Career
Born in Florence,South Carolina,Batchelor played college baseball for the USC Aiken Pacers of his home state. [1] Initially drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 1988 MLB draft,he did not sign with the team. [2] He was later selected by the New York Yankees in the 1989 MLB draft,and signed with them. [2]
Batchelor began his professional career in 1990,with the Single–A Greensboro Hornets. [3] He advanced through the Yankees' farm system,first reaching the Triple–A level in 1993 with the Columbus Clippers. [3] That season,at the end of August,Batchelor was traded to the St. Louis Cardinals for reliever Lee Smith. [4] [2]
Batchelor made his MLB debut with the Cardinals on September 3,1993. [2] He pitched in nine games with the team through the end of the season,striking out four batters in 10 innings pitched while compiling an 8.10 earned run average (ERA). [5]
During the 1994 and 1995 seasons,Batchelor pitched exclusively for the Louisville Redbirds,the Cardinals' Triple–A affiliate. [3] He returned to the Redbirds in 1996, [3] while also appearing in 11 games with St. Louis,registering a 1.20 ERA while striking out 11 batters in 15 innings of major-league pitching. [5] Batchelor initially split time in 1997 between Louisville and St. Louis, [3] including 10 games for the Cardinals with a 4.50 ERA. [5] In mid-June,Batchelor was part of a multi-player trade that sent him to the San Diego Padres. [2]
Batchelor spent the remainder of the 1997 season with the Padres and their Triple–A farm team,the Las Vegas Stars. [3] With the Padres,he appeared in 13 games with a 7.82 ERA. [5] Overall in MLB during 1997,Batchelor struck out 18 batters in 28+2⁄3 innings, and had a combined 5.97 ERA. [5] After the season, he was released by the Padres and signed with the Cleveland Indians. [2] He spent the 1998 season with the Indians' Triple-A team, the Buffalo Bisons. [3]
In 1999, Batchelor played for Triple–A Tucson Sidewinders, an affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks, and the Yakult Swallows of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). [3] He had a 7.94 ERA with the Swallows, appearing in seven games. [3] Batchelor's final professional season was 2000, when he played eight games for the Yankees' Class A-Advanced farm team, the Tampa Yankees, recording a 5.87 ERA. [3]
Overall, Batchelor played in 43 MLB games, recording a 5–1 win–loss record with 5.03 ERA, [5] and 463 minor league games, recording a 30–38 record with 3.44 ERA. [3]
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