Josh Newman (baseball)

Joshua Paul Newman (born June 11, 1982) is an American baseball coach and former relief pitcher, who is the current pitching coach of the Purdue Boilermakers. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 2007 and 2008 for the Colorado Rockies and Kansas City Royals.

Josh Newman
Purdue Boilermakers
Relief pitcher
Born: (1982-06-11) June 11, 1982 (age 42) Portsmouth, Ohio, U.S.
Batted: Left Threw: Left
MLB debut
September 12, 2007, for the Colorado Rockies
Last MLB appearance
August 21, 2008, for the Kansas City Royals
MLB statistics
Win–loss record	0–0
Earned run average	8.15
Strikeouts	11
Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
Colorado Rockies (2007–2008) Kansas City Royals (2008)

Biography

A native of Wheelersburg, Ohio,^[1] Newman played college baseball at Ohio State, and in 2002 he played collegiate summer baseball with the Harwich Mariners of the Cape Cod Baseball League.^[2][3] He was selected by the Rockies in the 19th round of the 2004 MLB Draft.

Newman was claimed off waivers by the Kansas City Royals from the Rockies on July 10, 2008. On May 25, 2009, Newman was released by the Royals. He was signed by the Camden Riversharks of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball on June 27, 2009.