Justin Wayne

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Justin Wayne (born April 16, 1979) is an American professional baseball pitcher.

Wayne, who is Jewish, is from Honolulu, Hawaii, and an alumnus of Punahou School.

[edit] High school & college career

Wayne was named an All-Hawaii baseball player as a senior in high school, where he was a 2-time league leader in strikeouts. He also ran cross country and played soccer.

At Stanford University, as a freshman in 1998 Wayne went 6-0 with 6 saves while working exclusively out of the bullpen. After the season, Wayne was named 1st-team Freshman All-American by Collegiate Baseball, 2nd team Freshman All-American by The Sporting News, and honorable mention All-Pac-10.

In 1999, as a sophomore, Wayne had a perfect 10-0 record as a starter (he started all 21 games in which he appeared), striking out 135 batters in 118 innings. He helped lead the Cardinal to the College World Series, where they finished in 3rd place.

Wayne was an All-American pitcher in 2000, as he led Stanford to the College World Series final. He finished the 2000 season with a 15-4 record and a 3.21 ERA. Wayne was named co-Pac 10 Pitcher of the Year.

Tied for first in Stanford's history with 363 career strikeouts, Wayne is also in the school's top 10 for wins (31), won-loss percentage (.861, at 31-5), innings pitched (342.1), and strikeouts per 9 innings (9.54).

[edit] Professional career

Wayne was a 1st round pick (5th overall) in the 2000 MLB Draft, and decided to forego his senior year.

He debuted in the major leagues in 2002 at the age of 22.

He has played for the Montreal Expos, Los Angeles Dodgers, Kansas City Royals, and Florida Marlins organizations.

He is currently teamless, last playing for the Florida Marlins, with whom he won a World Series ring in 2003.

[edit] Miscellaneous

Economics major at Stanford.

Brother, Hawkeye, played baseball at Columbia and signed with the Seattle Mariners after being drafted in the 11th round of the 1999 June Amateur Draft