Tanyon Sturtze
Tanyon Sturtze | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S. | October 12, 1970|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
May 3, 1995, for the Chicago Cubs | |
Last MLB appearance | |
August 25, 2008, for the Los Angeles Dodgers | |
MLB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 40–44 |
Earned run average | 5.19 |
Strikeouts | 480 |
Teams | |
Tanyon James Sturtze (born October 12, 1970) is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher.
Early life and education
He attended
MLB career
In
In 2003, he joined the Toronto Blue Jays. In April 2004, Sturtze signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers and on May 15, 2004, he was traded to the New York Yankees for Brian Myrow. With the Yankees he became a consistent reliever, helping the Yankees to win the AL East in 2004. On July 24, 2004, he was involved in a brawl with the Boston Red Sox. After a fight broke out between Jason Varitek and Alex Rodriguez, Sturtze tangled with Gabe Kapler, David Ortiz, and Trot Nixon, and he emerged from the fight with a cut below his ear and blood smeared on his jersey.[1] He missed most of the 2006 season after having season-ending surgery to repair a slight tear in his right rotator cuff.[2]
On December 3, 2006, Sturtze signed a one-year $750,000 contract with the Atlanta Braves. The contract paid him an additional $350,000 if he spent one day on the active 25 man roster. However, in March 2007, Sturtze was placed on the 15-day DL, he was transferred to the 60-day DL in May 2007 and given his unconditional release on August 21.
Sturtze was signed to a minor league contract with an invitation to
In January 2009, Sturtze re-signed with the Dodgers to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training.[4] He did not make the Major League roster and was assigned to the AAA Albuquerque Isotopes. The Dodgers released Sturtze on May 1.
Personal life
Tanyon is the Advisory Board Chairman for The Pinstripes Sports Dreams Foundation. The foundation gives youth travel baseball players that cannot afford professional coaching, equipment and team fees the opportunity to play elite travel baseball. PinstripesSportsDreamsFoundation.Org
After retiring, Sturtze began a second career as an insurance salesman with the Hotaling Group in New York.[5]
References
- ^ Tyler Kepner (2004-07-25). "Fighting Gives Way to Red Sox' Dramatic Knockout Blow in 9th Inning". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2012-07-10. Retrieved 2009-02-18.
- ^ Sturtze headed to surgery
- ^ Dodgers.com Mailbag 9/8/08
- ^ "Dodgers sign reliever Tanyon Sturtze". espn.com. Associated Press. 2009-01-27. Retrieved 2009-01-28.
- ^ Sussman, Jeffrey. "From Yankees Pinstripes to Corporate Pinstripes". Retrieved 2012-08-19.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Tanyon Sturtze on Twitter