Daniel Barone (baseball)

Daniel Barone
Daniel Barone
	Pitcher
	Born: April 24, 1983 (age 41); San Jose, California
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
	August 10, 2007, for the Florida Marlins
Last MLB appearance
	September 26, 2007, for the Florida Marlins
MLB statistics
Win–loss record	1–3
Earned run average	5.71
Strikeouts	18
Teams
	Florida Marlins (2007);

Daniel Edward Barone (born April 24, 1983) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. Barone attended Sonoma State University, an NCAA Division II school in Rohnert Park, California. He was an 11th-round selection of the Marlins in the 2004 Major League Baseball Draft.

Career

He was called up on August 10, 2007, to become the fifth starting pitcher in the Florida Marlins rotation, filling the empty spot after Florida sent Byung-hyun Kim to the Arizona Diamondbacks on waivers. He went to the bullpen when the Diamondbacks released Kim, and the Marlins picked him back up. Barone became a free agent at the end of the season.

On June 25, 2009, Barone signed a minor league contract with the Oakland Athletics. He pitched to a 2–8 record with a 6.55 earned run average in 17 games that year between two teams in the A's minor league system and retired after the season.

Barone joined the Kansas City T-Bones of the American Association of Independent Professional Baseball and played for them during the 2014 season.

High school life

During high school Daniel Barone attended San Benito High School in Hollister, California. He was a stand-out pitcher for the Balers. On top of this he was also the shortstop at the high school, but would get designated hit for when it was his turn to bat. Though he was still able to hit as he does have a batting average as a major league pitcher. He hit .111 in his career. He had 11 plate appearances, 9 at bats, 1 hit, no base on balls or hit by pitch, 2 sacrifice bunts, and 1 run scored. After high school he had several scholarships, but took the one from Sonoma State.

Family history in baseball

Barone’s grandfather played major league baseball for the Pirates in the mid-20th century. He had more success than Daniel as he had a thirteen-year baseball career in the major leagues.^[1]

References

^ Lee, Emanuel (12 June 2014). "Barone is Back in the Game". Free Lance. Archived from the original on 26 April 2015.

External links

Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)

[1] Lee, Emanuel (12 June 2014). "Barone is Back in the Game". Free Lance. Archived from the original on 26 April 2015.

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