Billy Buckner
| Billy Buckner | |
|---|---|
| Free agent | |
| Relief pitcher | |
| Born: August 27, 1983 Decatur, Georgia |
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| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
| MLB debut | |
| August 25, 2007 for the Kansas City Royals | |
| Career statistics (through 2011 season) |
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| Win-Loss | 6–11 |
| Earned run average | 6.25 |
| Strikeouts | 103 |
| Teams | |
William Jennings "Billy" Buckner (born August 27, 1983, in Decatur, Georgia) is a Major League Baseball pitcher. Despite their similar names, Buckner is not related to retired Major League Baseball player Bill Buckner.[1]
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[edit] Baseball career
[edit] Kansas City Royals
Buckner was originally drafted in the 9th round (248th overall) by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the 2003 Major League Baseball Draft, but chose not to sign and instead played college ball at South Carolina. He was drafted again in 2004 by the Kansas City Royals in the second round as the 55th overall pick.
In his fourth season in the Royals organization, Buckner was called up on August 24, 2007, to the big league club.
[edit] Arizona Diamondbacks
On December 14, 2007, Buckner was traded to the Arizona Diamondbacks for infielder Alberto Callaspo.
[edit] Detroit Tigers
On June 1, 2010, Buckner was traded to the Detroit Tigers for Dontrelle Willis and cash considerations.[2] He was released on July 25, 2010.
[edit] Colorado Rockies
On December 20, 2010, Buckner was signed by the Colorado Rockies to a minor league deal with an invite to spring training. Buckner had hoped to compete for a spot on the roster, but spent the entire season in AAA with the Colorado Springs Sky Sox where he was 4-8 with a 6.03 ERA in 23 appearances.
[edit] External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
[edit] References
- ^ The Official Site of The Kansas City Royals: News: Notes: Touted Buckner to make debut
- ^ Gilbert, Steve (June 1, 2010). "D-backs get Willis from Tigers for Buckner". MLB.com. http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20100601&content_id=10672670&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb. Retrieved June 1, 2010.
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