Lenny DiNardo

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Lenny DiNardo

Oakland Athletics — No. 25
Relief pitcher
Born: September 19, 1979 (1979-09-19) (age 28)
Miami, Florida
Bats: Left Throws: Left 
Major League Baseball debut
April 23, 2004 for the Boston Red Sox
Selected MLB statistics
(through June 4, 2008)
Win-Loss     10-14
Earned run average     4.90
Strikeouts     118
Teams

Leonard Edward (Lenny) DiNardo (born September 19, 1979 in Miami, Florida) is a starting pitcher who currently plays for the Oakland Athletics. DiNardo bats and throws left-handed. [1]

[edit] Professional career

In 1998, the Boston Red Sox selected DiNardo in the 10th round of the free agent draft, but he did not sign, opting to attend Stetson University instead. [2] Three years later, he would sign with the New York Mets when they selected him in the 3rd round. [3] In the summer of 2001, DiNardo made his professional debut with the Brooklyn Cyclones, the Mets Single-A affiliate. [4]

In 2002, he played for the Columbia Mets in the South Atlantic League, another Single-A farm team of the Mets.

In 2003, he split time between St. Lucie (Single-A) and Binghamton (Double-A). He pitched well enough to warrant being selected by the Boston Red Sox during the Rule 5 draft on December 15. [5]

As is the requirement with Rule 5 selections, DiNardo would remain on the Red Sox major league roster during the entire 2004 season. He began the season on the disabled list and made his Major League debut on April 23 against the New York Yankees in Yankee Stadium. [6] DiNardo spent much of the second half of the season back on the disabled list. Nevertheless, the lanky left-hander received a World Series ring for his contributions to the 2004 World Series Champion Red Sox. [7]

Having satisfied the requirement of keeping DiNardo on the major league roster, the Red Sox sent the pitcher to Triple-A Pawtucket to start the 2005 season. He was recalled to the major league club five different times during the year.

In 2006, DiNardo made six starts in place of the injured David Wells. However, he spent a lot of time on the disabled list himself, due to a neck injury.

To prepare for the 2007 MLB season, DiNardo played for the Peoria Javelinas of the Arizona Fall League.

On February 14th, 2007, the Oakland Athletics claimed DiNardo off of waivers from the Boston Red Sox. DiNardo has since joined the A's starting rotation. DiNardo finished the season having made 20 starts, with an 8-10 record and an ERA of 4.11. [8]

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Lenny DiNardo." Major League Baseball. 24 July 2007. 25 July 2007 <http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=430837>.
  2. ^ "Though winged by injuries, Angels still aloft." Boston. 24 July 2007. <http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/articles/2004/05/16/though_winged_by_injuries_angels_still_aloft/?page=2>.
  3. ^ "Lenny DiNardo." Baseball-Reference. 24 July 2007. 25 July 2007 <http://www.baseball-reference.com/d/dinarle01.shtml>.
  4. ^ "Lenny DiNardo." Baseball Cube. 24 July 2007. 25 July 2007 <http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/D/lenny-dinardo.shtml>.
  5. ^ "Lenny DiNardo." Baseball-Reference. 24 July 2007. 25 July 2007 <http://www.baseball-reference.com/d/dinarle01.shtml>.
  6. ^ "Though winged by injuries, Angels still aloft." Boston. 24 July 2007. <http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/articles/2004/05/16/though_winged_by_injuries_angels_still_aloft/?page=2>.
  7. ^ "Lenny DiNardo." Baseball-Reference. 24 July 2007. <http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Lenny_DiNardo>.
  8. ^ "Lenny DiNardo." Sportsline. 24 July 2007. 25 July 2007 <http://www.sportsline.com/mlb/players/playerpage/451805>.

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