David Bromberg (baseball)

David Bromberg
Minnesota Twins — No. 74
Starting Pitcher
Born: September 14, 1987 (1987-09-14) (age 24) Santa Monica, California
Bats: Left	Throws: Right

David Kelly Bromberg (born September 14, 1987 in Santa Monica, California) is a Minor league starting pitcher in the Minnesota Twins organization currently assigned to the Twins' triple A affiliate, the Rochester Red Wings.

Career

The 6'5" 241 lb. right-hander (who bats left-handed) attended Santa Ana Junior College in 2006 despite having been selected by the Twins' in the 32nd-round of the June 2005 draft. With the Santa Ana "Dons," he went 3-2 with a 4.28 earned run average.^[1] In his first professional season (2006) with the Gulf Coast League Twins, his 2.66 ERA ranked fourth overall in the Twins organization, but it wasn't until 2007 that Bromberg broke out as a prospect for the Twins. He went 9-0 with a 2.78 ERA for the Elizabethton Twins to earn an Appalachian League Post-Season All-Star selection and was named APP Pitcher of the Year. Baseball America also named him a Rookie All-Star.

He was also named to the Midwest League All-star team in 2008 with the Beloit Snappers, and was the starting pitcher for the Southern Division in the 2009 Florida State League All Star Game at Hammond Stadium.^[2] For the season, Bromberg went 13-4 with a 2.70 ERA to earn a FSL Post-Season All-Star nod, the FSL Post-Season Pitcher of the Year award and the Jim Rantz Award for the Twins' Minor League Pitcher of the Year. In July 2010, Bromberg was promoted to the Rochester Red Wings and is in their rotation.

Awards

• Appalachian League Pitcher of the Week (June 26 - July 2, 2007)
• APPY League Postseason All-Star (2007)
• APPY League Pitcher of the Year (2007)
• Baseball America Rookie All-Star (2007)
• Midwest League All-Star (2008)
• Twins' Pitcher of the Month (May 2009)
• Florida State League All-Star (2009)
• Twins' Pitcher of the Week (July 25–31, 2009)
• FSL Pitcher of the Week (August 3–9, 2009)
• FSL Post-Season All-Star (2009)
• FSL Post-Season Pitcher of the Year (2009)
• Jim Rantz Award (Twins' Minor League Pitcher of the Year, 2009)

References

1. ^ "Santa Ana College". 2006-05-21. http://ext.sac.edu/academic_progs/exercise_science/baseball/2006%20HTML/teamcume.htm. 
2. ^ Bailey Stephens (2009-06-04). "Division leaders pace FSL All-Star rosters". MLB.com. http://floridastate.league.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090604&content_id=5144340&vkey=news_milb&fext=.jsp. 

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors), or Minor League Baseball

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Name	Bromberg, David
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Date of birth	September 14, 1987
Place of birth	Santa Monica, California
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