Lenny DiNardo

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Lenny DiNardo

Free Agent — No. --
Pitcher
Born: September 19, 1979 (1979-09-19) (age 30)
Miami, Florida
Bats: Left Throws: Left 
MLB debut
April 23, 2004 for the Boston Red Sox
Career statistics
(through 2008 season)
Win-Loss     10-15
Earned run average     4.93
Strikeouts     124
Teams

Leonard Edward DiNardo (born September 19, 1979 in Miami, Florida) is a Major League Baseball pitcher who is currently a free agent. DiNardo bats and throws left-handed. [1]

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[edit] Professional career

[edit] New York Mets

In 1998, the Boston Red Sox selected DiNardo in the 10th round of the 1998 Major League Baseball Draft, but he did not sign, opting to attend Stetson University instead. [2] Three years later, he would sign with the New York Mets when they selected him in the 3rd round. [3] In the summer of 2001, DiNardo made his professional debut with the Brooklyn Cyclones, the Mets Single-A affiliate. [4]

In 2002, he played for the Columbia Mets in the South Atlantic League, another Single-A farm team of the Mets.

[edit] Boston Red Sox

In 2003, he split time between St. Lucie (Single-A) and Binghamton (Double-A). He pitched well enough to warrant being selected by the Boston Red Sox during the Rule V Draft on December 15. [5]

As is the requirement with Rule 5 selections, DiNardo would remain on the Red Sox major league roster during the entire 2004 season. He began the season on the disabled list and made his major league debut on April 23 against the New York Yankees in Yankee Stadium. [6] DiNardo spent much of the second half of the season back on the disabled list. Nevertheless, the lanky left-hander received a World Series ring for his contributions to the 2004 World Series Champion Red Sox. [7]

Having satisfied the requirement of keeping DiNardo on the major league roster, the Red Sox sent the pitcher to Triple-A Pawtucket to start the 2005 season. He was recalled to the major league club five different times during the year.

In 2006, DiNardo made six starts in place of the injured David Wells. However, he spent a lot of time on the disabled list himself, due to a neck injury. DiNardo played for Italy at 2006 World Baseball Classic.

To prepare for the 2007 MLB season, DiNardo played for the Peoria Javelinas of the Arizona Fall League.

[edit] Oakland Athletics

On February 14, 2007, the Oakland Athletics claimed DiNardo off waivers from the Boston Red Sox. DiNardo finished the season having made 20 starts, with an 8-10 record and an ERA of 4.11. [8]

[edit] Kansas City Royals

He signed a minor league contract with the Kansas City Royals on December 17, 2008. DiNardo again represented Italy at the 2009 World Baseball Classic.

[edit] Statistics

Year Ag Tm Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WP BFP BK ERA WHIP OBA
2004 24 BOS AL 0 0 22 0 0 0 0 27⅔ 34 17 13 1 12 21 2 1 130 0 4.23 1.663 .298
2005 25 BOS AL 0 1 8 1 0 0 0 14⅔ 13 6 3 1 5 15 0 1 62 0 1.84 1.227 .236
2006 26 BOS AL 1 2 13 6 0 0 0 39 61 35 34 6 20 17 1 1 190 0 7.85 2.077 .363
2007 27 OAK AL 8 10 35 20 0 0 0 131⅓ 136 74 60 13 50 59 3 2 555 0 4.11 1.416 .278
2008 28 OAK AL 1 2 11 2 0 0 0 23 31 20 19 3 13 12 2 1 114 0 7.43 1.913 .316
Totals: 10 15 89 29 0 0 0 235⅔ 275 152 129 24 100 124 8 6 1,051 0 4.93 1.591 .298
Roll over stat abbreviations for definitions. Italics: led AL. Bold italics: led MLB.

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Lenny DiNardo." Major League Baseball. 24 July 2007. 25 July 2007 <http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=430837>.
  2. ^ "Though winged by injuries, Angels still aloft." Boston. 24 July 2007. <http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/articles/2004/05/16/though_winged_by_injuries_angels_still_aloft/?page=2>.
  3. ^ "Lenny DiNardo." Baseball-Reference. 24 July 2007. 25 July 2007 <http://www.baseball-reference.com/d/dinarle01.shtml>.
  4. ^ "Lenny DiNardo." Baseball Cube. 24 July 2007. 25 July 2007 <http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/D/lenny-dinardo.shtml>.
  5. ^ "Lenny DiNardo." Baseball-Reference. 24 July 2007. 25 July 2007 <http://www.baseball-reference.com/d/dinarle01.shtml>.
  6. ^ "Though winged by injuries, Angels still aloft." Boston. 24 July 2007. <http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/articles/2004/05/16/though_winged_by_injuries_angels_still_aloft/?page=2>.
  7. ^ "Lenny DiNardo." Baseball-Reference. 24 July 2007. <http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Lenny_DiNardo>.
  8. ^ "Lenny DiNardo." Sportsline. 24 July 2007. 25 July 2007 <http://www.sportsline.com/mlb/players/playerpage/451805>.

[edit] External links

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Italy 2006 World Baseball Classic roster
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Italy 2009 World Baseball Classic roster
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