Willis Roberts

Willis Augusto Roberts (born June 19, 1975) is a Dominican former pitcher in Major League Baseball, born in San Cristobal, Dominican Republic.

Career Roberts was signed by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent in 1992. He remained with the Tigers organization from 1992 to 1999. He made it to the major leagues in 1999 and played for the Detroit Tigers, Cincinnati Reds, Baltimore Orioles and Pittsburgh Pirates until 2004.

Roberts was released by the Tigers on February 1, 2000, and immediately joined the Cincinnati Reds as a free agent. only allowing five home runs in 75 innings. His home run rate was roughly one home run allowed for every eighteen innings pitched, or 0.6 home runs per nine innings. Roberts played three seasons for the Orioles before being granted free agency on October 17, 2003. The New York Mets brought Roberts in on a minor league deal prior to the 2005 season, but he did not play for them.