Seth Greisinger
Seth Greisinger | |||||||||||||||
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Pitcher | |||||||||||||||
Born: Kansas City, Kansas, U.S. | July 29, 1975|||||||||||||||
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |||||||||||||||
Professional debut | |||||||||||||||
MLB: June 3, 1998, for the Detroit Tigers | |||||||||||||||
NPB: 2008, for the Yomiuri Giants | |||||||||||||||
Last appearance | |||||||||||||||
MLB: June 5, 2005, for the Atlanta Braves | |||||||||||||||
NPB: September 12, 2013, for the Chiba Lotte Marines | |||||||||||||||
MLB statistics | |||||||||||||||
Win–loss record | 10–16 | ||||||||||||||
Earned run average | 5.51 | ||||||||||||||
Strikeouts | 118 | ||||||||||||||
NPB statistics | |||||||||||||||
Win–loss record | 64–42 | ||||||||||||||
Earned run average | 3.16 | ||||||||||||||
Strikeouts | 630 | ||||||||||||||
Teams | |||||||||||||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||||
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Seth Adam Greisinger (born July 29, 1975) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball from 1998–2005.
Amateur career
Greisinger graduated from
Professional career
He played for the Tigers, Minnesota Twins, and Atlanta Braves. Greisinger missed nearly 4 seasons from 1998 to 2002 with arm ligament injuries. He was a non-roster invitee to spring training with the Washington Nationals in 2005; he was sent to the Braves as part of a conditional deal. After being released by the Braves on June 7, 2005, Greisinger played for the Kia Tigers of the KBO in 2006, going 14–12 with a 3.09 ERA in 29 games.
Greisinger became the
Greisinger continued his next two seasons with the Yomiuri Giants with injury-plagued seasons. He finished the 2010 season with an 0–2 record and a 5.48 ERA in only six games. He pitched in nine games during the 2011 season and was 1–5 with a 4.15 ERA.
For the 2012 season, Greisinger pitched for the Chiba Lotte Marines and turned back the clock. He finished the season 12–8 with a 2.24 ERA in over 168 innings. During the 2013 campaign, he only pitched in 13 games and finished the season at 5–4 with a 4.54 ERA.
Through his seven seasons in Japan, Greisinger had a 64–42 record with a 3.16 ERA in 885 innings.[4]
International career
Greisinger was a member of the 1996 Summer Olympic baseball team, winning a bronze medal.
Personal life
Greisinger married Joana Bennett in a ceremony in Florida. Joana is a Technology Consultant at Accenture and President of a Non-Profit Organization called One Vision One World.
References
- ^ "Major League Baseball Players From the Cape Cod League" (PDF). capecodbaseball.org. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
- ^ "Cape Baseball League Results". The Cape Codder. Orleans, MA. July 21, 1995. p. 21.
- ^ Coskrey, Jason (28 January 2016). "Johnson, Mikolas looking for more success in second seasons in Japan". The Japan Times Online. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
- ^ "Register : Greisinger, Seth (Chiba Lotte Marines)". Npb.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 6 October 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Career statistics and player information from Korea Baseball Organization