:Josh Sharpless
{{short description|American baseball player (born 1981)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox baseball biography
| image=
| name=Josh Sharpless
| position=Relief pitcher
| bats=Right
| throws=Right
| birth_date={{birth date and age|1981|1|26}}
| birth_place=Beaver, Pennsylvania
|debutleague = MLB
| debutdate=August 1
| debutyear=2006
| debutteam=Pittsburgh Pirates
|finalleague = MLB
| finaldate=June 10
| finalyear=2007
| finalteam=Pittsburgh Pirates
|statleague = MLB
| stat1label=Win–loss record
| stat1value=0–1
| stat2label=Earned run average
| stat2value=4.41
| stat3label=Strikeouts
| stat3value=8
| teams=
- Pittsburgh Pirates ({{By|2006}}–{{By|2007}})
}}
Joshua David Sharpless (born January 26, 1981) is a former Major League Baseball right-handed relief pitcher.
Biography
Sharpless grew up in the greater Pittsburgh area, attending Freedom Area Senior High School in Freedom, Pennsylvania. Drafted in the 24th round of the 2003 Major League Baseball Draft out of Allegheny College, he progressed through the Pirates minor league system in three years.
He reached the majors on August 1, {{mlby|2006}}, when trade-deadline moves left openings in the major league roster. He made his first appearance on August 2, 2006.{{cite news|work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette|title=Pirates' Sharpless relieved after shaky debut|first=Paul |last = Meyer|date=2006-08-08|url=http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06220/711863-63.stm}}
Sharpless continued to live in the Pittsburgh area year-round while playing for the Pirates.{{cite news|url = http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07007/751907-63.stm |title = Hot Stove: LaRoche remains hot topic with Pirates' ... including players |first = Dejan |last = Kovacevic |date=2007-01-07 |accessdate = 2007-01-07 |work = Pittsburgh Post-Gazette}}
After being released by the Pirates on March 31, {{By|2008}}, Sharpless signed a minor league contract with the San Francisco Giants on April 10, 2008. After becoming a free agent following the 2008 season, Sharpless signed with the York Revolution of the Atlantic League for the 2009 season.{{cite web |url = http://yorkdispatch.inyork.com/yd/sports/ci_12028958 |work = The York Dispatch |title = Revs sign four more players, including former major leaguer |date = 2009-03-30 |accessdate = 2009-03-30 |last = Johnson |first = Jeffrey A. |archive-date = March 3, 2016 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160303201430/http://yorkdispatch.inyork.com/yd/sports/ci_12028958 |url-status = dead }}
He continues to live in the Pittsburgh area and gives pitching lessons to area high schoolers.
References
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External links
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