Justin Huisman

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Justin Huisman
Relief pitcher
Born: (1979-04-16) April 16, 1979 (age 45)
Harvey, Illinois
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 25, 2004, for the Kansas City Royals
Last MLB appearance
July 19, 2004, for the Kansas City Royals
MLB statistics
Win–loss record0–0
Earned run average6.84
Strikeouts13
Teams

Justin Ray Huisman (born April 16, 1979) is an American former Major League Baseball relief pitcher who played for the Kansas City Royals in 2004.

Amateur career

A native of Harvey, Illinois, Huisman attended Thornwood High School and the University of Mississippi. In 1999 he played collegiate summer baseball with the Cotuit Kettleers of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[1][2] Huisman had a 3.50 ERA at Mississippi in 2000.

Professional career

Huisman was drafted by the

Salem and had a 1.57 ERA in 41 games, earning a promotion to Double-A Carolina. In 2003, he went 7-2 with a 1.75 ERA and was named a Double-A All-Star with the Rockies new Double-A affiliate in Tulsa
.

On April 8,

Omaha
and the Royals, making his major league debut on April 25. In his only major league season, Huisman posted a 6.84 ERA over 25 innings in 14 appearances on the mound for Kansas City.

Huisman spent all of 2005 with Triple-A Omaha and was released on April 14, 2006. On April 19, he signed a minor league contract with the Houston Astros and played 6 games with Triple-A Round Rock before being sent to the Seattle Mariners on May 12 as part of a conditional deal. He had a 7.67 ERA with Triple-A Tacoma before his release. In 2007, he played for the independent Newark Bears of the Atlantic League and had a 1.75 ERA in 25 games.

References

  1. ^ "Major League Baseball Players From the Cape Cod League" (PDF). capecodbaseball.org. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  2. ^ "1999 Cotuit Kettleers". thebaseballcube.com. Retrieved September 23, 2021.

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