Eddie Kunz
| Eddie Kunz | |
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| San Diego Padres – No. 40 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: April 8, 1986 | |
| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
| MLB debut | |
| August 3, 2008 for the New York Mets | |
| Career statistics (through 2010) |
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| Win-loss record | 0–0 |
| Earned run average | 13.50 |
| Strikeouts | 1 |
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Edward Cory Kunz (born April 8, 1986[1]) is an American Major League Baseball pitcher for the San Diego Padres.
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[edit] Early life and amateur career
Kunz was born in Portland, Oregon.[1] He attended Parkrose High School, where he played football, basketball, and baseball. He was a preseason All-American second-team in 2007 for the Oregon State Beavers.[2]
[edit] Professional career
[edit] New York Mets
On August 24, 2007, the New York Mets signed Kunz after they selected him 42nd overall in the 2007 Major League Baseball Draft.[3] Less than a year later, on August 3, 2008, he was called up to the Major Leagues from the Double-A affiliate, Binghamton Mets, after having a 2.79 ERA with 27 saves in 44 games.[4]
That day, in his Major League debut, he pitched a scoreless seventh inning.[5] However, two weeks later, after struggling and the Mets' trade for Luis Ayala, he was demoted back to the minors.[6]
On November 5, 2010, Kunz was sent down to the minors to Triple-A Buffalo along with Jesús Feliciano and Raul Valdes. Along with them were Mike Hessman and Omir Santos who then became free-agents after refusing their minor league assignment.
[edit] San Diego Padres
On March 29, 2011, Kunz was traded by the Mets to the Padres at the end of spring training for minor league first baseman Allan Dykstra.[7]
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Player profile". MLB.com. http://newyork.mets.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=446333. Retrieved August 4, 2008.
- ^ "Oregon State profile". http://www.osubeavers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=24962&SPID=1962&DB_OEM_ID=4700&ATCLID=130948&Q_SEASON=2006. Retrieved June 8, 2006.[dead link]
- ^ Kobylarz, Lauren (July 24, 2007). "Mets sign top Draft pick Kunz; Reliever helped Oregon State win back-to-back championships". MLB.com. http://newyork.mets.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070724&content_id=2107013&vkey=news_nym&fext=.jsp&c_id=nym. Retrieved August 5, 2008.
- ^ DiComo, Anthony (August 3, 2008). "Maine to DL as Mets call up Kunz; With Wagner ailing, bullpen needs reinforcement". MLB.com. http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080803&content_id=3246872&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb. Retrieved August 3, 2008.
- ^ DiComo, Anthony (August 4, 2008). "After quiet Deadline, Mets look inward; Kunz, Murphy and Evans give club homegrown boost". MLB.com. http://newyork.mets.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080804&content_id=3251288&vkey=news_nym&fext=.jsp&c_id=nym. Retrieved August 4, 2008.
- ^ "Mets demote RHP Eddie Kunz to make room for Luis Ayala". The Canadian Press. August 18, 2008. http://canadianpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5hhhhBQTppjmlVsLzBCHieAqw_tGw. Retrieved August 18, 2008.
- ^ http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2011/mar/29/padres-trade-former-no-1-pick-dykstra-mets/
[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)
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