Stephen Randolph

Infobox MLB player


width = 150px
name=Stephen Randolph
position=Relief pitcher
team=Philadelphia Phillies
number=--
bats=Left
throws=Left
birthdate=birth date and age|1974|5|1
debutdate=March 31
debutyear=2003
debutteam=Arizona Diamondbacks
statyear=2007
stat2label=Earned run average
stat2value=5.52
stat1label=Win-Loss
stat1value=10-7
stat3label=Strikeouts
stat3value=134
teams=
*Arizona Diamondbacks (by|2003-by|2004)
*Houston Astros (by|2007)

Stephen LeCharles Randolph (born May 1, 1974 in Okinawa, Japan) is an American left-handed pitcher in the Philadelphia Phillies organization of Major League Baseball. He pitched for the Arizona Diamondbacks in by|2003 and by|2004. On January 4, by|2007, he signed a minor league deal with the Houston Astros [cite web
url = http://houston.astros.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070104&content_id=1773291&vkey=news_hou&fext=.jsp&c_id=hou
title = Astros sign five, announce report dates
accessdate = 2007-06-28
last = Footer
first = Alyson
date = January 4, 2007
publisher = MLB.com] and was called up to Houston from Triple-A Round Rock April 25 when reliever Rick White was placed on the disabled list (DL) with an oblique strain. [cite web
url = http://houston.astros.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070426&content_id=1931441&vkey=news_hou&fext=.jsp&c_id=hou
title = Notes: Biggio inching toward milestone
accessdate = 2007-06-28
last = Footer
first = Alyson
date = April 26, 2007
publisher = MLB.com] He made only two appearances before he was designated for assignment on April 27 to make room for top outfield prospect Hunter Pence. [cite web
url = http://houston.astros.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070428&content_id=1934364&vkey=news_hou&fext=.jsp&c_id=hou
title = Notes: Biggio inching toward milestone
accessdate = 2007-06-28
last = Footer
first = Alyson
date = April 28, 2007
publisher = MLB.com] He was recalled from Round Rock June 19 when Brad Lidge went on the DL with an oblique strain [cite web
url = http://houston.astros.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070620&content_id=2039441&vkey=news_hou&fext=.jsp&c_id=hou
title = Notes: Bagwell back in uniform?
accessdate = 2007-06-28
last = Footer
first = Alyson
date = June 20, 2007
publisher = MLB.com] ,but was again designated for assignment June 28. [cite press release
title = Astros recall Albers and McLemore
publisher = Houston Astros
date = June 28, 2007
url = http://houston.astros.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20070628&content_id=2054548&vkey=pr_hou&fext=.jsp&c_id=hou
accessdate = 2007-06-28 ]

On December 13, 2007, he was among 89 players named in the Mitchell Report on performance-enhancing drug use in baseball.

On May 8, by|2008, Randolph was traded by the Astros to the Philadelphia Phillies. He is currently assigned to the Phillies' AAA affiliate, the Lehigh Valley IronPigs, in Allentown, Pennsylvania.

References

External links

*baseball-reference|id=r/randost01
* [http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=150159 MLB.com Player File]
* [http://thebaseballcube.com/players/R/Stephen-Randolph.shtml The Baseball Cube player page]