Mike Dunn (baseball)
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Dunn with the Florida Marlins in 2011
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| Born: May 23, 1985 Farmington, New Mexico |
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| September 4, 2009, for the New York Yankees | |||
| MLB statistics (through 2015 season) |
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| Win–loss record | 22–24 | ||
| Earned run average | 3.56 | ||
| Strikeouts | 351 | ||
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Michael Glen Dunn (born May 23, 1985) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Miami Marlins of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played for the New York Yankees and Atlanta Braves.
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Baseball career
Dunn played collegiate baseball for the College of Southern Nevada from 2003 to 2005. He was drafted by the Houston Astros in 14th round (419th overall) of the 2003 Major League Baseball Draft, but did not sign.
New York Yankees
He was drafted by the New York Yankees in the 33rd round (999th overall) of the 2004 Major League Baseball Draft and signed.
Dunn was initially an outfielder, but the Yankees converted him into a pitcher.[1] He made his minor league debut in 2006, pitching for both the GCL Yankees and the Staten Island Yankees. Dunn spent the entire 2007 season with the Charleston RiverDogs, going 12–5 with a 3.42 ERA.
Dunn spent the majority of the 2008 season in single A, playing for the Tampa Yankees, going 4–7 in 30 games. He also played in 1 game in 2008 with the Trenton Thunder Double-A team.
Dunn was added to the Yankees' 40-man roster following the 2008 season to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.[2] He pitched in 2009 for the Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees, until, on September 1, he was called up to the major leagues for the first time.[3] He made his major league debut on September 4, 2009 against the Toronto Blue Jays.
Atlanta Braves
On December 22, 2009 the New York Yankees traded Dunn, OF Melky Cabrera and pitching prospect Arodys Vizcaino to re-acquire Javier Vázquez from the Braves with LHP Boone Logan.[4]
Florida/Miami Marlins
On November 16, 2010, Dunn was traded to the Florida Marlins with Omar Infante for Dan Uggla.[5]
On April 29, 2012, Dunn was optioned to Triple-A New Orleans to make room for Dan Jennings on the active roster. Dunn was 0–0 with a 9.53 ERA and 9 strikeouts in 52⁄3 innings.
On May 11, 2012, Dunn was called up by the Marlins. On May 24, He was sent back down after 4 appearances. He was called up again on June 21, after the Marlins sent Chris Hatcher to the minors.
On February 8, 2015 Dunn and the Marlins agreed to a $5.8 million, two-year contract.[6]
References
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- 1985 births
- Living people
- New York Yankees players
- Atlanta Braves players
- Florida Marlins players
- Miami Marlins players
- Baseball players from New Mexico
- Southern Nevada Coyotes baseball players
- Major League Baseball pitchers
- People from Farmington, New Mexico
- Gulf Coast Yankees players
- Tampa Yankees players
- Charleston RiverDogs players
- West Oahu Canefires players
- Staten Island Yankees players
- Trenton Thunder players
- Surprise Rafters players
- Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees players
- Gwinnett Braves players
- New Orleans Zephyrs players
