Neal Musser

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Neal Musser
Relief pitcher
Born: (1980-08-25) August 25, 1980 (age 43)
Otterbein, Indiana
Batted: Left
Threw: Left
MLB debut
April 21, 2007, for the Kansas City Royals
Last MLB appearance
May, 29, 2008, for the Kansas City Royals
Men's baseball
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Baseball World Cup
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Neal Gordon Musser (born August 25, 1980) is a former American Major League Baseball pitcher.

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Early life

Musser was born Neal Musser on August 25, 1980, in Otterbein, Indiana. He spent his high school years at Benton Central Junior-Senior High School in nearby Oxford, Indiana.

Professional career

Neal Musser was draft on June 2, 1999, by the New York Mets in the second round of the 1999 amateur draft. He was signed June 23, 1999. After spending 6 years in the Mets organization on October 15, 2005, he was granted free agency. On January 30, 2006, he signed as a free agent with the Arizona Diamondbacks. On May 23, 2006, he was released by the Arizona Diamondbacks. On May 24, 2006, he signed as a free agent with the Kansas City Royals. On October 15, 2006, he was granted free agency. On November 20, 2006, he resigned as a free agent with the Kansas City Royals, and after 8 years in the minor leagues, Musser began his Major League Baseball career with the Kansas City Royals in 2007. On February 19, 2009, Musser was designated for assignment to make way for the newly claimed Tug Hulett from the Seattle Mariners, and he was subsequently released eight days later. Musser continued to play in the minors and In March 2009 Musser signed a minor league deal with the Houston Astros. On May 4, 2009, he was released. On February 2, 2010, Musser signed as a free agent with the New York Mets. He ended his career with the Lancaster Barnstormers (an independent league team) in 2010. He played with multiple MiLB teams over his career, including the Gulf Coast Mets, Kingsport Mets, Columbia Bombers, St. Lucie Mets, Brooklyn Cyclones, Norfolk Tides, Wichita Wranglers, Omaha Royals, Arizona Royals, and the Round Rock Express.

Post Retirement

He is now retired and moved back to his hometown of Otterbein, Indiana, with a family and working on his families farm.

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