Donovan Osborne Explained

Donovan Osborne
Position:Pitcher
Bats:Switch
Throws:Left
Birth Date:21 June 1969
Birth Place:Roseville, California, U.S.
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:April 9
Debutyear:1992
Debutteam:St. Louis Cardinals
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:May 15
Finalyear:2004
Finalteam:New York Yankees
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Win–loss record
Stat1value:49–46
Stat2label:Earned run average
Stat2value:4.03
Stat3label:Strikeouts
Stat3value:558
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Donovan Alan Osborne (born June 21, 1969) is a former Major League Baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues from -.

Career

Osborne attended Carson High School in Carson City, Nevada before he was drafted by the Montreal Expos in the 1987 Major League Baseball Draft.After declining to sign with the Expos, Osborne attended the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), where he played for the UNLV Rebels baseball team. Out of UNLV, Osborne was chosen by the St. Louis Cardinals in the first round (13th overall) of the 1990 amateur draft.

In the 1992 season, his Major League debut season, Osborne finished fifth in MLB Rookie of the Year Award voting.

Osborne was the Cardinals' Opening Day starter in . In 1996, Osborne won 13 games for the Cardinals, made 30 starts for the only time in his career, pitched innings, and posted a 3.53 earned run average. He ranked among the National League top-10 in walks per nine innings, shutouts, ERA+, and strike-to-walk ratio.