Bruce Egloff Explained

Bruce Egloff
Position:Pitcher
Bats:Right
Throws:Right
Birth Date:10 April 1965
Birth Place:Denver, Colorado
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:April 13
Debutyear:1991
Debutteam:Cleveland Indians
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:May 13
Finalyear:1991
Finalteam:Cleveland Indians
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Win–loss record
Stat1value:0-0
Stat2label:Earned run average
Stat2value:4.76
Stat3label:Strikeouts
Stat3value:8
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Bruce Egloff (Born April 10, 1965) is a former professional baseball pitcher in the late 1980s and early 1990s. He played at East High School (Denver), Merced Junior College, and UC-Santa Barbara, and was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in 1986.[1] Egloff pitched mostly in the minor leagues and he struggled with injuries throughout his career, including a three-times-torn rotator cuff[2] and a broken right hand.[3] He missed the entire 1992 regular baseball season while recovering from surgery to fuse two of his cervical vertebrae.[4]

After 1992, he appeared in the California Angels minor league system but retired at the end of the 1993 season rather than undergo further surgery to prolong his playing career.[5]

Egloff later worked as a minor-league pitching coach in the Detroit Tigers organization.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Jim Benton. "Determined Egloff returns". Rocky Mountain News. May 12, 1991.
  2. News: Ocker . Sheldon . Egloff and pain are inseperable . 8 July 2021 . Akron Beacon Journal . March 14, 1992 . C6.
  3. Paul Hoynes. "Bouncing back; Egloff hoping to stay healthy". The Plain Dealer. March 14, 1992. 3D.
  4. Lawrence Rocca. "Egloff overcomes injuries and odds with determination". Daily News of Los Angeles. March 10, 1994. S10.
  5. News: staff . Schlemmer Egloff hired as Coaches by Explorers . 8 July 2021 . Sioux City Journal . April 26, 1994 . B3.
  6. Transactions. New York Times. May 12, 1994.