External links
- Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)
| Josh Sullivan | |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | |
| Born:July 5, 1984 Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S. | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right |
Joshua David Sullivan (born July 5,1984) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. Prior to becoming a professional,Sullivan attended Auburn University,where he played college baseball and college football for the Auburn Tigers.
Sullivan attended Little Rock Central High School in Little Rock,Arkansas,graduating in 2002. [1] [2] He played for the baseball and American football teams at Little Rock Central. Recruited as a pitcher and infielder by many baseball programs,Sullivan chose to enroll at Auburn University,which offered him the opportunity to play football as well as baseball. [3]
Sullivan played college baseball for the Auburn Tigers baseball team. He was also a walk-on for the Auburn Tigers football team as a quarterback,backing up Jason Campbell as a redshirt freshman,surpassing Brandon Cox on the Tigers' depth chart. [4] [5] [6] As a sophomore,Sullivan chose to pursue baseball full-time,giving up football. [7]
The Rockies drafted Sullivan in the fifth round of the 2005 Major League Baseball Draft. [1] He endured arm surgeries that limited his appearances in minor league baseball. [8] These surgeries included shoulder surgery in 2007,elbow surgery in 2008,and elbow ligament replacement surgery in March 2009. [1] Sullivan opened the 2011 and 2012 seasons with the Tulsa Drillers of the Class AA Texas League. [9] [10]
The Rockies added Sullivan to their forty-man roster after the 2012 season. [11] Sullivan was designated for assignment on August 1,2013,to make room on the forty-man roster for Chad Bettis. [12]
Sullivan is the third of ten children. [13] His father played college football for the Arkansas Razorbacks football team. [14] He is married;his wife's name is Lyndsey. [1]