Willie Eyre
| Willie Eyre | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Eyre with the Baltimore Orioles
|
|||
| Relief pitcher | |||
|
Born: July 21, 1978 Fountain Valley, California |
|||
|
|||
| MLB debut | |||
| April 6, 2006, for the Minnesota Twins | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| September 28, 2011, for the Baltimore Orioles | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Win–loss record | 7–8 | ||
| Earned run average | 4.95 | ||
| Strikeouts | 86 | ||
| Teams | |||
William Mays Eyre (born July 21, 1978) is a former Major League Baseball relief pitcher.
Eyre was All-State at Cyprus High School (UT). In 1997 and 1999, he was an All-America selection playing outfield at the College of Eastern Utah.
Eyre was drafted in the 23rd round of the 1999 Major League Baseball Draft by the Minnesota Twins. From 1999 to 2005, Eyre made his way through the Twins' minor league system, playing for the Elizabethton Twins, Quad City River Bandits, Fort Myers Miracle, New Britain Rock Cats, Phoenix Desert Dogs (Arizona Fall League), and Rochester Red Wings.
He made his major league debut for the Twins on April 6, 2006, but was nontendered by the Twins on December 12, 2006, making him a free agent.
The Texas Rangers signed Eyre to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training. Eyre had Tommy John surgery in August 2007 and missed all of 2008. He returned to the Rangers bullpen for 2009. He spent all of 2010 with the AAA Oklahoma City RedHawks and then became a free agent.
...
Wikipedia