Paul Boris | |
Position: | Pitcher |
Bats: | Right |
Throws: | Right |
Birth Date: | 13 December 1955 |
Birth Place: | Irvington, New Jersey, U.S. |
Debutleague: | MLB |
Debutdate: | May 21 |
Debutyear: | 1982 |
Debutteam: | Minnesota Twins |
Finalleague: | MLB |
Finaldate: | October 3 |
Finalyear: | 1982 |
Finalteam: | Minnesota Twins |
Statleague: | MLB |
Stat1label: | Win–loss record |
Stat1value: | 1–2 |
Stat2label: | Earned run average |
Stat2value: | 3.99 |
Stat3label: | Strikeouts |
Stat3value: | 30 |
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Paul Stanley Boris (born December 13, 1955) is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher.[1] He played for the Minnesota Twins in 1982.[2]
Borris was signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1978.[3] He played his first professional season with their Class A Fort Lauderdale Yankees that year.[4] After spending the 1979 season at Class A Fort Lauderdale, he was promoted to the Double-A Nashville Sounds in 1980.[4] He reached Triple-A with the Columbus Clippers in 1981.[4]
Borris was selected by the Minnesota Twins in the 1981 Rule 5 draft.[2] He was subsequently returned to New York but then traded back to Minnesota with Ron Davis and Greg Gagne in exchange for Roy Smalley III on April 10, 1982.[2] Borris began the 1982 season with the Triple-A Toledo Mud Hens but was promoted to the major league club to make his MLB debut on May 21.[2] [4] Borris made 23 relief appearances for the Twins pitching innings and accumulating a 1–2 win–loss record with a 3.99 earned run average and 30 strikeouts.[5] In 1983, he played for Triple-A Toledo and the Double-A Orlando Twins.[4]
Borris played his last professional season with the Atlanta Braves' Triple-A Richmond Braves in 1984.[4]