Josh Sullivan (baseball)
{{Short description|American baseball and football player (born 1984)}}
{{for|the English cricketer|Josh Sullivan (cricketer)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2013}}
{{Infobox MLB player
|name=Josh Sullivan
|position=Pitcher
|birth_date={{birth date and age|1984|7|5}}
|birth_place=Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.
|bats=Right
|throws=Right
}}
Joshua David Sullivan (born July 5, 1984) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. Prior to becoming a professional, Sullivan attended Auburn University, where he played college baseball and college football for the Auburn Tigers.
Career
Sullivan attended Little Rock Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, graduating in 2002.{{cite web|url=http://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2011/may/14/thursdays-texas-league-outing-worth-wait--20110514/?sports |title=Thursday's Texas League: Outing worth wait for LR's Sullivan |publisher=Arkansasonline.com |date=May 14, 2011 |accessdate=November 5, 2012}}{{cite web|url=http://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2011/aug/24/relaxed-sullivan-shuts-out-travs-20110824/?sports |title=Relaxed Sullivan shuts out Travs |publisher=Arkansasonline.com |date=August 24, 2011 |accessdate=November 5, 2012}} He played for the baseball and American football teams at Little Rock Central. Recruited as a pitcher and infielder by many baseball programs, Sullivan chose to enroll at Auburn University, which offered him the opportunity to play football as well as baseball.{{cite news|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/montgomeryadvertiser/access/1831573321.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Mar+16%2C+2003&author=Jay+G+Tate&pub=Montgomery+Advertiser&desc=AUBURN+FRESHMAN+A+HIT+ON+2+FIELDS&pqatl=google|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130131202714/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/montgomeryadvertiser/access/1831573321.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Mar+16,+2003&author=Jay+G+Tate&pub=Montgomery+Advertiser&desc=AUBURN+FRESHMAN+A+HIT+ON+2+FIELDS&pqatl=google|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 31, 2013|title=Auburn Freshman A Hit On 2 Fields|first=Jay G.|last=Tate|newspaper=Montgomery Advertiser|date=March 16, 2003|accessdate=November 5, 2012}}{{subscription required|date=November 2012}}
Sullivan played college baseball for the Auburn Tigers baseball team. He was also a walk-on for the Auburn Tigers football team as a quarterback, backing up Jason Campbell as a redshirt freshman, surpassing Brandon Cox on the Tigers' depth chart.{{cite news|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=ANSB&p_theme=ansb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=10CE5857A78464E0&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |title=Walk-on work earns No. 2 role for QB Sullivan
|first=Joe |last=Medley|date=March 10, 2003|newspaper=The Anniston Star |accessdate=November 5, 2012}} {{subscription required|date=November 2012}}{{cite news|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=ANSB&p_theme=ansb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=10CE587D943FB358&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |title=Sullivan leading back-up QB race|first=Joe |last=Medley|newspaper=The Anniston Star|date=August 11, 2003|accessdate=November 5, 2012}} {{subscription required|date=November 2012}}[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=BjRHAAAAIBAJ&sjid=lP0MAAAAIBAJ&pg=3152,1549640&dq=josh-sullivan&hl=en Gadsden Times - Google News Archive Search] As a sophomore, Sullivan chose to pursue baseball full-time, giving up football.[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3VUeAAAAIBAJ&sjid=U8gEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3842,161751&dq=josh-sullivan&hl=en Times Daily - Google News Archive Search]
The Rockies drafted Sullivan in the fifth round of the 2005 Major League Baseball Draft. He endured arm surgeries that limited his appearances in minor league baseball.{{cite web|url=http://www.swxrightnow.com/Global/story.asp?S=12771645 |title=Tri-City's Sullivan: Keeps Fighting His Way Back - SWX Right Now-Sports for Spokane, CdA, Tri-Cities, WA |publisher=Swxrightnow.com |date=July 8, 2010 |accessdate=November 5, 2012}} These surgeries included shoulder surgery in 2007, elbow surgery in 2008, and elbow ligament replacement surgery in March 2009. Sullivan opened the 2011 and 2012 seasons with the Tulsa Drillers of the Class AA Texas League.{{cite web|url=http://www.tulsaworld.com/sportsextra/article.aspx?subjectid=408&articleid=20110407_225_B8_hToday757591 |title=Drillers Update |publisher=Tulsa World |date= |accessdate=November 5, 2012}}{{cite web|url=http://www.tulsaworld.com/sportsextra/article.aspx?subjectid=408&articleid=20120331_408_0_Tidbsm838664 |title=2012 Drillers roster includes former Bishop Kelley pitcher Parker Frazier |first=Barry|last=Lewis|publisher=Tulsa World |date=March 31, 2012 |accessdate=November 5, 2012}}
The Rockies added Sullivan to their forty-man roster after the 2012 season.{{cite press release|url=http://colorado.rockies.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20121102&content_id=40154042&vkey=pr_col&c_id=col |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103021036/http://colorado.rockies.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20121102&content_id=40154042&vkey=pr_col&c_id=col |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 3, 2013 |title=Rockies transactions for November 2 |publisher=Colorado.rockies.mlb.com |date=November 2, 2012 |accessdate=November 5, 2012}} Sullivan was designated for assignment on August 1, 2013, to make room on the forty-man roster for Chad Bettis.{{cite web|url=http://colorado.rockies.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130801&content_id=55547968&vkey=pr_col&c_id=col |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103020954/http://colorado.rockies.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130801&content_id=55547968&vkey=pr_col&c_id=col |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 3, 2013 |title=Rockies select contract of Chad Bettis |publisher=Colorado.rockies.mlb.com |date=January 8, 2013 |accessdate=November 1, 2013}}
Personal
Sullivan is the third of nine children.[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=sJ1GAAAAIBAJ&sjid=3_0MAAAAIBAJ&pg=6403,476068&dq=josh-sullivan&hl=en Gadsden Times - Google News Archive Search] His father played college football for the Arkansas Razorbacks football team.[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=MYsvAAAAIBAJ&sjid=rdwFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6132,2582777&dq=josh-sullivan&hl=en Gadsden Times - Google News Archive Search] He is married; his wife's name is Lyndsey.
References
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External links
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Category:Baseball players from Little Rock, Arkansas
Category:American football quarterbacks
Category:Auburn Tigers baseball players
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