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Not to be confused with Donald Hume (disambiguation).
Donnie Hume Seattle Mariners — No. -- Pitcher Born: August 29, 1985
Fairfield, CaliforniaBats: Right Throws: Left Donald Corbin Hume (born August 29, 1985 in Fairfield, California) is a retired professional baseball pitcher. He played for the Seattle Mariners organization. He was the Mariners' 8th round selection in the June 2007 Major League Baseball Draft; signed by Mariners scout Tim Reynolds.
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Amateur career
Hume graduated from Vacaville High School in June 2004. He earned All-Monticello Empire League honors as a senior and league's Offensive Player of the Year.
He played two seasons at Long Beach State and transferred to San Diego State University in 2007. Hume missed part of season after having surgery on May 7 to remove a small bone spur from his left elbow.
Professional career
Seattle Mariners
Hume began his professional career with the Single-A Wisconsin Timber Rattlers in 2008. He won his first four decisions, allowing six runs on 20 hits and striking out 33 in 30 and one third innings pitched. He allowed two earned runs or less in nine starts, while tossing at least five innings on eight occasions. He was placed on the disabled list with a strained left hip from May 16 – 30. Hume was promoted to the Class-A High Desert Mavericks on June 19, making three starts. He was placed on the disabled list again with inflammation in his left elbow from July 4 until the end of the season.
In 2009 Hume was 17–5 with a 4.81 ERA with 117 strikeouts in 28 games, 27 starts with High Desert. Hume was named to the California League Post-Season All-Star Team on September 1[1]
In May 2011 Donnie Hume officially retired.
References
- ^ Craig Clark Named 2009 California League Pitcher of the Year oursportscentral.com
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)
High Desert Mavericks current roster Active roster 2 Leury Bonilla | 4 Shavar Hansen | 5 Gabriel Noriega | 7 Daniel Carroll | 8 James McOwen | 10 Joseph Dunigan | 11 Steven Proscia | 13 Jason Markovitz | 14 Trevor Coleman | 17 Denny Almonte | 18 Chris Sorce | 21 Willy Kesler | 22 Jose Jimenez | 23 Jason Buursma | 25 Austin Hudson | 26 Keli'i Zablan | 28 Jack Marder | 29 Nathan Reed | 30 Jandy Sena | 31 Stephen Kahn | 32 Mario Martínez | 34 Yoervis Medina * | — Rudy van Heydoorn
Disabled list 9 Matthew Cerione | 19 Ángel Salomé | — Steven Baron | — Timothy Boyce | — Andrew Giobbi | — James Jones | — Brandon Maurer | — Dennis Raben | — Jake Schlander | — Alfredo Venegas
Coaching Staff Manager 24 José Moreno | Hitting Coach 3 Tommy Cruz | Pitching Coach 23 Tom Dettore
* Member of the 40-man roster of the Seattle MarinersCategories:- 1985 births
- Living people
- Long Beach State 49ers baseball players
- San Diego State Aztecs baseball players
- San Diego State University alumni
- Wisconsin Timber Rattlers players
- High Desert Mavericks players
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