Dirk Hayhurst
| Dirk Hayhurst | |
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| Free Agent – No. 73 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: March 24, 1981 Canton, Ohio |
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| Bats: Left | Throws: Right |
| MLB debut | |
| August 23, 2008 for the San Diego Padres | |
| Career statistics (through 2009 season) |
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| Win-Loss | 0-2 |
| Earned run average | 5.72 |
| Strikeouts | 27 |
| Teams | |
Dirk Von Hayhurst (born March 24, 1981 in Canton, Ohio) is a Major League Baseball pitcher and author.
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[edit] Early life
Hayhurst played college baseball for four seasons from 2000–2003 for Kent State University and played with the Bethesda Big Train in 2001.
[edit] Professional career
[edit] San Diego Padres
He was selected by the San Diego Padres in the 8th round of the 2003 Major League Baseball Draft. He was called up from the Triple-A Portland Beavers and made his major league debut on August 23, 2008, for the San Diego Padres against Barry Zito and the San Francisco Giants at AT&T Park in San Francisco, California.
[edit] Toronto Blue Jays
He was claimed off waivers by the Toronto Blue Jays on October 6, 2008, but was released four months later before the season started, and re-signed to a minor league deal.[1] On June 2, 2009, Hayhurst's contract was purchased by the Blue Jays from their triple-A affiliate, the Las Vegas 51s.[2]
Hayhurst missed the entire 2010 season while on the disabled list following surgery on his right shoulder.[3] He was sent outright to the minors following the season.
[edit] Tampa Bay Rays
Prior to the 2011 season, Hayhurst signed a minor league contract with the Tampa Bay Rays with an invitation to spring training.[4][5] He was then released on August 29, 2011.
[edit] Personal life
He is well known for his popular 'Non-Prospect Diary' for Baseball America and he has also contributed numerous articles to his hometown (Canton, Ohio) newspaper, The Repository.
His book about his time in the minor leagues, The Bullpen Gospels, was published on March 30, 2010 by Citadel Press, an imprint of Kensington Books. Keith Olbermann plugged the book on MSNBC's Countdown with Keith Olbermann, saying it "might be one of the best baseball books written in forty years." The Bullpen Gospels debuted on the Paperback NonFiction New York Times Best Sellers List at #19.[citation needed]
His second book, Out Of My League, was published by Citadel Press in 2012.
[edit] References
- ^ Blue Jays agree to terms with Hayhurst
- ^ http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090603&content_id=5127092&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb
- ^ http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=4933413
- ^ http://www.tsn.ca/mlb/story/?id=350436
- ^ Smith, Joseph (2011-01-21). "Rays sign five to minor league deals". St. Petersburg Times. http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/rays/content/rays-sign-five-minor-league-deals. Retrieved 2011-01-21.
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- 1981 births
- Living people
- Baseball players from Ohio
- Major League Baseball pitchers
- Eugene Emeralds players
- Fort Wayne Wizards players
- Lake Elsinore Storm players
- Portland Beavers players
- San Antonio Missions players
- San Diego Padres players
- Toronto Blue Jays players
- People from Canton, Ohio
- Kent State Golden Flashes baseball players
- Kent State University alumni
- Mobile BayBears players
- Las Vegas 51s players
- Durham Bulls players
