| Rob Delaney | |
|---|---|
| Miami Marlins | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: September 8, 1984 Westwood, New Jersey |
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| Bats: Left | Throws: Right |
| MLB debut | |
| September 4, 2010 for the Minnesota Twins | |
| Career statistics (through May 2011) |
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| Wins-Loss | 0-0 |
| Earned run average | 12.00 |
| Strikeouts | 2 |
| Teams | |
Robert Delaney (born September 8, 1984 in Westwood, New Jersey) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Miami Marlins organization. He pitches right-handed, but bats lefty.[1]
Delaney attended Pascack Valley High School.
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Delaney signed as an undrafted free agent in June 2006. He represented the Fort Myers Miracle in the 2008 Florida State League All-Star game after compiling a 1-2 record with a 1.42 earned run average and 13 saves closing for the Miracle in the first half of the 2008 season.
Delaney was promoted to the Twins' Double A affiliate, the New Britain Rock Cats following the All-Star game. With the Rock Cats, his record improved to 2-1, and his ERA lowered to 1.05 while pitching more innings (34.1 versus 31.2 in the first half of the season).
Following the season, Delaney competed in the Arizona Fall League with the Phoenix Desert Dogs. In the AFL, Delaney was 1-1 with a 4.22 ERA, and was the winning pitcher in Phoenix's 10-4 victory over the Mesa Solar Sox at Scottsdale Stadium that captured their fifth straight AFL championship.
On February 15, 2009, he reported to Spring training with the Twins as a non-roster invitee, and following Spring training, was reassigned to New Britain.[2] He compiled a 1-1 record with a 2.00 ERA and 40 strikeouts in 36 innings over 26 games for New Britain when he was promoted to the Triple A Rochester Red Wings. With Rochester, he was 7-3 with a 4.53 ERA and seven saves. On November 20, 2009, he was added to the Twins' 40 man roster.[3] He made his debut with the Twins on September 4, 2010, surrendering a solo home run to Ian Kinsler (his first batter faced) in a 12-4 win.[4]
In the 2010-11 offseason, Delaney was claimed off waivers by the Tampa Bay Rays.[5] He was designated for assignment on May 25, 2011.[6] He had his contract purchased on July 27.
Delaney signed a minor league contract with the Miami Marlins on January 4, 2012.