Les Walrond
American baseball player (born 1976) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Leslie Dale Walrond (born November 7, 1976) is an American former professional baseball player and current scout for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball.[1]
Les Walrond | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: (1976-11-07) November 7, 1976 (age 47) Muskogee, Oklahoma, U.S. | |
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
Professional debut | |
MLB: June 8, 2003, for the Kansas City Royals | |
KBO: 2005, for the LG Twins | |
NPB: 2009, for the Yokohama BayStars | |
Last appearance | |
MLB: September 28, 2008, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |
KBO: 2010, for the Doosan Bears | |
NPB: 2009, for the Yokohama BayStars | |
MLB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 1–4 |
Earned run average | 7.07 |
Strikeouts | 39 |
Teams | |
He is a former left-handed pitcher whose active career extended from 1998–2012. The native of Muskogee, Oklahoma, appeared in 23 Major League games pitched, 21 in relief, for the Kansas City Royals (2003), Chicago Cubs (2006) and Philadelphia Phillies (2008). He appeared in 21 games as a starting pitcher in Nippon Professional Baseball in 2009. He stood 6 feet 3 inches (1.91 m) tall and weighed 205 pounds (93 kg).
During his freshman and sophomore years in high school, Walrond played baseball at Booker T. Washington High School (Tulsa, Oklahoma) under the tutelage of Coach Corey Slagle. With Walrond anchoring the baseball team, Booker T. experienced an athletic renaissance that included New York Giants defensive back R. W. McQuarters and Washington Wizards center Etan Thomas. He graduated from Union High School in Tulsa and attended the University of Kansas.