Lenny DiNardo
| Lenny DiNardo | |||
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DiNardo with the Oakland Athletics
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| Pitcher | |||
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Born: September 19, 1979 Miami, Florida |
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 23, 2004, for the Boston Red Sox | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| October 2, 2009, for the Kansas City Royals | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Win–loss record | 10–18 | ||
| Earned run average | 5.36 | ||
| Strikeouts | 132 | ||
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Leonard Edward DiNardo (born September 19, 1979) is a former professional baseball pitcher. He graduated from Santa Fe High School in Alachua, Florida in 1998, and went on to attend Stetson University. He previously lived in Miami, Florida and Micanopy, Florida. DiNardo bats and throws left-handed.
In 1998, the Boston Red Sox selected DiNardo in the 10th round of the 1998 Major League Baseball draft, but he did not sign, opting to attend Stetson University instead. Three years later, he would sign with the New York Mets when they selected him in the 3rd round. In the summer of 2001, DiNardo made his professional debut with the Brooklyn Cyclones, the Mets Single-A affiliate.
In 2002, he played for the Columbia Mets in the South Atlantic League, another Single-A farm team of the Mets.
In 2003, he split time between St. Lucie (Single-A) and Binghamton (Double-A). He pitched well enough to warrant being selected by the Boston Red Sox during the Rule 5 draft on December 15.
As is the requirement with Rule 5 selections, DiNardo would remain on the Red Sox major league roster during the entire 2004 season. He began the season on the disabled list and made his major league debut on April 23 against the New York Yankees in Yankee Stadium. DiNardo spent much of the second half of the season back on the disabled list. Nevertheless, the lanky left-hander received a World Series ring for his contributions to the 2004 World Series Champion Red Sox.
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