Anthony Allen Lerew (born October 28, 1982) is an American former

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who played in

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(MLB) for the

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and Kansas City Royals; he also played

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(NPB) for the

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, and in the

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for the

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, he also played for the

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on the LVBP

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where on 11/21/2010 against the

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(the biggest rival team) he managed to throw a no hit no run game.

Career

Atlanta Braves

Lerew, a graduate of Northern York High School in

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, was drafted by the

in the 11th round of the 2001 Major League Baseball draft. After four seasons in the Braves' minor league system, he debuted on September 4, , in a home game against the Cincinnati Reds. In the 2005 season, Lerew recorded no wins, no losses, 5 strikeouts, and a 5.62

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in 7 games, all of which were

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outings. On February 23, , the Braves signed Lerew to a one-year deal. A month later, on February 23, he was optioned to the Triple-A Richmond Braves. With Richmond, Lerew compiled a 3–5 record with a 7.48 ERA and 69 strikeouts in 16 games, 15 of which he started. The Braves called up Lerew from Richmond on September 1, 2006. He made his 2006 debut the next day with a relief appearance in the fifth inning. Lerew pitched 2 innings, allowing 5 runs and striking out 1 batter. He was sent back down to the Richmond Braves on September 4, having appeared in only one game. On May 8, , Lerew made his first big-league start for Atlanta when he was called up from Richmond yet again, this time to replace

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in a game against the

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. He was later sent down to Richmond again. On June 20, 2007, Lerew underwent season-ending Tommy John surgery and was placed on the 60-day disabled list. He recovered from surgery in

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, at the Braves extended spring training site. Once recovered, he spent the rest of pitching for the Gulf Coast Braves and with Triple-A Richmond. On March 5, , Lerew was outrighted to Triple-A Gwinnett to make room on the roster for

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, and was released five days later.

Kansas City Royals

On March 18, 2009, Lerew signed a minor league deal with the Kansas City Royals. Lerew spent the 2009 minor league season with the Double-A

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. He was called up in September and made his Royals debut on September 24, 2009. He re-signed with them in February. On June 16, 2010, Lerew was called up from the Triple-A

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to the Royals to replace

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, who went on the disabled list with a sprained elbow. He earned his first career major league win on June 28 of that year over the

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Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks

Lerew signed with the

for the 2011 season.

Kia Tigers

On January 16, 2012, Lerew signed a bonus of $50,000 with

of the Korea Baseball Organization with

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. As a starter, he went 11–13 in his first season with them, with 94 strikeouts and an earned run average of 3.83. He was resigned with Kia Tigers for 2013 season, but was released on July 24, 2013.

York Revolution

On April 11, 2014, the

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signed Lerew.

Los Angeles Angels

Lerew signed a minor league deal with the

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on May 20, 2014.

York Revolution

Lerew signed with the

of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball for the 2015 season. He became a free agent after the 2015 season.

References

No-hitter

Pitching for

in the

Venezuelan Professional Baseball League The Venezuelan Professional Baseball League or Liga Venezolana de Béisbol Profesional (LVBP) is the professional baseball league in Venezuela. The league's champion takes part in the Caribbean Series each year. History Early years Baseball exp ...

, Lerew pitched the 16th no-hitter in league history against

on Nov. 21, 2010.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Lerew, Anthony 1982 births Living people American expatriate baseball players in Japan American expatriate baseball players in South Korea Atlanta Braves players Baseball players from Pennsylvania Danville Braves players Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks players Gulf Coast Braves players Kansas City Royals players KBO League pitchers Kia Tigers players Lobos de Arecibo players Major League Baseball pitchers Mississippi Braves players Myrtle Beach Pelicans players Navegantes del Magallanes players American expatriate baseball players in Venezuela Northwest Arkansas Naturals players Omaha Royals players People from Carlisle, Pennsylvania Peoria Javelinas players Richmond Braves players Rome Braves players Salt Lake Bees players York Revolution players