Kyle Waldrop
Kyle Waldrop | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: Knoxville, Tennessee | October 27, 1985|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
September 5, 2011, for the Minnesota Twins | |
Last MLB appearance | |
October 2, 2012, for the Minnesota Twins | |
MLB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 1–1 |
Earned run average | 3.62 |
Strikeouts | 12 |
Teams | |
Steven Kyle Waldrop (born October 27, 1985) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Minnesota Twins.
Career[]
Kyle Waldrop was the Twins' third pick in the first round of the 2004 Major League Baseball draft, when the Twins had five first-round picks.[1] He was the 25th player drafted that year.[2]
A native of Knoxville, Tennessee and a 2004 graduate of Farragut High School in Farragut, Tennessee, Waldrop has played for Twins minor-league teams in Elizabethton, Tennessee, Beloit, Wisconsin, Fort Myers, Florida, New Britain, Connecticut, and Rochester, New York.[3]
Waldrop missed the entire 2008 season due to a shoulder injury.[3]
In 2011, he was one of six pitchers not on the Twins' major league roster to be invited to the team's spring training camp in Fort Myers.[2]
On September 5, 2011, Waldrop was called up from Rochester with Brian Dinkelman.[4]
In January 2013, Waldrop signed with the Pittsburgh Pirates.[5]
References[]
- ^ The Emergence of Kyle Waldrop, TwinkieTown.com, June 24, 2011
- ^ a b Minnesota Twins announce Spring Training invites, TwinsBaseball.com, January 11, 2011
- ^ a b Kyle Waldrop, MLB.com, accessed February 18, 2011
- ^ Bollinger, Rhett (2011-09-04). "Twins beef up roster with doubleheader on tap". twinsbaseball.com. Retrieved 2011-09-05.
- ^ Williams, Tim (January 29, 2013). "Pirates Sign Kyle Waldrop".
External links[]
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- 1985 births
- Living people
- Baseball players from Knoxville, Tennessee
- Major League Baseball pitchers
- Minnesota Twins players
- Gulf Coast Twins players
- Elizabethton Twins players
- Beloit Snappers players
- Fort Myers Miracle players
- New Britain Rock Cats players
- Rochester Red Wings players
- Peoria Saguaros players
- Indianapolis Indians players
- Farragut High School alumni