Kyle Weiland

Kyle Weiland
Weiland with the Boston Red Sox
Pitcher
Born: (1986-09-12) September 12, 1986 (age 38)
Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
July 10, 2011, for the Boston Red Sox
Last MLB appearance
April 24, 2012, for the Houston Astros
MLB statistics
Win–loss record0–6
Earned run average7.23
Strikeouts26
Teams

Kyle Edward Weiland (born September 12, 1986) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Boston Red Sox and Houston Astros.

Career

Weiland attended the University of Notre Dame, where he played for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish baseball team. In 2007, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Falmouth Commodores of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[1][2] He was drafted by the Red Sox in the 3rd round of the 2008 Major League Baseball draft.[3]

Weiland during his tenure with the Houston Astros in 2012

He made his Major League debut on July 10, 2011 against the Baltimore Orioles. He started and pitched 4+ innings, before being ejected for hitting Vladimir Guerrero with no outs in the 5th.[4] In his debut, he made several Red Sox firsts, namely: first New Mexico native to play with the Red Sox; first Red Sox player to wear #70 in a game and the first Red Sox player to be ejected in his first major league game. On December 14, 2011, he was traded to the Houston Astros along with Jed Lowrie for Mark Melancon[5] He earned a spot in the Astros' starting rotation at the beginning of the 2012 season.[6] Weiland was diagnosed with a right shoulder infection and was shut down for the rest of the 2012 season.

He missed the 2013 season because of injury. In February, 2014, Weiland attempted a comeback after battling an infection in his shoulder and abdomen.[7]

He announced his retirement on March 29, 2015.

Scouting Report

Weiland throws 4 pitches: a two-seam and four seam fastball, a curveball and a cutter.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Major League Baseball Players From the Cape Cod League" (PDF). capecodbaseball.org. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  2. ^ "2007 Falmouth Commodores". thebaseballcube.com. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  3. ^ "Kyle Weiland Minor Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com.
  4. ^ "Both managers, 2 pitchers ejected from Orioles-Sox". USATODAY.COM.
  5. ^ Dierkes, Tim (December 14, 2011). "Red Sox Acquire Melancon For Lowrie, Weiland". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved March 12, 2021.
  6. ^ "Kyle Weiland earns spot in Astros' rotation with confidence, command". Houston Astros. April 4, 2012. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved March 12, 2021. Alt URL
  7. ^ McTaggart, Brian (January 26, 2014). "Long recovery has Kyle Weiland back at Astros' camp". MLB.com. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
  8. ^ clack (January 20, 2012). "Player Profile: Kyle Weiland". The Crawfish Boxes.


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