Andy Sonnanstine
| Andy Sonnanstine | |||
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Sonnanstine with the Tampa Bay Rays
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| Pitcher | |||
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Born: March 18, 1983 Barberton, Ohio |
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| MLB debut | |||
| June 5, 2007, for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| September 20, 2011, for the Tampa Bay Rays | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Win–loss record | 28–31 | ||
| Earned run average | 5.26 | ||
| Strikeouts | 343 | ||
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Andrew Michael Sonnanstine (born March 18, 1983) is an American former professional baseball relief pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays / Rays. Sonnanstine is a graduate of Wadsworth High School in Wadsworth, Ohio, and attended Kent State University. He also pitched for the Sanford Mainers of the New England Collegiate Baseball League.
Sonnanstine made his first major league start against the Toronto Blue Jays, receiving a no-decision. He picked up his first major league win on June 10, 2007, in a game against the Florida Marlins.
Sonnanstine demonstrated strikeout potential in 2007 when, through seven innings of work against the Marlins, he struck out ten batters, including a franchise-record seven in a row, while allowing two runs on seven hits. He also went 2-for-3 as a batter, scored his first run and drove in his first career run.
Sonnanstine has impressed many by his mental approach to the game, as he is a fierce competitor who takes a mental approach similar to that of Greg Maddux.
One of Sonnanstine's best starts came on August 31, 2007, against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium, where he pitched 8 innings, allowing 2 hits and no earned runs (1 unearned run) with 5 strikeouts and no walks. He ended his rookie campaign with a 6-10 record, pitching 130 2⁄3 innings with an ERA of 5.85.
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