J. D. Durbin

Infobox MLB player

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width = 200
name = J. D. Durbin
position = Starting pitcher
team = Philadelphia Phillies
number = --
birthdate = birth date and age|1982|2|24
birthplace = city-state|Portland|Oregon
bats = Right
throws = Right
debutdate = September 8
debutyear = 2004
debutteam = Minnesota Twins
statyear = 2007
stat1label = Win–Loss
stat1value = 6–5
stat2label = Earned run average
stat2value = 6.19
stat3label = Strikeouts
stat3value = 46
teams =
* Minnesota Twins (by|2004)
* Arizona Diamondbacks (by|2007)
* Philadelphia Phillies (by|2007)

Joseph Adam Durbin (born February 24, 1982 in Portland, Oregon) is a Major League Baseball pitcher and is currently a member of the Philadelphia Phillies organization.

Durbin was drafted by the Minnesota Twins in mlby|2000 in the 2nd round (54th overall) out of Coronado High School in Arizona, where he played baseball and football. Durbin, whose self appointed nickname at one time was "the Real Deal" [ [http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/wire?section=mlb&id=2000841 ESPN - Return of the Real Deal: Twins' Durbin vows to bring swagger back - MLB ] ] , was the Twins Minor League Player of the year in mlby|2002, playing in the Futures Game in mlby|2003. He made his major league debut on September 8, mlby|2004 and pitched in relief. He made his first career start on September 23. He gave up 7 hits and 5 runs in 3 innings and took the loss.

He was ranked the #70th best prospect by Baseball America in mlby|2005 and the Twins second best pitcher behind Jesse Crain.fact|date=May 2008 However, he did not play in the majors during the 2005 and mlby|2006 seasons. He had gone 4–3 with a 2.33 ERA in 16 starts for Triple-A Rochester before being sidelined for the rest of the 2006 season on July 5 with right biceps musculocutaneous neuropathy.

During spring training in mlby|2007, he went 0–2 with a 11.25 ERA in 7 relief appearances for the Twins and was claimed off waivers by the Arizona Diamondbacks on March 29.

Durbin began the 2007 season on the Diamondbacks Opening Day roster. He pitched one game in relief on April 4 against the Colorado Rockies and gave up 7 runs in ⅔ of an inning. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/COL/COL200704040.shtml April 4, 2007 Arizona Diamondbacks at Colorado Rockies Box Score and Play by Play - Baseball-Reference.com ] ] The following day he was designated for assignment. He was then claimed off waivers by the Boston Red Sox on April 10 and was designated for assignment on that day. The Philadelphia Phillies then claimed Durbin from the Red Sox on April 13. He would be designated for assignment on April 17 and was outrighted to Triple-A Ottawa the next day.

He got his first major league win on July 17, 2007, against the Los Angeles Dodgers where he pitched 6 innings and gave up one run. He also got his first three major league hits in the same game. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/LAN/LAN200707170.shtml July 17, 2007 Philadelphia Phillies at Los Angeles Dodgers Box Score and Play by Play - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]

He pitched his first MLB shutout on July 22, 2007, against the San Diego Padres. Durbin pitched 9 innings, throwing 109 pitches, with 71 strikes against 38 balls. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SDN/SDN200707220.shtml July 22, 2007 Philadelphia Phillies at San Diego Padres Box Score and Play by Play - Baseball-Reference.com ] ] On March 18, mlby|2008, the Phillies outrighted Durbin to the minors.

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