2010 season. Due to a number of recurring injuries, Padilla only was able to start 16 games for the Dodgers in 2010, finishing 6–5 with a 4.31 ERA. His best performance was a complete game shutout against the San Diego Padres on August 4. He made just three more starts after that before he was shut down for the season. After the season, Padilla re-signed with the Dodgers on a one-year, incentive-laden deal. He was injured in spring training in 2011 and began the season on the disabled list, rejoining the team on April 23 as a reliever. In his new role, he picked up his first save since 2000 in a 10-inning game against the Florida Marlins on April 27. He became the Dodgers closer for a brief time after Jonathan Broxton was placed on the disabled list. However, he also wound up on the disabled list on May 14. He was first shut down with a forearm injury and later with neck problems, which required surgery. He was unable to return to the Dodgers in 2011, appearing in only nine games, pitching innings with a 4.15 ERA and three saves. This was the fewest appearances for Padilla since his first season, and the first year he did not start any games since 2001 with the Phillies. Boston Red Sox On January 16, 2012, Padilla signed a minor league deal with the Boston Red Sox that included an invitation to spring training. He earned $1.5 million when he was promoted to major league level. Padilla made the 25-man roster and pitched out of the bullpen. Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks On January 16, 2013, Padilla signed a one-year deal with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of the Nippon Professional Baseball League. Pitching style Padilla threw a wide variety of pitches during his career: a fastball, a curveball, a sinker, a slider, a changeup, and an eephus pitch. The fastball was his main pitch; it reached speeds of 92–94 mph. However, he was also one of the few pitchers in baseball to throw an eephus pitch, a slow curve that travels about 55 mph. Padilla tended to hit a lot of batters—his total of 106 hit batters (HB) is 70th all-time, and he led the American League in hit batters in 2006. See also List of Major League Baseball career hit batsmen leaders References External links 1977 births Living people People from Chinandega