Jerry Dipoto

Jerry Dipoto
Pitcher
Batted: Right Threw: Right
debut
May 11, 1993, for the Cleveland Indians
Last appearance
October 1, 2000, for the Colorado Rockies
Career statistics
Pitching record	27-24
Earned run average	4.05
Strikeouts	352
Saves	49
Teams
Cleveland Indians (1993-1994) New York Mets (1995-1996) Colorado Rockies (1997-2000)

Gerald Peter Dipoto (born May 24, 1968 in Jersey City, New Jersey), is a former professional baseball player.

Early life

Dipoto played high school baseball at Toms River High School North. He played collegiately at Virginia Commonwealth University.

Professional career

Dipoto was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 3rd round of the 1989 Major League Baseball Draft.

In 1994 he was traded with Paul Byrd, Dave Mlicki and a player to be named later (minor leaguer Jesus Azuaje) to the New York Mets for Jeromy Burnitz and Joe Roa.

After the 1996 season, he was traded by the New York Mets to the Colorado Rockies for Armando Reynoso.

Front office career

In 2003 he became a scout for the Boston Red Sox, and in 2004 was a part of the World Series winning team. In 2005 he became the head of the scouting department for the Colorado Rockies. When Josh Byrnes, who Jerry had known since his days as a Rockies player became the General Manager of the Arizona Diamondbacks, he went with Josh to Arizona and became the Director of Scouting and Player Personnel.

Personal

He has a wife, Tamie, and three children: Taylor, Jordan, and Jonah.

See also

• List of Major League Baseball all-time saves leaders

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference
• Bleeding Blue and Teal - GM Search: Jerry DiPoto