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Chad Durbin 
Free Agent Relief pitcher Born: December 3, 1977
Spring Valley, IllinoisBats: Switch Throws: Right MLB debut September 26, 1999 for the Kansas City Royals Career statistics
(through 2011 season)Win-loss record 38–46 Earned run average 5.10 Strikeouts 512 Teams - Kansas City Royals (1999–2002)
- Cleveland Indians (2003–2004)
- Arizona Diamondbacks (2004)
- Detroit Tigers (2006–2007)
- Philadelphia Phillies (2008–2010)
- Cleveland Indians (2011)
Career highlights and awards - World Series champion (2008)
Chad Griffin Durbin (born December 3, 1977 in Spring Valley, Illinois) is a Major League Baseball relief pitcher. He has also played with the Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Royals and Cleveland Indians of the American League and the Arizona Diamondbacks and Philadelphia Phillies of the National League. He attended Woodlawn High School in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.[1]
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Professional career
Durbin signed with the Tigers as a minor league free agent prior to the 2006 baseball season.[1] He was a part of the 2006 International League champion Toledo Mud Hens,[2] while also making 3 late-season appearances with the Tigers.[3]
During 2007 spring training, Durbin was in the mix for one of the final spots in the Tigers bullpen. However, starting pitcher Kenny Rogers soon went on the disabled list with a shoulder injury, and the Tigers turned to Durbin to fill his spot in the rotation. Durbin served as a starting pitcher for several stints, before ultimately joining the bullpen. Pitching in relief, Durbin served several roles, including long relief and setup.[4]
During a game on ESPN's Sunday Night Baseball against the Atlanta Braves, Durbin had a sacrifice fly for his first career RBI.[5] He also recorded his first major league save in the same game.[6] On December 12, 2007, Durbin was not offered a new contract by the Tigers and he became a free agent. On December 20, 2007, he signed with the Philadelphia Phillies. After the 2010 season, Chad Durbin's contract with the Phillies was up. On March 1, 2011, he signed with the Cleveland Indians which will be his second stint with them.[7]
Personal life
Durbin lives with his wife Crystal and son Cade in Baton Rouge, Louisiana during the off-season. Durbin is not related to Dick Durbin, the senator from Illinois, or former MLB pitcher J.D. Durbin.
References
- ^ a b "Chad Durbin Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/durbich01.shtml. Retrieved June 8, 2010.
- ^ "2006 Toledo Mud Hens Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/team.cgi?id=35336. Retrieved June 8, 2010.
- ^ "2006 Detroit Tigers Batting, Pitching, & Fielding Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/DET/2006.shtml. Retrieved June 8, 2010.
- ^ Nicholl, Conor (August 30, 2007). "Rookie Miller pulled from Tigers rotation". Tigers.MLB.com. Major League Baseball. http://detroit.tigers.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070830&content_id=2179320&vkey=news_det&fext=.jsp&c_id=det. Retrieved June 8, 2010.
- ^ "Chad Durbin 2007 Batting Gamelogs". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/gl.cgi?n1=durbich01&t=b&year=2007. Retrieved June 8, 2010.
- ^ "Chad Durbin 2007 Pitching Gamelogs". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/gl.cgi?n1=durbich01&t=p&year=2007. Retrieved June 8, 2010.
- ^ Mandel, Ken (20 December 2007). "Phillies add Durbin to pitching staff". MLB.com. http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20071220&content_id=2334983&vkey=hotstove2007&fext=.jsp. Retrieved 8 June 2010.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
Philadelphia Phillies 2008 World Series Champions 4 Eric Bruntlett | 5 Pat Burrell | 6 Ryan Howard | 7 Pedro Feliz | 8 Shane Victorino | 10 Geoff Jenkins | 11 Jimmy Rollins | 12 Matt Stairs | 16 J. C. Romero | 19 Greg Dobbs | 21 Adam Eaton | 26 Chase Utley | 27 Chris Coste | 28 Jayson Werth | 35 Cole Hamels (World Series MVP) | 37 Chad Durbin | 38 Kyle Kendrick | 39 Brett Myers | 43 J. A. Happ | 45 Tom Gordon | 47 Scott Eyre | 50 Jamie Moyer | 51 Carlos Ruiz | 54 Brad Lidge | 55 Clay Condrey | 56 Joe Blanton | 57 Rudy Seánez | 63 Ryan Madson | 99 So Taguchi
Manager 41 Charlie Manuel
Bench Coach 22 Jimy Williams | First Base Coach 15 Davey Lopes | Third Base Coach 2 Steve Smith | Hitting Coach 25 Milt Thompson | Pitching Coach 30 Rich Dubee | Bullpen Coach 31 Ramon Henderson | Catching Instructor 17 Mick Billmeyer | General Manager Pat GillickRegular season • National League Division Series • National League Championship Series Categories:- 1977 births
- Living people
- Cleveland Indians players
- Kansas City Royals players
- Arizona Diamondbacks players
- Lansing Lugnuts players
- Wichita Wranglers players
- Omaha Royals players
- Mahoning Valley Scrappers players
- Akron Aeros players
- Buffalo Bisons (minor league) players
- New Orleans Zephyrs players
- Toledo Mud Hens players
- Major League Baseball pitchers
- Baseball players from Illinois
- Detroit Tigers players
- People from Bureau County, Illinois
- Philadelphia Phillies players
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