Huck Flener

Huck Flener
Pitcher
Born: February 25, 1969 (1969-02-25) (age 43)
Austin, Texas
Batted: Switch Threw: Left 
MLB debut
September 14, 1993 for the Toronto Blue Jays
Last MLB appearance
July 28, 1997 for the Toronto Blue Jays
Career statistics
Win-Loss     3-3
Earned run average     5.51
Strikeouts     55
Teams

Gregory Alan "Huck" Flener (born February 25, 1969 in Austin, Texas) is an American former Major League Baseball player. A pitcher, Flener played for the Toronto Blue Jays in 1993, 1996, and 1997. When making his Major League debut for the Blue Jays in 1993, Flener wore Shawn Green's jersey as his jersey was unavailable at the time.[1] Flener continued playing minor league baseball until January 2001, when he lost his right eye after being struck by a batted ball while pitching in the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League.[2]

Flener attended Armijo High School (Fairfield, California) and California State University, Fullerton.

References

  1. ^ McKibben, Dave (2001-02-05). "Shattered Dream". The Los Angeles Times. http://articles.latimes.com/2001/feb/05/sports/sp-21440?pg=3. 
  2. ^ Nightengale, Bob (2001-02-08). "One pitch changes a journeyman's life". USATODAY.com. http://www.usatoday.com/sports/bbw/2001-02-07/2001-02-07-majors.htm. Retrieved 2008-06-14. 

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