Willie Eyre
| Willie Eyre | |
|---|---|
 Eyre with the Baltimore Orioles | |
| Relief pitcher | |
| Born: July 21, 1978 Fountain Valley, California, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 6, 2006, for the Minnesota Twins | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 28, 2011, for the Baltimore Orioles | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 7–8 |
| Earned run average | 4.95 |
| Strikeouts | 86 |
| Teams | |
William Mays Eyre (born July 21, 1978) is a former Major League Baseball relief pitcher. He played for the Minnesota Twins, Texas Rangers and Baltimore Orioles.
Baseball career
High school & college
Eyre was All-State at
Minnesota Twins
Eyre was drafted in the 23rd round of the
He made his major league debut for the Twins on April 6, 2006, but was nontendered by the Twins on December 12, 2006, making him a free agent.
Texas Rangers
The
Oakland Athletics
On November 5, 2010, Eyre signed a minor league contract with the Oakland Athletics.
Baltimore Orioles
Eyre opted out of his contract in July 2011 and signed a minor league contract with the Baltimore Orioles. He was designated for assignment on December 8, 2011, but was shortly re-signed to a minor league contract. On June 12, 2012 he was released by the Baltimore Orioles.
Return to Texas Rangers
Following his release from the Orioles organization, on June 19, 2012 Eyre signed a minor-league contract with the Texas Rangers - the organization with whom he pitched in the minor and major leagues from 2007 through 2010 - and resumed pitching in relief for their AAA affiliate, the Round Rock Express, the next day., [1][2][3]
Personal life and family
Eyre was named after Willie Mays by his mother, who was an admirer of the Hall of Fame center fielder despite being a Los Angeles Dodgers fan.[4] He is the brother of Scott Eyre, a retired major league relief pitcher. He also has a younger brother, Robert Grace, who is playing in the minor leagues for the San Francisco Giants organization. He is married and has four children; two girls and two boys.
References
- ^ "Willie Eyre - Transactions". RetroSheet (via Baseball-Reference.com). Retrieved July 6, 2012.
- ^ "Round Rock Express". Willie Eyre - Last 10 Games. MiLB.com. Retrieved July 6, 2012.
- ^ "Baseball Nation". Willie Eyre - Transactions/Injuries/Suspensions. SBNation.com. Retrieved July 6, 2012.
- ^ Kepner, Tyler. "In the Belly of the East," The New York Times, Wednesday, September 14, 2011.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)