Glendon Rusch

Infobox MLB player

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width = 190
name=Glendon Rusch
position=Pitcher
team=Colorado Rockies
number=32
bats=Left
throws=Left
birthdate=birth date and age|1974|11|7
birthplace=city-state|Seattle|Washington
debutdate=April 6
debutyear=1997
debutteam=Kansas City Royals
statyear=2008
stat1label=Win-Loss
stat1value=65-99
stat2label=Earned run average
stat2value=5.02
stat3label=Strikeouts
stat3value=1,075
teams=
*Kansas City Royals (by|1997-by|1999)
*New York Mets (by|1999-by|2001)
*Milwaukee Brewers (by|2002-by|2003)
*Chicago Cubs (by|2004-by|2006)
*San Diego Padres (by|2008)
*Colorado Rockies (by|2008-present)

Glendon James Rusch (pronEng|ɹʌʃ; born November 7, 1974 in Seattle, Washington) is a left-handed pitcher in the Colorado Rockies organization. He previously played for the Kansas City Royals, New York Mets, Milwaukee Brewers, Chicago Cubs, and San Diego Padres. He took the by|2007 season off to recover from injuries.

While Glendon has not enjoyed the success of an ace pitcher, he has been able to contribute in both a starting role and out of the bullpen. He throws a fastball that ranges between 87-92 MPH, an average curveball and an above-average changeup. He has decent command of his pitches and usually fares better against right-handed hitters.

Glendon played baseball and basketball in high school at Shorecrest High School in Seattle, Washington, where he pitched a no-hitter his senior year.

In September of by|2006, Rusch was diagnosed with a life-threatening blood clot in his lung and missed the rest of the 2006 season. [http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070125&content_id=1786350&vkey=news_chc&fext=.jsp&c_id=chc] . On January 25, 2007, the Chicago Cubs released the left-hander. He had one year left on his contract. [http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070125&content_id=1786350&vkey=news_chc&fext=.jsp&c_id=chc]

On October 31, 2007, Rusch announced that he was officially a free agent and would attempt a comeback for the by|2008 season. He threw a bullpen session for interested teams on November 2 [ [http://www.proballfirm.com/new10-30-07.htm West Coast Sports Management ] ] and on December 14, signed a minor league contract with the San Diego Padres. On March 26, 2008, the Padres purchased his contract and added him to the major league roster. On May 15, Rusch turned down an assignment to Triple-A, and became a free agent.

On May 16, 2008, he signed a minor league contract with the Colorado Rockies. On May 31, the Rockies purchased his contract and added him to the active roster.

References

External links

* [http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/team/player.jsp?player_id=121556 MLB.com: Glendon Rusch]
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