John Wasdin

John Wasdin
Baltimore Orioles
Pitching Coach/Pitcher
Born: (1972-08-05) August 5, 1972 (age 44) Fort Belvoir, Virginia
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
August 24, 1995, for the Oakland Athletics
Last MLB appearance
July 7, 2007, for the Pittsburgh Pirates
MLB statistics
Win–loss record	39–39
Earned run average	5.28
Strikeouts	527
Teams
As a player Oakland Athletics (1995–1996) Boston Red Sox (1997–2000) Colorado Rockies (2000–2001) Baltimore Orioles (2001) Yomiuri Giants (2002) Toronto Blue Jays (2003) Texas Rangers (2004–2006) Pittsburgh Pirates (2007) Saitama Seibu Lions (2009) As a coach Vermont Lake Monsters (2011) Burlington Bees (2012) Midland RockHounds (2012–2016)

As a player

As a coach

John Truman Wasdin (born August 5, 1972) is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball and Nippon Professional Baseball. As of 2017, he serves as the minor league pitching coordinator for the Baltimore Orioles.

Wasdin was born in Fort Belvoir, Virginia, but raised in Tallahassee, Florida. He graduated from Amos P. Godby High School in Tallahassee. He was drafted by the New York Yankees in the 41st round of the 1990 MLB draft, but elected to attend Florida State University. He was eventually drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 1993 MLB draft with the 25th overall pick.

Wasdin began his career in 1993 playing for the Rookie League Arizona League Athletics, Class A Madison Muskies, and Class A-Advanced Modesto A's. He played at Modesto and with the Double-A Huntsville Stars in 1994. He began the 1995 season with the Triple-A Edmonton Trappers, but was called up to the Oakland Athletics to make his major league debut on August 24. He appeared in five games (two starts) by the season's end. He began the 1996 season at Triple-A, but was recalled to Oakland where he pitched for the rest of the season.

On January 27, 1997, Wasdin was traded to the Boston Red Sox for Jose Canseco and cash considerations. He played the entire 1997 season for Boston and appeared in a major league career-high 53 games earning a 4–6 record with a 4.40 earned run average. He played most of the 1998 to 2000 seasons with Boston but also spent time with the Triple-A Pawtucket Red Sox. During his Red Sox career, Wasdin earned the ignominious nickname "Way back Wasdin" for giving up a lot of home runs.

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