Francisco Liriano

Francisco Liriano, Dominican baseball player

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Born: October 26, 1983
Age in 2026: 43
Zodiac sign: Scorpio
Birth year: 1983

About Francisco Liriano

Francisco Liriano Casillas is a Dominican former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Minnesota Twins, Chicago White Sox, Pittsburgh Pirates, Toronto Blue Jays, Houston Astros, and Detroit Tigers. Liriano was an MLB All-Star in 2006, and is a two-time winner of the MLB Comeback Player of the Year Award; he is the only player to win the award in both leagues. As a member of the Rochester Red Wings, Minnesota's Triple-A farm club, Liriano was awarded the 2005 International League Rookie of the Year. Guillén selected Liriano for his first All-Star game to replace fatigued starting pitcher José Contreras. He made his major league debut in relief on September 5, 2005, against the Texas Rangers, allowing a home run to his first batter, Gary Matthews Jr., before retiring his next three batters. He later joined the Twins' starting rotation and won his first game on September 30, 2005, against the Detroit Tigers.

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Francisco Liriano timeline

2005As a member of the Rochester Red Wings, Minnesota's Triple-A farm club, Liriano was awarded the 2005 International League Rookie of the Year.
2005He made his major league debut in relief on September 5, 2005, against the Texas Rangers, allowing a home run to his first batter, Gary Matthews Jr., before retiring his next three batters.
2005He later joined the Twins' starting rotation and won his first game on September 30, 2005, against the Detroit Tigers.
2006Liriano was an MLB All-Star in 2006, and is a two-time winner of the MLB Comeback Player of the Year Award; he is the only player to win the award in both leagues.

The world when Francisco Liriano was born

Francisco Liriano was born in 1983. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1983

#1 song"Every Breath You Take" – The Police
Top movieTerms of Endearment
Top TV showDallas
Best-selling bookThe Bonfire of the Vanities – Tom Wolfe

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentNC State's miraculous NCAA Championship win over Houston
Top headlineU.S. invades Grenada
Technology milestoneInternet's TCP/IP protocol adopted
Defining fadCabbage Patch Kids — parents fighting in stores
Notable inventionNintendo Entertainment System (Japan)
World population4.69 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderRonald Reagan
Sports championBaltimore Orioles (World Series)
Also wonPhiladelphia 76ers (NBA)
U.S. population233.8M

1983 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Francisco Liriano's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1983	2026
Gas	$1.16	$3.45/gal
Average home	$70,300	$435,000
Average income	$24,580	$67,500
Minimum wage	$3.35	$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket	$3.15	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.20	$0.73
Population	233.8M	341 million

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