Kevin Whelan
| Kevin Whelan | |
|---|---|
| Free agent | |
| Pitcher | |
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Born: January 8, 1984 Kerrville, Texas | |
| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
| MLB debut | |
| June 10, 2011 for the New York Yankees | |
| Career statistics (through 2011 season) | |
| Win-loss record | 0–0 |
| Earned run average | 5.40 |
| Strikeouts | 1 |
| Teams | |
Kevin J. Whelan (born January 8, 1984 in Kerrville, Texas) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent.
Professional career
Whelan was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the fourth round of the 2005 Major League Baseball Draft out of Texas A&M University, where he played for the Texas A&M Aggies baseball team.
On November 14, 2006, Whelan was traded to the New York Yankees, along with Humberto Sánchez and Anthony Claggett, for Gary Sheffield.[1]
He was called up by the Yankees on June 10, 2011 after recording a 1–1 won-loss record with a 1.67 earned run average and 18 saves as the closer for the Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees.[2][3] He allowed four consecutive walks after recording two outs in his first ever appearance that same evening.
On January 26, 2012 he was designated for assignment to make room for Hiroki Kuroda. [4]
References
- ↑ "Tigers deal three pitchers to Yankees for Sheffield". ESPN. Retrieved 10 June 2011.
- ↑ Calcaterra, Craig. "The Yankees add Kevin Whelan to the bullpen". NBC Sports. Retrieved 10 June 2011.
- ↑ "New York Yankees call up righty Kevin Whelan, option Chris Dickerson". ESPN New York. June 10, 2011. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
- ↑ https://twitter.com/#!/JonHeymanCBS/status/162614869714157568
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)