Sean Runyan

Sean David Runyan (born June 21, 1974 in Fort Smith, Arkansas) is a former Major League Baseball player.

After attending Urbandale High School in Urbandale, Iowa, Runyan was drafted by the Houston Astros in the 5th round of the 1992 amateur draft. [cite news | title=Padres deal off Eischen, Lopez | work=Copley News Service | first=Bill | last=Center | date=March 17, 1997] After several seasons in the minors with the Quad City River Bandits, the Astros traded to the San Diego Padres in 1997 for Luis Lopez [cite news | title=Angels' Finley out; Elsewhere | work=Austin American-Statesman | date=March 17, 1997 | page=C4] , but was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the Rule 5 draft that same year. [cite news | title=American League notes | work=Fresno Bee | date=December 16, 1997 | page=D2]

Runyan's major league debut came on March 31, 1998. He would be used as a left-handed specialist out of the Tigers bullpen, and would go on to lead the American League in appearances with 88. The 88 appearances were 2 short of the American League record, but were enough to set the record for rookies. [cite news | title=Protecting Young Arms a Priority | work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | first=Paul | last=Meyer | page=C7 | date=August 31, 2006]

After dealing with arm troubles, Runyan pitched his final game on September 9, 2000. For his career, he pitched parts of 3 seasons, all in Detroit, and was out of baseball by 2003.

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External links

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/r/runyase01.shtml Baseball-Reference.com Statistics]
* [http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/R/Sean-Runyan.shtml Statistics at the BaseballCube]