Ehren Wassermann
| Ehren Wassermann | |||
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| Relief pitcher | |||
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Born: December 6, 1980 Sylacauga, Alabama | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| July 20, 2007, for the Chicago White Sox | |||
| MLB statistics (through 2008 season) | |||
| Win-Loss | 2-3 | ||
| Earned run average | 5.06 | ||
| Strikeouts | 23 | ||
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| Men’s baseball | ||
Representing  United States
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| Baseball World Cup | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2009 Nettuno | National team |
Ehren Josef Wassermann (born December 6, 1980 in Sylacauga, Alabama) is a former professional baseball player who is currently a science teacher and pitching coach at Vestavia Hills High School. He used to be a pitching coach for the Windy City ThunderBolts of the independent Frontier League and the Minnesota Twins Gulf Coast Minor League team. A right-handed sidearm pitcher, Wassermann made his Major League Baseball debut with the White Sox on July 20, 2007, against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park, retiring both batters faced.
College and minor leagues
Wassermann attended Jefferson Davis Community College before transferring to Samford University, majoring in sports medicine, in Homewood, Alabama. In his junior year, he posted a 4.04 earned run average (ERA) as a starter and led the staff in appearances (25), innings pitched (91.1), and saves (3). He was second in ERA and strikeouts (65).
Wassermann was signed as an undrafted free agent in 2003 after attending a tryout camp for the White Sox; he sold knives in between attending tryouts. That year, he started his minor league career with the Bristol White Sox while posting an 0-1 record and a 14.23 ERA in four appearances. In 2007, he was promoted to the Triple-A Charlotte Knights. He allowed only 4 home runs in four seasons during his minor league career.
Wassermann played for the Long Island Ducks of the Independent Atlantic League in 2011.
Major leagues
Wassermann was called up to the Chicago White Sox on July 17, 2007 for the injured Nick Masset. He pitched 42 2/3 innings in 55 relief appearances over two seasons while posting a 2-3 record and a 5.06 ERA in his major league stint. He never allowed a home run in his major league career.
Notes and references
- "Player Bio: Ehren Wassermann :: Baseball".
- "SportsNite". SportsNite. 2007-08-13.
- "Ehren Wassermann Statistics-The Baseball Cube".
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors), or Samford University Player Page