Shane Komine

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Shane Kenji Komine (born October 18, 1980 in Honolulu, Hawaii) is a right-handed major-league pitcher for the Oakland Athletics. He made his major league debut against the Toronto Blue Jays on July 30, 2006 (6 IP, 1 ER, 4 BB, 1 K). He is the third American-born player of full Japanese ancestry in Major League history, after Ryan Kurosaki and Lenn Sakata.

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[edit] Amateur career

Komine graduated from Kalani High School in Honolulu in 1999. He attended the University of Nebraska from 1999-2002 and became the Cornhuskers' ace pitcher. After going 10-0 his senior year of 2002, he was drafted by the Oakland A's in the 9th round of the infamous "Moneyball" draft.

[edit] Professional career

Komine spent the majority of his first pro years with the Midland RockHounds (AA), having moderate success. An impressive run through July of 2006 with Sacramento (AAA) earned him a call-up to the A's on July 26, replacing Sacramento teammate Jason Windsor.

[edit] Trivia

  • Komine is nicknamed "The Hawaiian Punch-Out"
  • He is the 19th pitcher from Hawaii to have pitched in the Major Leagues.
  • He is the third Hawaiian born player to play for the A's, including Ron Darling and Lenn Sakata.

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