Eyre made his major league debut for the Twins on April 6,2006. In 42 appearances for Minnesota,during his rookie campaign,he compiled a 5.31 ERA with 26 strikeouts across 59+1⁄3 innings pitched. On December 12, Eyre was non-tendered by the Twins, making him a free agent.[1]
Eyre spent all of the 2010 season with the Triple-A Oklahoma City RedHawks, accumulating a 5-4 record and 3.50 ERA with 59 strikeouts across 49 relief appearances. He elected free agency on October 15, 2010.[2]
Oakland Athletics
On November 5, 2010, Eyre signed a minor league contract with the Oakland Athletics.[3] He made 39 appearances for the Triple-A Sacramento River Cats in 2011, registering a 4-5 record and 3.48 ERA with 45 strikeouts and 9 saves across 62 innings of work. Eyre was released by the Athletics organization on August 2, 2011.[4]
Baltimore Orioles
On August 4, 2011, Eyre signed a minor league contract with the Baltimore Orioles.[5] On August 12, the Orioles selected Eyre's contract, adding him to their active roster.[6] In 19 appearances for Baltimore, he compiled a 2-2 record and 3.44 ERA with 10 strikeouts across 18+1⁄3 innings pitched. Eyre was designated for assignment by the Orioles on December 8, and non-tendered by the team on December 12, making him a free agent.[7]
On January 4, 2012, Eyre re-signed with the Orioles on a minor league contract.[8] In 21 appearances for Triple-A Norfolk, he struggled to a 7.92 ERA with 20 strikeouts across 25 innings pitched. Eyre was released by the Orioles organization on June 11.[9]
Texas Rangers (second stint)
On June 19, 2012, Eyre signed a minor league contract with the Texas Rangers - the organization with whom he pitched in the minor and major leagues from 2007 through 2010 - and resumed pitching in relief for their Triple-A affiliate, the Round Rock Express, the next day.[10][11][12]
Personal life and family
Eyre was named after Willie Mays by his mother, who was an admirer of the Hall of Famecenter fielder despite being a Los Angeles Dodgersfan.[13] He is the brother of Scott Eyre, a retired major league relief pitcher. He also has a younger brother, Robert Grace, who is playing in the minor leagues for the San Francisco Giants organization. He is married and has four children; two girls and two boys.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.
