Bob MacDonald (baseball)
Bob MacDonald | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: East Orange, New Jersey, U.S. | April 27, 1965|
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
Professional debut | |
MLB: August 14, 1990, for the Toronto Blue Jays | |
NPB: 1997, for the Hanshin Tigers | |
Last appearance | |
MLB: June 7, 1996, for the New York Mets | |
NPB: 1997, for the Hanshin Tigers | |
Career statistics | |
Win–loss record | 8–9 |
Earned run average | 4.34 |
Strikeouts | 142 |
Stats at Baseball Reference | |
Teams | |
Robert Joseph MacDonald (born April 27, 1965) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Toronto Blue Jays, Detroit Tigers, New York Yankees, and New York Mets. MacDonald also played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Hanshin Tigers.
Career
MacDonald went to college at Rutgers University, and was drafted by the Blue Jays in the 19th round of the 1987 amateur draft. MacDonald played his first American professional season with their Rookie league Medicine Hat Blue Jays, Class A (Short Season) St. Catharines Blue Jays, and Class A Myrtle Beach Blue Jays in 1987, and his last with the Mets and their Triple-A Norfolk Tides in 1996. In 1997, he played in Japan for the Hanshin Tigers.
MacDonald manages a semi-pro slow pitch softball team in Clearwater, Florida.
External links
- Career statistics from Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- 1965 births
- Living people
- American expatriate baseball players in Canada
- American expatriate baseball players in Japan
- Birmingham Barons players
- Calgary Cannons players
- Columbus Clippers players
- Detroit Tigers players
- Hanshin Tigers players
- Knoxville Blue Jays players
- Major League Baseball pitchers
- Medicine Hat Blue Jays players
- Myrtle Beach Blue Jays players
- Nashville Sounds players
- New York Mets players
- New York Yankees players
- Nippon Professional Baseball pitchers
- Norfolk Tides players
- Rutgers Scarlet Knights baseball players
- Sportspeople from East Orange, New Jersey
- Baseball players from Essex County, New Jersey
- St. Catharines Blue Jays players
- Syracuse Chiefs players
- Toronto Blue Jays players