Lance Broadway

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Lance Broadway
Broadway with the Chicago White Sox in 2009
Pitcher
Born: (1983-08-20) August 20, 1983 (age 40)
Bryan, Texas, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 7, 2007, for the Chicago White Sox
Last MLB appearance
September 26, 2009, for the New York Mets
MLB statistics
Win–loss record2–2
Earned run average5.24
Strikeouts39
Teams

Lance Daniel Broadway (born August 20, 1983) is an American actor and former Major League Baseball pitcher. He is 6'3" and throws right-handed.

High school and college[edit]

Broadway was born in Bryan, Texas, and attended Grand Prairie High School, where he was an all-district performer all three of his years on the varsity team. He transferred from Grand Prairie after his junior year and attended Waxahachie High. He played with former high-school All-State player Ben Hudspeth.[1]

Broadway then went on to pitch for Dallas Baptist University, and major in communications, where he earned all-conference honors both years he pitched for the Patriots. He threw two no-hitters as a freshman and as a sophomore went 10–2 with a 2.82 Earned run average and 102 strikeouts in 108 innings pitched.

After two seasons with Dallas Baptist, Broadway transferred to Texas Christian University. He went 15–1 with a 1.62 ERA and 151 strikeouts in 117 innings pitched for the Horned Frogs. He was named to the All-Tournament Team of the 2005 Conference USA Tournament[2] and also the conference's Pitcher of the Year and Male Athlete of the Year.

Minor leagues[edit]

Broadway was selected 15th overall (the fourth pitcher taken in the first round) by the Chicago White Sox in the 2005 Major League Baseball Draft.[3] He signed for $1.57 million. After being selected, Broadway went 1–3 with a 4.58 ERA in 11 starts for the Single-A Winston-Salem Warthogs of the Carolina League.[4] He went into the 2006 season considered the eighth best prospect in the White Sox system, and combined to go 8–8 with a 2.75 ERA and 117 strikeouts in 26 starts and 160.1 innings pitched between the Double-A Birmingham Barons and Triple-A Charlotte Knights.[4]

Entering 2007, Broadway was named the third-best prospect in the White Sox system. Broadway finished the season at 8–9 with a 4.65 ERA and 108 strikeouts in 26 starts and 155 innings pitched for Charlotte.[4]

New York Mets[edit]

Broadway with the Mets in 2009

The White Sox, with a surplus of starting pitching, and realizing that Broadway was unlikely to crack the team's rotation saw an opportunity to acquire a veteran backup catcher. The Sox traded Broadway to the Mets for Ramón Castro in May 2009. Broadway, who was 0–1 with a 5.06 ERA for the season, was assigned to the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons of the International League[5] and was added to the starting rotation.[6]

On August 26, 2009, Broadway was called up to the New York Mets when LHP Óliver Pérez was placed on the disabled list.[7]

On December 13, 2009, Broadway was non-tendered by the New York Mets, making him a free agent.[8]

Toronto Blue Jays[edit]

On December 16, 2009, Broadway was signed by the Toronto Blue Jays to a minor league deal.[9] He spent the entire season with the Triple-A Las Vegas 51s, going 3–11 with a 7.66 ERA in 29 games (20 starts).[4]

Personal life[edit]

At a nightclub in 2010, Broadway allegedly assaulted Ivan Pinney, severely damaging his eye and face.[10][11]

Acting career[edit]

Broadway made his motion picture debut in the 2013 film Olympus Has Fallen.[12]

In 2014, Broadway was cast as "Commander Linden" in Sci Fi thriller Teleios, which was later renamed Beyond the Trek and released in 2017 by Screen Media Films.[13]

In 2015, Broadway was cast as Devon in the short film Shattered Reflections.[14]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2002 Team History". Waxahachie High School. Archived from the original on March 6, 2012. Retrieved May 2, 2010.
  2. ^ "2012 Conference USA Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). p. 93. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 12, 2012. Retrieved June 21, 2012.
  3. ^ "1st Round of the 2005 MLB June Amateur Draft". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
  4. ^ a b c d "Lance Broadway Minor & Winter Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
  5. ^ "Bisons and Mets Agree to Partnership". Buffalo Bisons. September 22, 2008. Retrieved September 22, 2008.
  6. ^ "News: Castro Traded To White Sox". Mets Blog. May 30, 2009. Archived from the original on January 28, 2013. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
  7. ^ Costa, Brian (August 28, 2009). "Reliever Lance Broadway delighted by call-up to NY Mets, but promotion highlights sorry state of team". The Star-Ledger. Retrieved August 28, 2009.
  8. ^ "Redding, three others non-tendered". New York Post. December 13, 2009. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
  9. ^ "Blue Jays sign Buck for one season, $2 million". ESPN. Associated Press. December 16, 2009. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
  10. ^ Malisow, Craig (January 21, 2010). "Courts Woodlands Man Sues After Former Major-Leaguer (Allegedly) Assaults Him". Houston Press. Archived from the original on January 25, 2010. Retrieved March 10, 2010.
  11. ^ Taylor, Mike (March 9, 2010). "Woodlands man still recuperating from alleged assault on New Year's". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved March 10, 2010.
  12. ^ Cauthen, Shawn (February 12, 2013). "Lance Broadway Goes from Major League Baseball to OLYMPUS HAS FALLEN". Screenslam. Archived from the original on February 15, 2013. Retrieved March 21, 2013.
  13. ^ Gibson, Bradley (September 29, 2017). "Beyond the Trek". Film Threat. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
  14. ^ "Shattered Reflections (2015) - IMDb". IMDb.

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