Justin Wayne

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23+2⁄3 innings, opposing hitters recorded a .244 batting average against. He held batters to a .154 batting average in tie games. From 2002 to 2004, he made 26 appearances (eight starts), compiling a 6.13 ERA with a 5–8 record, while recording 37 strikeouts and 36 walks over 61+2⁄3 innings pitched. [7] With two outs and runners in scoring position, he held batters to an .048 average and .095 slugging percentage. [8]

In April 2005, Wayne signed as a free agent with the Los Angeles Dodgers; he made four appearances for their Triple-A affiliate, the Las Vegas 51s, recording a 14.40 ERA. In May 2005, he signed as a free agent with the Kansas City Royals, but was released the following month before seeing any action.

Independent leagues

In August 2005, Wayne signed with the Newark Bears of the independent Atlantic League. In 10 appearances, Wayne pitched 18 innings, gave up 6 earned runs, walked 17, struck out 9, and had a 3.00 ERA with a 1–2 record. He held opponents to a .197 average. [9]

Personal life

Wayne is Jewish, [10] and majored in economics at Stanford. [11] He finished his degree in 3+1⁄3 years.

His brother, Hawkeye, played baseball at Columbia University and signed with the Seattle Mariners after being drafted in the 11th round of the 1999 Major League Baseball Draft. [11] Their father, Jeffrey, played baseball at SUNY Buffalo. [11]

After retiring from professional baseball, he spent 3+1⁄2 years in finance before focusing on the medical industry. He has continued in this field and is now a Managing Partner and Chief Operating Officer of SMART Lab, located in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.

In 2018, Wayne received a two-year federal prison sentence at a minimum-security federal prison camp at Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery, Alabama, for an "insurance scam" involving Hawkeye, who received a 40-month sentence: "The brothers owned a testing lab. Prosecutors say a drug treatment center brought them patients' urine samples for unneeded testing. They billed insurance companies and then kicked back part of the proceeds." [12] [11]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Justin Wayne". Jewishvirtuallibrary.org. Retrieved January 9, 2011.
  3. 1 2 3 "Justin Wayne". www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org. Retrieved 2021-08-17.
  4. ↑ "Major League Baseball Players From the Cape Cod League" (PDF). capecodbaseball.org. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  5. 1 2 "Wayne, Justin". Jews in Sports. Retrieved February 28, 2014.
  6. 1 2 "Justin Wayne Minor & Independent Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2020-02-06.
  7. ↑ "Justin Wayne Stats". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved November 2, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Justin Wayne Career Pitching Splits". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved January 9, 2011.
  9. ↑ Chase, Al. "StarBulletin.com | Sports | /2005/10/14/". Archived from the original on 2006-11-25. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
  10. ↑ "Big League Jews". Jewish Sports Review . 12 (137): 21. January–February 2020.
  11. 1 2 3 4 Joe Capozzi. "From the big leagues to the big house: How ex-con helped put ex-Marlins pitcher in prison - News - The Palm Beach Post - West Palm Beach, FL". The Palm Beach Post. Retrieved 2020-02-06.
  12. ↑ "Ex-Marlins P Justin Wayne gets 4-year prison term for insurance fraud". ESPN.com. November 1, 2018. Retrieved November 1, 2018.

Further reading

Justin Wayne
Pitcher
Born: (1979-04-16) April 16, 1979 (age 44)
Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 3, 2002, for the Florida Marlins
Last MLB appearance
July 25, 2004, for the Florida Marlins
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