Derek Thompson (baseball)

Derek Thompson
Pitcher
Born: January 8, 1981 (1981-01-08) (age 30) Tampa, Florida
Batted: Left	Threw: Left
MLB debut
May 28, 2005 for the Los Angeles Dodgers
Last MLB appearance
June 23, 2005 for the Los Angeles Dodgers
Career statistics
Win-Loss	0-0
Earned run average	3.50
Strikeouts	13
Teams
Los Angeles Dodgers (2005)

Derek Ryan Thompson (born January 8, 1981 in Tampa, Florida) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher.

He was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 1st round of the 2000 Major League Baseball Draft and pitched in the Indians minor league system for the Burlington Indians (2000), Columbus Indians (2001–2002) and Kinston Indians (2002). He was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the Rule 5 draft on December 16, 2002, and then sold to the Los Angeles Dodgers. For the Dodgers he played for the Jacksonville Suns in 2004 & 2005, appearing in the Southern League All-Star Game in 2004.

Thompson pitched briefly for Triple-A Las Vegas in 2005 before he was called up to the Los Angeles Dodgers. He started 3 games for the Dodgers in 2005. He was released by the Dodgers after the season, and signed a minor league contract with the Oakland Athletics.^[1]

References

1. ^ Athletics sign Thompson

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference

Persondata
Name	Thompson, Derek
Alternative names
Short description	American baseball player
Date of birth	January 8, 1981
Place of birth	Tampa, Florida
Date of death
Place of death