Brendan Donnelly
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Born: July 4, 1971 Washington, D.C. |
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 9, 2002, for the Anaheim Angels | |||
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| July 23, 2010, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Win–loss record | 32–10 | ||
| Earned run average | 3.22 | ||
| Strikeouts | 369 | ||
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Brendan Kevin Donnelly (born July 4, 1971) is a former Major League Baseball relief pitcher. A right-hander, Donnelly pitched for twenty-one teams (two of them independents), twelve organizations, two independent leagues, eleven organized minor leagues, and both the American League and the National League.
He won the World Series in 2002 with the Anaheim Angels and was on the roster for the Boston Red Sox during their 2007 World Series victory. Donnelly was also the winning pitcher of the 2003 All-Star Game.
After ten seasons in minor league baseball and eight seasons in Major League Baseball, he retired in 2011.
Donnelly was drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 27th round of the 1992 Major League Baseball Draft. The White Sox released him in April 1993. In June 1993, he signed with the Chicago Cubs organization; the Cubs released him before the start of the 1994 season. In 1994, he played for the independent Ohio Valley Redcoats.
In March 1995, he signed with the Cincinnati Reds and participated in Spring Training as a replacement player during the 1994 Major League Baseball strike. As a result of his participation as a replacement player, Donnelly is permanently barred from joining the Major League Baseball Players Association. Donnelly remained in the Reds organization until he was released in April 1999.
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