Steven Kyle Waldrop (born October 27, 1985) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Minnesota Twins.
| Kyle Waldrop | |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | |
| Born: October 27, 1985 Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 5, 2011, for the Minnesota Twins | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| October 2, 2012, for the Minnesota Twins | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 1–1 |
| Earned run average | 3.62 |
| Strikeouts | 12 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
Career
editKyle Waldrop was the Twins' third pick in the first round of the 2004 Major League Baseball draft, when the Twins had five first-round picks.[1] He was the 25th player drafted that year.[2]
A native of Knoxville, Tennessee and a 2004 graduate of Farragut High School in Farragut, Tennessee, Waldrop has played for Twins minor-league teams in Elizabethton, Tennessee, Beloit, Wisconsin, Fort Myers, Florida, New Britain, Connecticut, and Rochester, New York.[3]
Waldrop missed the entire 2008 season due to a shoulder injury.[3]
In 2011, he was one of six pitchers not on the Twins' major league roster to be invited to the team's spring training camp in Fort Myers.[2]
On September 5, 2011, Waldrop was called up from Rochester with Brian Dinkelman.[4]
In January 2013, Waldrop signed with the Pittsburgh Pirates.[5][6]
References
edit- ^ The Emergence of Kyle Waldrop, TwinkieTown.com, June 24, 2011
- ^ a b Minnesota Twins announce Spring Training invites[dead link], TwinsBaseball.com, January 11, 2011
- ^ a b Kyle Waldrop, MLB.com, accessed February 18, 2011
- ^ Bollinger, Rhett (September 4, 2011). "Twins beef up roster with doubleheader on tap". twinsbaseball.com. Retrieved September 5, 2011.
- ^ "Pirates sign Waldrop to minor league deal". Pittsburgh Post Gazette. January 29, 2013. Retrieved December 31, 2022.
- ^ "Pirates sign RHP Waldrop to minor league deal". Sportsnet. Associated Press. January 29, 2013. Retrieved December 31, 2022.
External links
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- Career statistics from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)