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Terry Doyle
John Terence Doyle (born November 2, 1985) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He pitched for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball. College career Doyle attended Salem High School (New Hampshire), Salem High School in Salem, New Hampshire, where he was twice named ''The Eagle-Tribune''s Player of the Year. He then attended Boston College, where he played for the Boston College Eagles baseball, Boston College Eagles squad. In 2006 and 2007, Doyle played collegiate summer baseball for the Yarmouth–Dennis Red Sox of the Cape Cod Baseball League, where he was named an all-star and was co-recipient of the league's outstanding pitcher award in 2006. Doyle was selected by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 21st round of the 2007 MLB Draft, but he returned to college for his senior year in order to improve his draft stock. Professional career The Chicago White Sox selected Doyle in the 37th round of the 2008 MLB Draft, even though he sported a 5.87 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pitcher
In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throws ("pitches") the baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a walk. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the pitcher is assigned the number 1. The pitcher is often considered the most important player on the defensive side of the game, and as such is situated at the right end of the defensive spectrum. There are many different types of pitchers, such as the starting pitcher, relief pitcher, middle reliever, lefty specialist, setup man, and the closer. Traditionally, the pitcher also bats. Starting in 1973 with the American League(and later the National League) and spreading to further leagues throughout the 1980s and 1990s, the hitting duties of the pitcher have generally been given over to the position of designated hitter, a cause of some controversy. The Japanese Central Le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
