George Sherrill

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1⁄3 innings. [9] He pitched part of the 12th, and all of the 13th and 14th innings in the record-setting 15 inning game. [9]

Sherrill signed a one-year, $2.75 million contract with the Orioles for the 2009 season. [10] He had a 2.40 ERA in 42 appearances for the Orioles, including 20 saves over the first half of 2009. [6]

Los Angeles Dodgers

On July 30, 2009, Sherrill was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers for two prospects: third baseman Josh Bell and pitcher Steve Johnson. [11] The next night, he struck out the side against the Atlanta Braves in his debut. [12] He appeared in 30 games for the Dodgers, finishing with an 0.65 ERA and 22 strikeouts. [6]

Sherrill struggled in 2010 to the point where he was once put on outright waivers, though he refused a minor league assignment and remained on the Dodgers' roster the full season. [13] He appeared in 65 games with the Dodgers in 2010 with a 6.69 ERA, the highest total in his Major League career. [6] On August 10, 2010, Sherrill had the first plate appearance of his career. Sherrill, who did not bat in college and never took batting practice until being traded to the Dodgers, drew a base on balls from J. C. Romero without taking the bat off his shoulder. [14] On December 2, 2010, the Dodgers chose not to offer him a new contract, and he became a free agent. [15]

Atlanta Braves

On December 8, 2010, Sherrill signed a one-year contract with the Atlanta Braves for $1.2 million. [16] During the regular season, Sherrill made 51 appearances out of the Braves' bullpen, totaling 36 innings pitched. His final statistics for the season included a 3–1 win–loss record with a 3.00 ERA. [6]

Second stint with the Seattle Mariners

On December 17, 2011, Sherrill agreed to a one-year contract worth $1.1 million to return to the Mariners. [17] The deal became official on December 30. [18] After appearing in two games and giving up four runs, on Sherrill was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a strained flexor bundle in his left elbow. [19] After undergoing Tommy John surgery, Sherrill missed the remainder of the 2012 season. [20]

Kansas City Royals

On December 11, 2012, the Kansas City Royals signed Sherrill to a minor league contract. [21] Sherrill pitched for the Omaha Storm Chasers of the PCL, but was released on June 28, 2013. [22] In 21 appearances, he was 0–1 with a 6.23 ERA and 30 strikeouts. [3]

Signature style

Sherrill was noted for wearing his hat flat-billed as a statement of independence (his teammates in the minor leagues used to joke that he did not even know how to bend the brim of his hat like a proper professional). [23]

During the 2008 season, some of Sherrill's Baltimore teammates would flip up the brims of their hats every time he successfully closed out a game. Orioles fans nicknamed this move the Flat Breezy, and the Orioles television announcers would sometimes announce an Orioles win after a Sherrill save as "flat breezy time." In a MASN post-game interview, Sherrill credited former Orioles first baseman Kevin Millar, a noted prankster, as the originator of this gesture. Sherrill also acquired the nickname of the "Brim Reaper" from Millar, which Sherrill carried over after his trade to the Dodgers and eventually trademarked in 2009 [24] (although it was abandoned as of February 2010). [25]

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George Sherrill
George Sherrill 2008.jpg
Sherrill with the Baltimore Orioles
Pitcher
Born: (1977-04-19) April 19, 1977 (age 47)
Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Batted: Left
Threw: Left
MLB debut
July 16, 2004, for the Seattle Mariners
Last MLB appearance
April 9, 2012, for the Seattle Mariners