Danny Clyburn

{{Infobox baseball biography

|name=Danny Clyburn

|image=Danny Clyburn.jpeg

|caption= Clyburn with the Pittsburgh Pirates, 1994 Bowman baseball card

|position=Outfielder

|bats=Right

|throws=Right

|birth_date={{birth date|1974|4|6}}

|birth_place=Lancaster, South Carolina, U.S.

|death_date={{death date and age|2012|2|7|1974|4|6}}

|death_place=Lancaster, South Carolina, U.S.

|debutleague = MLB

|debutdate=September 15

|debutyear=1997

|debutteam=Baltimore Orioles

|finalleague = MLB

|finaldate=June 2

|finalyear=1999

|finalteam=Tampa Bay Devil Rays

|statleague = MLB

|stat1label=Batting average

|stat1value=.211

|stat2label=Home runs

|stat2value=4

|stat3label=Runs batted in

|stat3value=8

|teams=

Baltimore Orioles ({{mlby|1997}}–{{mlby|1998}})
Tampa Bay Devil Rays ({{mlby|1999}})

}}

Danny Clyburn Jr. (April 6, 1974 – February 7, 2012) was an American outfielder for the Baltimore Orioles and Tampa Bay Devil Rays.

Career

Clyburn was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the second round of the 1992 amateur draft. He is the cousin of former Anaheim Angels pitcher Pep Harris. Clyburn was traded from Baltimore to Tampa Bay prior to the {{Baseball year|1999}} season for pitcher Jason Johnson.

Death

Clyburn was shot dead in Lancaster, South Carolina on February 7, 2012. His killer was Derrick Lamont McIlwain, who confessed to the murder after witnesses stated they saw McIlwain and Clyburn arguing shortly before the shooting.{{cite web|url=http://www.foxsportsflorida.com/02/07/12/Former-Devil-Ray-Clyburn-shot-killed-in-/landing_rays.html?blockID=661484&feedID=3603|agency=Associated Press|via=Fox Sports Florida|title=Former Devil Ray Clyburn shot, killed in SC|date=February 7, 2012|accessdate=2012-02-07}} On January 10, 2014, McIlwain pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter and was sentenced to 15 years in prison.{{Cite web|url=https://www.live5news.com/story/24424461/man-sentenced-in-death-of-ex-mlb-player-clyburn/|title = Man sentenced in death of ex-MLB player Clyburn| date=12 January 2014 }}