Ehren Wassermann

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Ehren Wassermann

Chicago White Sox — No. 43
Relief pitcher
Born: December 6, 1980 (1980-12-06) (age 27)
Sylacauga, Alabama
Bats: Switch Throws: Right 
Major League Baseball debut
July 202007 for the Chicago White Sox
Selected MLB statistics
(through 2007)
Win-Loss     1-1
Earned run average     2.74
Strikeouts     14
Teams

Ehren Josef Wassermann (born December 6, 1980, in Sylacauga, Alabama) is an American baseball player in the Chicago White Sox organization. A right-handed sidearm pitcher, Wassermann made his Major League Baseball debut with the White Sox on July 20, 2007, against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park, retiring both batters faced.

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[edit] College & Minor Leagues

Wassermann attended Jefferson Davis Community College before transferring to Samford University in Homewood, Alabama. In his junior year, he posted a 4.04 ERA as a starter and led the staff in appearances (25), innings pitched (91.1), and saves (3). He was second in ERA and strikeouts (65).

Wassermann was signed as an undrafted free agent in 2003 after attending a tryout camp for the White Sox. That same year, he started his minor league career with the Bristol White Sox while posting an 0-1 record and a 14.23 ERA in four appearances. In 2007, he was promoted to the Triple-A Charlotte Knights before being called up to the White Sox on July 17 after the demotion of relief pitcher Nick Masset.

[edit] Trivia

  • Majored in Sports Medicine at Samford University.
  • Sold knives in between attending tryouts after graduating from college.
  • Allowed only 5 home runs in four seasons during his minor league career.

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