- Daniel Schlereth
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Daniel Schlereth 
Detroit Tigers — No. 55 Pitcher Born: May 9, 1986
Anchorage, AlaskaBats: Left Throws: Left MLB debut May 29, 2009 for the Arizona Diamondbacks Career statistics
(through 2011)Win–loss record 5–6 Earned run average 3.87 Strikeouts 85 Teams - Arizona Diamondbacks (2009)
- Detroit Tigers (2010–present)
Daniel Robert Schlereth (born May 9, 1986) is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Detroit Tigers.
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Early years
Schlereth was born in Anchorage, Alaska, before moving to Highlands Ranch, Colorado. He is a graduate of Highlands Ranch High School. During his senior year, he struck out a school record 19 batters in a single game. He was named to the top 50 All-Star game players his senior year. He also played quarterback for the football team and broke the school rushing record in a single season by a QB and had the longest run from scrimmage in school history, 96 yards (88 m). He was named Colorado Gatorade Offensive Player of the Year his senior season.[1]
College career
Schlereth attended UNLV for one season as a member of the baseball team, but did not appear in any games. He then transferred to the University of Arizona, where he pitched for three seasons. During his time at Arizona, he pitched alongside current Tigers teammate Ryan Perry.
Professional career
Arizona Diamondbacks
Schlereth was drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 8th round of the 2007 Major League Baseball Draft, but did not sign. He then was drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks 26th overall in the 2008 Major League Baseball Draft.[2] He made his major league debut in a relief appearance against the Atlanta Braves on May 29, 2009, throwing a perfect inning.
Detroit Tigers
On December 9, 2009 Schlereth, along with Max Scherzer was traded to the Detroit Tigers as part of a three team trade that brought Ian Kennedy and Edwin Jackson to the Diamondbacks.[3] Schlereth spent the first half of the 2010 season with the Toledo Mud Hens, posting a 2.83 ERA and 45 strikeouts. He was called up by the Tigers on July 2, 2010 to replace Fu-Te Ni in the roster who was sent down 2 days earlier.[4] On August 15, 2011, Schlereth gave up Jim Thome's 600th home run against the Twins at Comerica Park.
Personal
Schlereth's father, Mark, played in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins and Denver Broncos.[5] He is currently an NFL analyst on ESPN.
He was married on November 14, 2010 to his long girlfriend from college Breanne Workman. Breanne was a collegiate gymnast for the University of Arizona and is from Lansing, Michigan. She attended Grand Ledge High School.
Repertoire
Daniel predominantly is a two pitch pitcher. He features a high 70s curveball and a low 90s fastball [6]
References
- ^ Arizona Wildcats Webpage. "Daniel Schlereth Career". Arizona University. http://www.arizonawildcats.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/schlereth_daniel00.html. Retrieved May 3, 2011.
- ^ Rooney, Pat (June 5, 2008). "Schlereth taken 26th overall". Rockymountainnews.com. http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/Jun/05/coloradans-schlereth-sample-drafted/. Retrieved August 18, 2010.
- ^ Hoch, Bryan (March 19, 2010). "Granderson joins Yanks in three-way trade". MLB.com. http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091208&content_id=7774692&vkey=news_nyy&fext=.jsp&c_id=nyy. Retrieved August 18, 2010.
- ^ Beck, Jason (July 2, 2010). "Tigers recall Schlereth for bullpen depth". MLB.com. http://detroit.tigers.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20100702&content_id=11833046&vkey=news_det&fext=.jsp&c_id=det. Retrieved July 2, 2010.
- ^ "Younger Schlereth armed for baseball success". Rockymountainnews.com. February 21, 2008. http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/feb/21/younger-schlereth-armed-for-baseball-success/. Retrieved August 18, 2010.
- ^ "Daniel Schlereth » Statistics » Pitching". Fangraphs.com. http://www.fangraphs.com/statss.aspx?playerid=8739&position=P#pitchtype. Retrieved October 9, 2011.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- UNLV Rebels bio
Detroit Tigers current roster Active roster 12 Andy Dirks | 13 Alex Avila | 14 Austin Jackson | 15 Brandon Inge | 21 Delmon Young | 24 Miguel Cabrera | 25 Ryan Raburn | 26 Brennan Boesch | 27 Jhonny Peralta | 28 Will Rhymes | 29 Danny Worth | 32 Don Kelly | 33 Ryan Strieby | 34 David Pauley | 34 Clete Thomas | 35 Justin Verlander | 37 Max Scherzer | 40 Phil Coke | 41 Víctor Martínez | 43 Andrew Oliver | 45 Ryan Perry | 46 José Valverde | 48 Rick Porcello | 49 Luis Marté | 50 Jacob Turner | 53 Joaquín Benoit | 55 Daniel Schlereth | 56 José Ortega | 58 Doug Fister | 58 Adam Wilk | 60 Brayan Villarreal | 62 Al Alburquerque | 64 Duane Below | – Casey Crosby | – Avisail Garcia | – Matt Hoffman | – Gerald Laird | – Hernan Perez | – Tyler Stohr
Coaching staff Manager 10 Jim Leyland | 1st Base Coach 61 Tom Brookens | 3rd Base Coach 22 Gene Lamont | Hitting Coach 8 Lloyd McClendon | Pitching Coach 51 Jeff Jones | Bullpen Coach 59 Mike Rojas | Bullpen Coach 99 Scott Pickens | Coach 17 Rafael Belliard
Categories:- 1986 births
- Living people
- People from Anchorage, Alaska
- Major League Baseball pitchers
- Arizona Diamondbacks players
- Detroit Tigers players
- South Bend Silver Hawks players
- Missoula Osprey players
- Mobile BayBears players
- Reno Aces players
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- Arizona Wildcats baseball players
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