High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Ubaldo José Heredia Martínez (b. May 4, 1956 in Ciudad Bolívar, Venezuela), commonly known as Ubaldo Heredia (oo-BAL-do ay-RAY-dah), is a former Major League Baseball right-handed starting pitcher who played for the Montreal Expos (1987). Heredia compiled a 0-1 record with six strikeouts and a 5.40 of ERA in 10 innings. In baseball or softball, a starting pitcher (also referred to as the starter) is the pitcher who delivers the first pitch to the first batter of a game. A pitcher who enters the game after the first pitch of the game is a relief pitcher. Under ideal circumstances, a manager of a baseball team would prefer a starting pitcher to pitch as many innings as possible in a game. Most regular starting pitchers pitch for at least five innings on a regular basis, and if a pitcher is unable to do so, there is a high probability that he will, in the future, be relegated to duty in the bullpen. In modern baseball, a starting pitcher is rarely expected to pitch for more than seven or eight innings, at which point, responsibility for the game is passed to specialist pitchers, set-up pitchers and closers.