Sid Roberson (baseball)

{{short description|American baseball player}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}

{{Infobox baseball biography

|name=Sid Roberson

|position=Pitcher

|image=

|bats=Left

|throws=Left

|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1971|9|7}}

|birth_place=Jacksonville, Florida

|debutleague = MLB

|debutdate=May 20

|debutyear=1995

|debutteam=Milwaukee Brewers

|finalleague = MLB

|finaldate=September 29

|finalyear=1995

|finalteam=Milwaukee Brewers

|statleague = MLB

|stat1label=Win–loss record

|stat1value=6-4

|stat2label=Earned run average

|stat2value=5.76

|stat3label=Strikeouts

|stat3value=40

|teams=

• Milwaukee Brewers (1995)

}}

Sidney Dean Roberson (born September 7, 1971) is a former pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Milwaukee Brewers during their 1995 season. Listed at 5' 9", 170 lb., Roberson batted and threw left-handed. He was born in Jacksonville, Florida.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/robersi01.shtml?redir MLB Statistics and History]. Baseball Reference. Retrieved on May 29, 2016.

The Brewers selected Roberson in the 29th round of the 1992 MLB draft out of the University of North Florida in Jacksonville, Florida, where he pitched for the UNF Ospreys. He finished his college career with a 36-6 mark and still holds the career record for the most strikeouts (360) and complete games (24) at UNF.[http://jacksonville.com/sports/other_sports/2009-07-12/story/where_are_they_now_sid_roberson Where are they now: Sid Roberson]. The Florida Times Union. Retrieved on May 29, 2016. Besides, he was a two-time NAIA All-America pitcher at UNF and majored in accounting in college, getting his degree in 1994 with a 3.91 GPA and highest academic honors.

Roberson posted a 12-8 record with a 2.60 earned run average for Class A Stockton Ports in 1993,[https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.cgi?id=robers001sid MiLB Statistics and History]. Baseball Reference. Retrieved on May 29, 2016. earning Pitcher of the Year honors in the California League. In 1994, he went 15-8 with a 2.83 at Double A El Paso Diablos, being promoted to Triple A New Orleans Zephyrs in 1995, where he appeared in two games before joining the Brewers in the month of May.

Roberson was 6-4 with a 5.76 ERA for Milwaukee in 26 games (13 starts), striking out 40 batters while walking 37 in {{frac|84|1|3}} innings of work. However, arm problems surfaced which forced him to retire after two rotator cuff surgeries.

Following his baseball career, Roberson became a financial adviser and later a manager with Morgan Stanley, where he worked for nearly a decade. He later joined UBS Financial Services as deputy branch manager of its Jacksonville complex.