- Mark DiFelice
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Mark DiFelice Free agent Pitcher Born: August 23, 1976
Bryn Mawr, PennsylvaniaBats: Right Throws: Right MLB debut May 18, 2008 for the Milwaukee Brewers Career statistics
(through 2011 season)Win–Loss 5–1 Earned run average 3.79 Strikeouts 71 Teams - Milwaukee Brewers (2008–2009, 2011)
Mark Andrew DiFelice (born August 23, 1976) is an American professional baseball pitcher.
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Minor league career
DiFelice started his professional career as a part of the Colorado Rockies organization in 1998. He played his first season for their Class A (Short Season) affiliate, the Portland Rockies. In 1999, he advanced to the Class A-Advanced Salem Avalanche. In 2000, he played for the Double-A Carolina Mudcats. He also played part of the 2001 season for Carolina, but also pitched for the Triple-A Colorado Springs Sky Sox. In 2002, he was sent back down to the Class A (Short Season) Tri-City Dust Devils and Salem. In 2003, he played for the Rockies' new Double-A affiliate, the Tulsa Drillers.
In 2004, he switched to the Baltimore Orioles organization, playing for their Triple-A Ottawa Lynx. In 2005, DiFelice pitched for the Washington Nationals with their Triple-A New Orleans Zephyrs and the independent Atlantic League's Somerset Patriots. He stayed with the Atlantic League for 2006, playing for the Camden Riversharks.
DiFelice returned to affiliated baseball in 2007, playing for the Milwaukee Brewers' Double-A Huntsville Stars, and then their Triple-A Nashville Sounds. After his first ten professional seasons, DiFelice had a record of 77–57, with an ERA of 3.53, and had recorded 951 strikeouts.
Major league career
After starting the 2008 season in Nashville, posting a 3–0 record with a 3.91 ERA, his contract was purchased by Milwaukee on May 15, and he made his major league debut three days later, May 18. On June 29, after appearing in 10 games, he was sent back down to Nashville. He received a call up on September 1, 2008, and he picked up his first major league win in the same month.
Following the 2009 season, DiFelice underwent shoulder surgery which sidelined him for the entire 2010 season. He signed a minor league contract with an invitation to 2011 spring training while pitching in the fall instructional league.[1]
On June 18, 2011, he had his contract purchased by the Brewers.
World Baseball Classic
DiFelice was selected as a pitcher for the Italian national team in the 2009 World Baseball Classic. He started in the team's opening game against Venezuela, pitching 4 shutout innings while allowing just 3 hits and striking out 1 batter, finishing the game with a no decision after leaving the game scoreless.
Personal
He is also the unofficial barber of all the teams he has played for. His grandmother was a hairdresser, and his aunt owns a salon in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania. When word spread that he cut hair, his teammates began making appointments for haircuts in the clubhouse.[2]
References
- ^ McCalvy, Adam. "DiFelice re-signs with Brewers." Major League Baseball. 25 September 2010. Retrieved on 20 December 2010.
- ^ Haudricourt, Tom. "DiFelice adds shear relief in role as team barber." JSOnline. 28 May 2009. Retrieved on 20 December 2010.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
Italy 2009 World Baseball Classic roster 2 Leonardo Zileri | 3 Jack Santora | 4 Mike Costanzo | 8 Nick Punto | 9 Andrea De Santis | 10 Vinny Rottino | 14 Alex Liddi | 15 Mark DiFelice | 17 Alex Maestri | 18 B. J. LaMura | 19 Chris Denorfia | 20 Peter Ciofrone | 27 Frank Catalanotto | 28 Cody Cillo | 29 Dan Serafini | 30 Kasey Olenberger | 34 Davide Dallospedale | 35 Chris Cooper | 37 Valentino Pascucci | 40 Roberto Corradini | 42 Tiago Da Silva | 45 Mario Chiarini | 47 Giuseppe Mazzanti | 49 Jason Grilli | 50 Luca Panerati | 54 Adam Ottavino | 55 Lenny DiNardo | 64 Francisco Cervelli
Manager 5 Marco Mazzieri | Coach 21 Mike Hargrove | Coach 26 Tom Trebelhorn | Coach 23 Alberto D'Auria | Coach 1 William Holmberg | Coach 31 Mike Piazza | Coach 33 Gilberto Gerali
Categories:- 1976 births
- Living people
- Portland Rockies players
- Salem Avalanche players
- Carolina Mudcats players
- Colorado Springs Sky Sox players
- Tri-City Dust Devils players
- Tulsa Drillers players
- Ottawa Lynx players
- New Orleans Zephyrs players
- Camden Riversharks players
- Huntsville Stars players
- Nashville Sounds players
- Milwaukee Brewers players
- Major League Baseball pitchers
- Baseball players from Pennsylvania
- 2009 World Baseball Classic players
- Somerset Patriots players
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