Vin Mazzaro
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Mazzaro with the Sacramento River Cats
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Born: September 27, 1986 Hackensack, New Jersey |
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| MLB debut | |||
| June 2, 2009, for the Oakland Athletics | |||
| MLB statistics (through May 7, 2016) |
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| Win–loss record | 24–23 | ||
| Earned run average | 4.82 | ||
| Strikeouts | 233 | ||
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Vincent Michael "Vin" Mazzaro (born September 27, 1986) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is currently a free agent. He previously played for the Oakland Athletics, Kansas City Royals, Pittsburgh Pirates and Miami Marlins.
Mazzaro grew up in Rutherford, New Jersey, and attended Rutherford High School, where he led the team to two consecutive state championships.
Mazzaro was drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the third round of the 2005 Major League Baseball Draft.
In December 2008, Baseball America named Mazzaro the #8 prospect in Oakland's organization.
Mazzaro made his major league debut on June 2, 2009 against the Chicago White Sox. He earned the victory after pitching 6⅓ innings without allowing a run.
Mazzaro was traded along with minor league pitcher Justin Marks to the Kansas City Royals for David DeJesus on November 10, 2010. After starting the 2011 season with the Omaha Storm Chasers, he was recalled by the Royals to replace the injured Bruce Chen on May 10.
He surrendered 14 runs in 2⅓ innings in an emergency appearance out of the bullpen in a 19–1 loss to the Cleveland Indians at Kauffman Stadium on May 16, 2011. Besides setting a new franchise record for most runs yielded in a game, he became the first pitcher in the modern era (since 1900) to allow that many without pitching 3 innings. His 14 earned runs given up was also the most by a relief pitcher since Les McCrabb of the Philadelphia Athletics allowed the same amount in four innings in a 19–4 defeat to the Boston Red Sox on April 16, 1942. Originally scheduled to be the starter the following night, Mazzaro was optioned back to the Storm Chasers after the game. Mazzaro was called back to Kansas City on June 7 after Royals starting pitcher Sean O'Sullivan was placed on the disabled list. He finished the season with an overall record of 4-3 with a 5.73 in 18 games, primarily in relief. On November 20, 2012 the Royals designated Mazzaro for assignment as they cleared room on the 40-man roster ahead of the Rule 5 draft.
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