Dirk Hayhurst | |||
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Hayhurst as a member of the San Diego Padres.
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Pitcher | |||
Born: Canton, Ohio |
March 24, 1981 |||
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MLB debut | |||
August 23, 2008, for the San Diego Padres | |||
Last MLB appearance | |||
October 2, 2009, for the Toronto Blue Jays | |||
MLB statistics | |||
Win–loss record | 0–2 | ||
Earned run average | 5.72 | ||
Strikeouts | 27 | ||
Teams | |||
Dirk Von Hayhurst (born March 24, 1981) is an American author and broadcaster, and formerly a professional baseball pitcher. Hayhurst played in Major League Baseball for the San Diego Padres in 2008 and for the Toronto Blue Jays in 2009. Following the end of his playing career, Hayhurst wrote four books about his experiences in professional baseball.
Hayhurst attended Canton South High School in Canton, Ohio. He enrolled at Kent State University, and played college baseball for the Kent State Golden Flashes for four seasons from 2000 through 2003. He played collegiate summer baseball with the Bethesda Big Train in 2001.
Hayhurst was selected by the San Diego Padres in the 8th round of the 2003 Major League Baseball Draft. He was called up from the Triple-A Portland Beavers and made his major league debut on August 23, 2008, for the San Diego Padres against Barry Zito and the San Francisco Giants at AT&T Park in San Francisco, California.
Hayhurst was claimed off waivers by the Toronto Blue Jays on October 6, 2008, but was released four months later before the season started, and re-signed to a minor league deal. On June 2, 2009, Hayhurst's contract was purchased by the Blue Jays from their Triple-A affiliate, the Las Vegas 51s.