Barry Ryan Enright (born March 30, 1986) is an American

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and a former professional

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and

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. Enright attended St. Mary's High School in Stockton, California and

Pepperdine University Pepperdine University () is a private research university affiliated with the Churches of Christ with its main campus in Los Angeles County, California. Pepperdine's main campus consists of 830 acres (340 ha) overlooking the Pacific Ocean and th ...

. He played in

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(MLB) for the

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and

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. Enright has also represented

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internationally, including at the 2019 European Baseball Championship.

Early life

Prior to playing professionally, Enright attended St. Mary's High School and then

. In his first year at Pepperdine, 2005, he went 10-1 with a 4.62 ERA in 18 starts. The following year, he went 13-2 with a 4.05 ERA in 21 games (20 starts). After the 2006 season, he played

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with the

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of the Cape Cod Baseball League. In 2007, he went 12-5 with a 1.99 ERA in 18 starts. He was drafted in the second round of the 2007 amateur draft by the

Professional baseball career

Arizona Diamondbacks

Enright began his professional career in 2007, splitting the season between three teams - the

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(five games), the

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(one game) and the

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(four games). He did not allow a single earned run in 15 combined innings of work, and he struck out 17 batters. In 2008, he pitched for the Oaks, going 12-8 with a 4.44 ERA in 29 starts. With the

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in 2009, Enright went 10-9 with a 3.98 ERA in 27 starts. He began 2010 with the Mobile Bay Bears, going 4-1 with a 2.88 ERA in 14 starts prior to his call-up to the major leagues. In 2011 while he was pitching for the

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, Enright threw a pitch behind

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of the

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(who tagged Enright for a home run in the game earlier) and was promptly ejected along with Donaldson as the benches and bullpens cleared.

Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

On July 24, 2012, Enright was traded to the

for cash considerations. On Tuesday, April 30, 2013 Enright surrendered a two-run walk-off home run to

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slugger

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in the nineteenth inning. The home run, which ended the longest game in Angels history, took place over six and a half hours after the first pitch, which was thrown by the Athletics'

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7:05PM PT the previous day. He was designated for assignment on May 16, 2013. He was outrighted to AAA on May 19, 2013. He elected free agency on November 4, 2013.

Philadelphia Phillies

Enright signed a minor league deal with the

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on January 24, 2014. He was released in July after posting a 5.58 ERA in 19 starts for the

Lehigh Valley IronPigs The Lehigh Valley IronPigs are a Minor League Baseball team of the International League (IL) and the Triple-A affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies. They are located in Allentown, Pennsylvania, and are named in reference to pig iron, used in the ...

. He had been 1-7 with a 7.57 ERA in his last nine games started with the IronPigs.

Los Angeles Dodgers

Enright signed a minor league deal with the

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on July 28, 2014. He appeared in 7 games (5 starts) for the AAA

Albuquerque Isotopes The Albuquerque Isotopes are a Minor League Baseball team of the Pacific Coast League and the Triple-A affiliate of the Colorado Rockies. They play home games at Rio Grande Credit Union Field at Isotopes Park in Albuquerque, New Mexico, at an e ...

, where he was 0-4 with an 8.62 ERA. The Dodgers released him on April 5, 2015.

Toros de Tijuana

On May 6, 2015, Enright signed with the

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of the

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San Diego Padres

On January 24, 2017, Enright signed a minor league contract with the

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Colorado Rockies

On May 7, 2017, Enright was traded to the Colorado Rockies in exchange for cash considerations. He elected free agency on November 6, 2017.

Tigres de Quintana Roo

On February 18, 2018, Enright signed with the

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of the

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Arizona Diamondbacks (second stint)

On July 16, 2018, Enright signed a minor league deal with the

. He elected free agency on November 2, 2018.

International Career

Enright was selected for the

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for the 2019 European Baseball Championship.

Coaching career

Enright announced his retirement Jan. 9, 2019, and worked as the pitching coach for the

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, a minor-league affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks in the Northwest League. On November 30, 2021, Enright was hired to the

' major league staff to serve as the assistant major league pitching coach and minor league pitching coordinator.

Golfing career

As of 2020, Enright is trying his hand as a professional golfer. Enright played golf at Pepperdine, and picked up the clubs again in late 2019. In May 2020, Enright beat out a pro field at the TPC Champions Classic in Scottsdale, AZ.

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