Ed Yarnall
| Ed Yarnall | |||||||||||||||
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| Pitcher | |||||||||||||||
| Born: December 4, 1975 Lima, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |||||||||||||||
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |||||||||||||||
| Professional debut | |||||||||||||||
| MLB: July 15, 1999, for the New York Yankees | |||||||||||||||
| NPB: April 16, 2001, for the Orix BlueWave | |||||||||||||||
| Last appearance | |||||||||||||||
| MLB: July 6, 2000, for the New York Yankees | |||||||||||||||
| NPB: September 17, 2002, for the Orix BlueWave | |||||||||||||||
| MLB statistics | |||||||||||||||
| Win–loss record | 1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Earned run average | 5.40 | ||||||||||||||
| Strikeouts | 14 | ||||||||||||||
| NPB statistics | |||||||||||||||
| Win–loss record | 10–16 | ||||||||||||||
| Earned run average | 3.71 | ||||||||||||||
| Strikeouts | 202 | ||||||||||||||
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |||||||||||||||
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Harvey Edward Yarnall (born December 4, 1975) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He pitched parts of two seasons in Major League Baseball with the New York Yankees, and two seasons in Japan with the Orix BlueWave.
Career
[edit]Yarnall attended St. Thomas Aquinas High School[1] and Louisiana State University (LSU), where he played college baseball for the LSU Tigers, and was part of their 1996 College World Series championship team. In 1995, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Harwich Mariners of the Cape Cod Baseball League and was named a league all-star.[2][3]
The New York Mets selected Yarnall in the third round of the 1996 Major League Baseball draft. In 1998, the Mets traded Yarnall with Preston Wilson and minor leaguer Geoff Goetz to the Florida Marlins for Mike Piazza.[4] Prior to the 1999 season, the Marlins traded Yarnall with Mark Johnson and minor leaguer Todd Noel to the New York Yankees for Mike Lowell.[5]
Yarnall made his major league debut with the Yankees in 1999. In 2000, the Yankees traded Yarnall, Jackson Melián, Drew Henson, and Brian Reith to the Cincinnati Reds for Mike Frank and Denny Neagle.[6] Prior to the 2001 season, he was released by the Reds.
Yarnall played two seasons in Japan for the Orix BlueWave in 2001 and 2002. He returned to the United States in 2003, pitching in the minor league organizations of the Oakland Athletics, Boston Red Sox, Philadelphia Phillies, Washington Nationals, and Kansas City Royals. Most recently, he pitched for the independent Long Island Ducks and Mexican League Vaqueros Laguna in 2007.
References
[edit]- ^ "FOUR ACES AND ONE OPPORTUNITY". Sun Sentinel. February 18, 2000. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
- ^ "Major League Baseball Players From the Cape Cod League" (PDF). capecodbaseball.org. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
- ^ "Cape Baseball League Results". The Cape Codder. Orleans, MA. July 21, 1995. p. 21.
- ^ Diamos, Jason (May 23, 1998). "BASEBALL; Mets Get Piazza's Power at Bat and at the Gate". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
- ^ Olney, Buster (February 2, 1999). "BASEBALL; A Top Yankee Prospect Is Traded for Pitching". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
- ^ "Yankees Bolster Pitching Staff - CBS News". www.cbsnews.com. July 12, 2000. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Pura Pelota
- 1975 births
- Living people
- All-American college baseball players
- American expatriate baseball players in Japan
- American expatriate baseball players in Mexico
- Binghamton Mets players
- Charlotte Knights players
- Columbus Clippers players
- Harwich Mariners players
- Leones del Caracas players
- American expatriate baseball players in Venezuela
- Long Island Ducks players
- Louisville RiverBats players
- LSU Tigers baseball players
- Major League Baseball pitchers
- Mexican League baseball pitchers
- New Orleans Zephyrs players
- New York Yankees players
- Nippon Professional Baseball pitchers
- Norfolk Tides players
- Omaha Royals players
- Orix BlueWave players
- Pawtucket Red Sox players
- People from Middletown Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania
- Baseball players from Delaware County, Pennsylvania
- Portland Sea Dogs players
- Sacramento River Cats players
- Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons players
- St. Lucie Mets players
- St. Thomas Aquinas High School (Florida) alumni
- Vaqueros Laguna players