Les Walrond

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Les Walrond
Pitcher
Born: (1976-11-07) November 7, 1976 (age 47)
Muskogee, Oklahoma, U.S.
Batted: Left
Threw: Left
Professional debut
MLB: June 8, 2003, for the Kansas City Royals
KBO: 2005, for the LG Twins
NPB: 2009, for the Yokohama BayStars
Last appearance
MLB: September 28, 2008, for the Philadelphia Phillies
KBO: 2010, for the Doosan Bears
NPB: 2009, for the Yokohama BayStars
MLB statistics
Win–loss record1–4
Earned run average7.07
Strikeouts39
Teams

Leslie Dale Walrond (born November 7, 1976) is an

scout for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball.[1]

He is a former

left-handed pitcher whose active career extended from 1998–2012. The native of Muskogee, Oklahoma, appeared in 23 Major League games pitched, 21 in relief, for the Kansas City Royals (2003), Chicago Cubs (2006) and Philadelphia Phillies (2008). He appeared in 21 games as a starting pitcher in Nippon Professional Baseball
in 2009. He stood 6 feet 3 inches (1.91 m) tall and weighed 205 pounds (93 kg).

During his freshman and sophomore years in high school, Walrond played

Booker T. Washington High School (Tulsa, Oklahoma) under the tutelage of Coach Corey Slagle. With Walrond anchoring the baseball team, Booker T. experienced an athletic renaissance that included New York Giants defensive back R. W. McQuarters and Washington Wizards center Etan Thomas. He graduated from Union High School in Tulsa and attended the University of Kansas
.

Career

Walrond made his Major League debut on June 8, 2003, while he was with the Kansas City Royals against the Colorado Rockies as a relief pitcher.[2]

He was signed as a

Yokohama BayStars
of Japan's Central League.

In 2011, Walrond paid for his own airline ticket to the Mets spring training camp where he was signed to a minor league contract. Les pitched well during the Big League Camp, but became ill before the break of camp. Unfortunately, Les was waived by the Mets. On April 15, 2011, Les signed a deal with the Lancaster Barnstormers of the Atlantic League.

On May 26, 2011, Walrond signed a minor league deal and was assigned to Double-A

Reading two days later. On July 16, 2012 the Toronto Blue Jays announced they signed Walrond to a minor league contract.[4]

Walrond's final season, 2012, was split between

independent league baseball and Double-A, where he hurled for the New Hampshire Fisher Cats
.

Walrond spent 2014–15 as a professional scout for the Boston Red Sox[5] and joined the Dodgers for the 2016 season.

References

  1. ISBN 978-1-932391-62-6
    .
  2. ^ Les Walrond Bio, Yahoo! Sports, Retrieved on August 11, 2007
  3. ^ Les Walrond Bio, Baseball-Reference.com, Retrieved on August 11, 2007
  4. ^ The Associated Press (2011-05-28). "Saturday's Sports Transactions". Danbury News Times. Retrieved 2011-05-28.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ mlb.com

External links

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