasons.

Borbon appeared in more games than any other NL pitcher from 1970-78. He holds the club record with 531 career appearances. Borbon pitched in 20 playoff games during his career with a 2. 55 ERA.

He played Major League Baseball for 12 seasons (1969-1980) for four teams, including 10 seasons for the Cincinnati Reds (1970-1979), playing on two World Series winning teams.