Kelly Wunsch

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61+1⁄3 innings. Wunsch received a two votes in AL Rookie of the Year voting, finishing in fifth place. [3]

The next three seasons, Wunsch was used as a left-handed specialist out of the White Sox bullpen, appearing in 126 games, pitching to 3.00 ERA in 90 innings. Over this timespan, Wunsch struggled with repetitive shoulder and arm issues in his left pitching arm, which forced him to spend 202 total days on the injured list.

Wunsch began the 2004 season with the White Sox's Triple-A affiliate in Charlotte, while recovering from left shoulder inflammation. He would return from his injury and was called up to make 3 appearances in late May, pitching in 2 total innings with a 0.00 ERA. Wunsch would then be sent back down to Triple-A, because his role as a left-handed reliever had been supplanted by Dámaso Marte and Neal Cotts.

After being granted free agency in the 2004 offseason, Wunsch joining the Dodgers in 2005, Wunsch pitched quite well as a left-handed specialist, with 4.56 ERA in 45 appearances, but missed the latter half of the season due to a torn peroneal tendon in his right ankle.

He signed with the Houston Astros in February 2007 [4] [5] to attempt a comeback, but was released on March 28. [6]

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Kelly Wunsch
Kelly Wunsch (cropped).jpg
Wunsch during spring training in 2006
Pitcher
Born: (1972-07-12) July 12, 1972 (age 50)
Houston, Texas, U.S.
Batted: Left
Threw: Left
MLB debut
April 3, 2000, for the Chicago White Sox
Last MLB appearance
July 7, 2005, for the Los Angeles Dodgers
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