Kyle Waldrop
{{short description|American baseball player (born 1985)}}
{{For|the outfielder|Kyle Waldrop (outfielder)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
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|position=Pitcher
|team=
|number=
|bats=Right
|throws=Right
|birth_date={{birth date and age|1985|10|27}}
|birth_place=Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S.
|debutleague = MLB
|debutdate=September 5
|debutyear=2011
|debutteam=Minnesota Twins
|finalleague = MLB
|finaldate=October 2
|finalyear=2012
|finalteam=Minnesota Twins
|statyear=
|statleague = MLB
|stat1label=Win–loss record
|stat1value=1–1
|stat2label=Earned run average
|stat2value=3.62
|stat3label=Strikeouts
|stat3value=12
|teams=
- Minnesota Twins ({{mlby|2011}}–{{mlby|2012}})
}}
Steven Kyle Waldrop (born October 27, 1985) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Minnesota Twins.
Career
Kyle Waldrop was the Twins' third pick in the first round of the 2004 Major League Baseball draft, when the Twins had five first-round picks.[http://www.twinkietown.com/2010/6/24/1533946/the-emergence-of-kyle-waldrop The Emergence of Kyle Waldrop], TwinkieTown.com, June 24, 2011 He was the 25th player drafted that year.[http://minnesota.twins.mlb.com/content/printer_friendly/min/y2011/m01/d11/c16421542.jspv Minnesota Twins announce Spring Training invites]{{dead link|date=October 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}, TwinsBaseball.com, January 11, 2011
A native of Knoxville, Tennessee and a 2004 graduate of Farragut High School in Farragut, Tennessee, Waldrop has played for Twins minor-league teams in Elizabethton, Tennessee, Beloit, Wisconsin, Fort Myers, Florida, New Britain, Connecticut, and Rochester, New York.[http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=448252 Kyle Waldrop], MLB.com, accessed February 18, 2011
Waldrop missed the entire 2008 season due to a shoulder injury.
In 2011, he was one of six pitchers not on the Twins' major league roster to be invited to the team's spring training camp in Fort Myers.
On September 5, 2011, Waldrop was called up from Rochester with Brian Dinkelman.{{cite web|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110904&content_id=24205244¬ebook_id=24208450&c_id=min&tcid=fb_share&tcid=fb_share|title=Twins beef up roster with doubleheader on tap|last=Bollinger|first=Rhett|date=2011-09-04|work=twinsbaseball.com|access-date=2011-09-05}}
In January 2013, Waldrop signed with the Pittsburgh Pirates.{{cite news |title=Pirates sign Waldrop to minor league deal |url=https://www.post-gazette.com/Blogs/Pirates-Blog/2013/01/29/Pirates-sign-Waldrop-to-minor-league-deal/stories/201301290266 |access-date=December 31, 2022 |work=Pittsburgh Post Gazette |date=January 29, 2013}}{{cite news |title=Pirates sign RHP Waldrop to minor league deal |url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/baseball/mlb/pirates-sign-rhp-waldrop-minor-league-deal/ |access-date=December 31, 2022 |agency=Associated Press |publisher=Sportsnet |date=January 29, 2013}}
References
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External links
{{Portal|Biography|Baseball}}
{{baseballstats |mlb=448252 |espn=29438|br=w/waldrky01|fangraphs=7513|brm=waldro001ste}}
{{2004 MLB Draft}}
{{Minnesota Twins first-round draft picks}}
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Category:Baseball players from Knoxville, Tennessee
Category:Major League Baseball pitchers
Category:Minnesota Twins players
Category:Gulf Coast Twins players
Category:Elizabethton Twins players
Category:Beloit Snappers players
Category:Fort Myers Miracle players
Category:New Britain Rock Cats players
Category:Rochester Red Wings players
Category:Peoria Saguaros players