Paul Spoljaric
Paul Spoljaric | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: Kelowna, British Columbia | September 24, 1970|
Batted: Right Threw: Left | |
MLB debut | |
April 6, 1994, for the Toronto Blue Jays | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 28, 2000, for the Kansas City Royals | |
MLB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 8–17 |
Earned run average | 5.52 |
Strikeouts | 278 |
Teams | |
Paul Nikola Spoljaric (born September 24, 1970) is a former left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who last played in the major leagues for the Kansas City Royals in 2000.
After being signed by the Toronto Blue Jays as an amateur free agent in 1989, he went on to play for the Blue Jays (1994, 1996–1997, 1999), Seattle Mariners (1997-1998), Philadelphia Phillies (1999) and Kansas City Royals (2000). He was traded in 1997 with Mike Timlin for José Cruz, Jr. and was a member of Team Canada at the 2004 Summer Olympics, where they finished in fourth place in the baseball tournament.
In his 6-year major-league career, Spoljaric compiled an 8–17 record with 278 strikeouts, 12 saves, and a 5.52 ERA in 278 innings.
Spoljaric was a starting pitcher with the Barrie Baycats of the Intercounty Baseball League He signed with them in December 2007 and was a starting pitcher for the 2008 IBL season. Spoljaric also spent the previous 6 IBL seasons as a starting pitcher with the Toronto Maple Leafs. With the Maple Leafs He won 2 IBL Championships in 2002 and 2007.
Since leaving baseball Spoljaric is now[when?] president of Upper Deck Flooring, a firm based in Bolton, Ontario, just north of Toronto.[1]
His son, Garner, played college baseball for Stetson.[2]
References[]
- ^ https://ca.linkedin.com/in/paul-spoljaric-48068b1a
- ^ "Garner Špoljaric - Baseball". Stetson University Athletics. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
External links[]
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or MLB, or Retrosheet, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Pelota Binaria (Venezuelan Winter League), or Olympics Sports Reference
- 1970 births
- Living people
- Akron Aeros players
- Baseball people from British Columbia
- Baseball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Buffalo Bisons (minor league) players
- Canadian expatriate baseball players in the United States
- Canadian people of Croatian descent
- Cardenales de Lara players
- Canadian expatriate baseball players in Venezuela
- Dunedin Blue Jays players
- Kansas City Royals players
- Knoxville Smokies players
- Major League Baseball pitchers
- Major League Baseball players from Canada
- Medicine Hat Blue Jays players
- Myrtle Beach Hurricanes players
- Olympic baseball players of Canada
- Omaha Golden Spikes players
- Philadelphia Phillies players
- Seattle Mariners players
- Sportspeople from Kelowna
- St. Catharines Blue Jays players
- St. Catharines Stompers players
- Syracuse Chiefs players
- Toronto Blue Jays players