- Jermaine Van Buren
Infobox MLB player
name=Jermaine Van Buren
position=Relief pitcher
team=La New Bears
number=33
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date and age|1980|7|2
birthplace=city-state|Laurel|Mississippi
debutdate=August 31
debutyear=2005
debutteam=Chicago Cubs
statyear=2006
stat1label=Win-Loss
stat1value=1-2
stat2label=Earned run average
stat2value=9.00
stat3label=Strikeout s
stat3value=11
teams=
*Chicago Cubs (by|2005)
*Boston Red Sox (by|2006)
*La New Bears (by|2008-present) (CPBL)Jermaine Russell Van Buren (born
July 2 ,1980 inLaurel, Mississippi ) is a formerpitcher inMajor League Baseball who plays for theLa New Bears of theChinese Professional Baseball League .Early career
Van Buren graduated from Hattiesburg High School, where he earned
Mississippi Player of the Year honors in1998 as a senior. He was drafted in the 2nd round of the by|1998 draft by theColorado Rockies .Professional career
Van Buren spent four years playing Single-A baseball for the Rockies before being released in by|2003 and signing with the
Fort Worth Cats of the independentCentral Baseball League .He would get a second shot at the major leagues when the
Chicago Cubs signed him as afree agent in by|2004. He would quickly go from being a low-ranked prospect to becoming part of the Cubs Triple-A team in Iowa.In by|2005, he finished second in the
Pacific Coast League with 25 saves and posted up a 1.98 ERA with 65strikeout s in 54 2/3innings pitched before receive a late call-up to the majors. He appeared in six games for the Cubs, ending with a 0-2 record, a 3.00 ERA, nine walks, and six strikeouts in 6.0 innings. At the end of the season, he was dealt by Chicago to theBoston Red Sox in exchange for minor leagueoutfielder Matt Ciaramella.In by|2006, Van Buren was called up when
David Wells went on thedisabled list and made his Red Sox debut against theToronto Blue Jays onApril 21 . He was optioned to Triple-A Pawtucket a day later, and was recalled by Boston onMay 24 . Van Buren was optioned to PawtucketJune 19 , but would return once again onJuly 28 .He was signed by the
Washington Nationals to a minor league deal onNovember 7 , 2006.On
December 3 , 2006, he debuted with the [http://www.caguascriollos.com Criollos de Caguas (Caguas Creoles)] in the Puerto Rico Winter Professional baseball, as a closing pitcher.On
June 26 , by|2007, theOakland Athletics acquired Van Buren from the Nationals for a player to be named later. In by|2008, he joined CPBL's La New Bears.In the off-season, he teaches baseball at J. Paul Dodson's Buffalo Baseball Academy in
Amarillo, Texas .External links
* [http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/players/profile?statsId=7642 ESPN page]
* [http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/team/player.jsp?player_id=435278 MLB page]
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