Alex Graman

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Alex Joseph Graman (born November 17, 1977 in Huntingburg, Indiana) is a Pacific League baseball relief pitcher for the Seibu Lions. He bats and throws left-handed.

Alex Graman broke into Major League Baseball with the New York Yankees in 2004. In his first start against the Chicago White Sox he gave up 5 runs in 2 2/3 innings pitched. In his next start against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, he only lasted a third of an inning, giving up five earned runs, but avoided a loss in both appearances. He was outrighted to the Yankee minor league club in Columbus after the game with the Tampa Bay squad. He finished the year with a 19.80 ERA.

In 2005, he fared only slightly better, giving up 2 earned runs in one and a third innings before being designated for assignment by the Yankees.

In 5 games, all with the Yankees, he has pitched in 6 1/3 innings and given up 17 hits and 13 runs all earned for an ERA of 18.47.

Officials from the Seibu Lions of Japan's Pacific League met with Graman, the recently released Cincinnati Red, on January 15, 2005 and signed him to a 1 year, 50 million yen (about US$700,000) contract.