Pep Harris

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13 scoreless innings and striking out three batters in an 8-7 win for the Angels. [5] Harris would go on to spend three seasons with the Angels, chiefly as a relief pitcher. From 1996 through 1998, he earned 10 wins and five losses in 121 games pitched, posting a 3.92 ERA in 172 innings pitched. Due to his work as a replacement player, however, he was not allowed to join the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA). Angels player representative Troy Percival argued in favor of Harris's reinstatement for 30 minutes in front of the union's executive board, but was unsuccessful. [2]

After the end of the 1998 season, the Angels asked Harris to play for the Lara Cardinals of the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League during the offseason. While playing there, he damaged a tendon in his right elbow, which required surgery and knocked him out for the entire 1999 season. [1] He went to spring training with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2000, but was hampered by a bone spur which required more surgery. [1]

In 2002, Harris attempted a comeback with the Amarillo Dillas of the independent Texas–Louisiana League, in the dual roles of pitcher and pitching coach. [1] He was one of four Dillas selected to the Texas–Louisiana league All-Star team that season, along with teammates Jorge Alvarez, Tyrone Horne, and Lonnie Maclin. [6]

Personal life

Harris's nickname "Pep" was a derivative of his middle name, Petrocelli. His family had wanted a shorter name to use when referring to him, but they felt that "Pet" would be inappropriate, and thus they changed it to "Pep". [4]

As of 2002, Harris was married, with two children. [7] His cousin Danny Clyburn was also a professional baseball player, spending two years with the Baltimore Orioles and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. [8]

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Pep Harris
Pitcher
Born: (1972-09-23) September 23, 1972 (age 52)
Lancaster, South Carolina, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
August 14, 1996, for the California Angels
Last MLB appearance
September 27, 1998, for the Anaheim Angels