Eric Hull

Infobox MLB player


width = 150
name=Eric Hull
position=Relief pitcher
team=Boston Red Sox
number=--
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date and age|1979|12|3
birhtplace=city-state|Yakima|Washington
debutdate=July 24
debutyear=2007
debutteam=Los Angeles Dodgers
statyear=2007
stat1label=Win-Loss
stat1value=0-0
stat2label=Earned run average
stat2value=4.05
stat3label=Strikeouts
stat3value=5
teams=
*Los Angeles Dodgers (by|2007)

Eric Eugene Hull (born December 3, 1979 in Yakima, Washington) is a Major League Baseball pitcher who plays in the Boston Red Sox organization.

After attending Selah High School and Yakima Valley Community College, Hull attended the University of Portland. As a senior in by|2002, he earned All-West Coast Conference second-team honors for the second straight season after leading the league with eight saves. He posted a 2-3 record in 2002 with a 3.64 ERA and 61 strikeouts in 59.1 innings. [ [http://www.portlandpilots.com/sports/baseball/release.asp?release_id=4376 Baseball Release - PortlandPilots.com ] ]

Hull signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers as an undrafted free agent on June 18, 2002. After a brief stint in the Rookie Leagues, Hull pitched for the Vero Beach Dodgers in by|2003 and by|2004 before being promoted to the Jacksonville Suns during the 2004 season. In 2003, at Vero Beach he went 3-5 with a 2.68 ERA in 31 appearances (14 starts).

He was promoted to the Las Vegas 51s, the Dodgers Triple-A team, during the by|2005 season and pitched primarily in the 51s bullpen for the next two seasons.

He was briefly promoted to the Major League team in May mlby|2007, but was returned to the 51s a few days later without appearing in a single game.

He made his MLB debut on July 24, 2007, against the Houston Astros, working two scoreless innings in relief.

On April 7, by|2008, he was traded by the Dodgers to the Boston Red Sox for infielder Christian Lara. He was then optioned to the Triple-A Pawtucket Red Sox. [ [http://losangeles.dodgers.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080408&content_id=2503469&vkey=news_la&fext=.jsp&c_id=la Dodgers, Red Sox swap minor leaguers - MLB.com] ] The Red Sox designated him for assignment on August 30.

References

External links

* [http://minors.baseball-reference.com/players.cgi?pid=22203 Baseball Reference] minor league statistics