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Daniel Webb (baseball)

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Daniel Webb
Webb pitching for the Chicago White Sox in 2014
Pitcher
Born: (1989-08-18)August 18, 1989
Paducah, Kentucky
Died: October 14, 2017(2017-10-14) (aged 28)
Waverly, Tennessee
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 4, 2013, for the Chicago White Sox
Last MLB appearance
April 28, 2016, for the Chicago White Sox
MLB statistics
Win–loss record7–5
Earned run average4.50
Strikeouts93
Teams

Robert Wyatt McDaniel Webb (August 18, 1989 – October 14, 2017) was an American professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago White Sox from 2013 through 2016.

Baseball career

Webb pitching for the Lansing Lugnuts in 2011

Webb attended Heath High School in Paducah, Kentucky. The Arizona Diamondbacks selected him in the 12th round of the 2008 Major League Baseball draft, but he did not sign with Arizona. Webb attended Northwest Florida State College. He was then drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 18th round of the 2009 Major League Baseball draft.

Webb pitching for the Toronto Blue Jays in 2010 Spring Training

On January 1, 2012, the Blue Jays traded Webb and Myles Jaye to the Chicago White Sox for Jason Frasor.[1] Webb was called up to the majors for the first time on September 2, 2013.

Webb had Tommy John surgery in June 2016. The White Sox released him on November 3, 2016.

Death

On October 14, 2017, Webb died in an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) accident in Humphreys County, Tennessee.[2] Webb's newlywed wife Melissa and two others sustained what the sheriff described as "significant injuries".[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ White Sox trade Jason Frasor to Jays
  2. ^ "Former Chicago White Sox pitcher dies in ATV accident". Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  3. ^ https://chicago.suntimes.com/sports/former-white-sox-pitcher-daniel-webb-dies-in-atv-accident/

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