Darrell Rasner

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**Darrell Rasner**

New York Yankees — No. 43
Pitcher
Born: January 13, 1981 (1981-01-13) (age 27) Carson City, Nevada
Bats: Right	Throws: Right
Major League Baseball debut
September 6, 2005 for the Washington Nationals
Selected MLB statistics (through June 8, 2008)
Win-Loss	7-8
Earned run average	3.47
Strikeouts	49
Teams
Washington Nationals (2005) New York Yankees (2006-present)

Darrell Wayne Rasner (born January 13, 1981 in Carson City, Nevada) is a starting pitcher for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball.

Rasner attended the University of Nevada, where he was a health ecology major. He was selected by the Montreal Expos in the second round (46th overall) of the 2002 amateur entry draft.

[edit] Major League career

Rasner began his major league career with the Washington Nationals, pitching in a few games late in the 2005 season. He was claimed off waivers by the New York Yankees in the 2005 off-season.

Rasner recorded his first major league win on September 3, 2006, in a game he started for the Yankees against the Minnesota Twins. Rasner went 6 innings, allowing 4 hits, 1 earned run, 2 strikeouts and no walks in a 10-1 victory.

On May 19, 2007, in a start against the New York Mets, Rasner was struck on the right hand by a ball hit by Endy Chavez, a former teammate with the Nationals. He fractured his right index finger and did not pitch in the major leagues again that season, though he pitched at several levels of the minor leagues on rehab assignments.

Rasner was not offered a new contract by the Yankees and became a free agent on December 12, 2007, but was re-signed a couple of days later to a minor league deal.

On May 4, 2008, Rasner was recalled by the Yankees, and made his season debut against the Seattle Mariners. Rasner worked 6 innings, allowing only 2 runs and is currently in the Yankees starting rotation.

On May 21, 2008, Rasner started against the Orioles. He went 7 innings allowing no runs and 5 hits. He also lowered his season ERA to 1.89 and improved to 3-0.