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Josh Newman (baseball)

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Josh Newman
Relief pitcher
Born: (1982-06-11) June 11, 1982 (age 42)
Portsmouth, Ohio, U.S.
Batted: Left
Threw: Left
MLB debut
September 12, 2007, for the Colorado Rockies
Last MLB appearance
August 21, 2008, for the Kansas City Royals
MLB statistics
Win–loss record0–0
Earned run average8.15
Strikeouts11
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Teams

Joshua Paul Newman (born June 11, 1982) is an American former Major League Baseball relief pitcher. He played parts of 2007 and 2008 for the Colorado Rockies and Kansas City Royals.

Biography

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A native of Wheelersburg, Ohio,[1] Newman played college baseball at Ohio State, and in 2002 he played collegiate summer baseball with the Harwich Mariners of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[2][3] He was selected by the Rockies in the 19th round of the 2004 MLB Draft.

He was claimed off waivers by the Royals from the Rockies on July 10, 2008. On May 25, 2009, Newman was released by the Royals. He was signed by the Camden Riversharks on June 27, 2009.

References

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  1. ^ Josh Newman Bio :: The Ohio State University :: official athletic site Archived January 23, 2018, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved June 14, 2018.
  2. ^ "Major League Baseball Players From the Cape Cod League" (PDF). capecodbaseball.org. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  3. ^ "2002 Harwich Mariners". thebaseballcube.com. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
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