Donovan Osborne | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: Roseville, California, U.S. | June 21, 1969|
Batted: Switch Threw: Left | |
MLB debut | |
April 9, 1992, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |
Last MLB appearance | |
May 15, 2004, for the New York Yankees | |
MLB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 49–46 |
Earned run average | 4.03 |
Strikeouts | 558 |
Stats at Baseball Reference | |
Teams | |
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Osborne attended Carson High School in Carson City,Nevada before he was drafted by the Montreal Expos in the 1987 Major League Baseball Draft. After declining to sign with the Expos,Osborne attended the University of Nevada,Las Vegas (UNLV),where he played for the UNLV Rebels baseball team. Out of UNLV,Osborne was chosen by the St. Louis Cardinals in the first round (13th overall) of the 1990 amateur draft.
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