Michael Cory Doyne (born August 13, 1981) is an American former

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. He played in

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(MLB) for the

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. Height 5’8

Career highlights

He spent most of the season with the Triple-A Norfolk Tides. He made his major league debut on June 16, 2007, (although the official Orioles website states that his contract was not purchased until the next da

He was then optioned back to Triple-A on June 19. His latest call-up was on July 25, when he took Chris Ray, Chris Ray's place on the roster, after Ray was placed on the DL. Doyne's major league debut was June 16, 2007, against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. The first batter he faced was Conor Jackson, who was also the first

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he surrendered in his career (on five pitches). His first out recorded came against the very next batter, as Arizona second baseman Orlando Hudson grounded the 7th pitch of the

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to second, and was retired 4–3. His first career

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came in his second Major League game (also at Camden Yards) on July 25, 2007, against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.

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, the first batter Doyne faced in the game, swung and missed on the fourth pitch of the at-bat. Doyne retired the next two batters on fly balls, turning in the first complete inning of his career. The first earned run he surrendered came the next night, also against the Devil Rays. Doyne came on to pitch in the 9th inning, and walked

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to begin the inning (his second career walk). Harris moved over to

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on a

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, and scored on a

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off the bat of

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. Casanova would later score Doyne's second career earned run on a single by

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, but Doyne would complete the inning, and the Orioles won the game by a score of 10–7. On June 3, 2009, Doyne signed a Minor League deal with the

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