Sean Spencer (baseball) explained

Sean Spencer
Position:Relief pitcher
Bats:Left
Throws:Left
Birth Date:29 May 1975
Birth Place:Seattle, Washington
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:May 6
Debutyear:1999
Debutteam:Seattle Mariners
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:September 28
Finalyear:2000
Finalteam:Montreal Expos
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Win–loss record
Stat1value:0–0
Stat2label:Earned run average
Stat2value:8.64
Stat3label:Strikeouts
Stat3value:8
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Sean James Spencer (born May 29, 1975) is a former American professional relief pitcher for the Seattle Mariners and Montreal Expos of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Career

Spencer attended the University of Washington, where he played college baseball for the Huskies from 1994 - 1995.[1] In 1995, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Brewster Whitecaps of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[2] He was selected by his hometown Seattle Mariners in the 40th round of the 1996 Major League Baseball draft. He made his major league debut with the Mariners on May 6,, pitching 1/3 of an inning and giving up 2 earned runs against the Cleveland Indians. On August 10,, Spencer was announced as the first of two PTBNLs traded to the Montreal Expos for Chris Widger. In 8 games for Montreal, he struck out 6 and had an ERA of 5.40. The Expos released him on July 19, . On July 25,, Spencer signed a minor league contract with the Baltimore Orioles and pitched in the minors for them until his retirement after the season.

Spencer played for Greece in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: University of Washington Baseball Players Who Made It to a Major League Baseball Team. Baseball-Almanac.com. 21 August 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20051202092907/http://www.baseball-almanac.com/college/university_of_washington_baseball_players.shtml. live. 2005-12-02.
  2. News: Whitecaps Crest . 26 . The Cape Codder . Orleans, MA . June 30, 1995 .
  3. Web site: Manuel. John. Host Greece Sports Unlikely American Roster. BaseballAmerica.com. 21 August 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120926132750/http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/2004olympics/040730preview3.html. 2012-09-26. 30 July 2004. He discovered players such as lefthanders A.J. Brack and Sean Spencer, and veteran utility player Clay Bel Fick Mre Hardlinger, who were just Greek enough.. dead.