Venezuelan baseball playerIn this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Aponte and the second or maternal family name is Yuripe.

Luis Eduardo Aponte Yuripe (born June 14, 1953) is a retired Venezuelan professional baseball player. He played as a right-handed middle relief pitcher in Major League Baseball for the Boston Red Sox and Cleveland Indians. In his career, Aponte compiled a 9–6 record with 113 strikeouts, seven saves, and a 3.27 ERA in 220 innings.

Aponte was signed by Boston as an amateur free agent in 1973. He had his most effective season in 1982, earning three saves in 40 appearances with a 3.18 ERA. He pitched four innings in the longest professional baseball game.

See also

• Biography portal
• Baseball portal

• List of players from Venezuela in Major League Baseball

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or:Fangraphs, or:Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
• Pelota Binaria (Venezuelan Winter League)