Daniel Robert Reichert (; born July 12, 1976) is a retired professional baseball

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. He played in

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(MLB) for the

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and

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. Reichert pitched at Turlock High School in

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, and then became a star pitcher for University of the Pacific. He is currently the

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for the

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of the

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Career

In , the

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drafted Reichert in the 11th round, 306th overall, but he did not sign, choosing to go to play in college at the University of the Pacific. In 1995 and 1996, he played

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with the

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of the

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. In , he was the

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Pitcher of the Year, a First Team College All-American and a Big West Conference All-Star and was drafted by the

in the 1st round (7th overall). He signed for a $1.45 million bonus and spent less than three seasons in the minors, where he saw much success before getting the call to the big leagues. In , he was a Triple-A All-Star. On July 16, , at the age of 23, he made his major league debut with the Kansas City Royals. He finished his debut season with an ERA of 9.08. The main criticism against Reichert had always been his control, or lack thereof. In 1999, Reichert walked 32 and struck out only 20 in just over 36 innings. When Reichert is "on", he can dominate by inducing multiple groundballs. According to one source: "He's got a nice moving fastball that tops out in the low-90s. He likes to work low in the zone and give his infielders some work. e is aborderline big-league reliever ecausehe tries to be too fancy, ndit backfires on him, because he doesn't have a lot of fancy pitches to work with after the fastball." In , Reichert led the league with 18 wild pitches in only 153+ innings. The last Reichert has seen of the majors was in with the

. Since then, he has been bouncing around in the

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and

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organizations. During the baseball season, he was pitching for the independent

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and the

. On May 30, 2008, Reichert signed a minor league contract with the

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and played for the

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of the

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. On July 10, Reichert was traded to the

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. He became a free agent at the end of the season. In 2009, he played with the

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. Reichert served as

for the Lincoln Saltdogs in 2013–2014 and resumed the role in 2016.

Personal life

In 1998, Reichert was diagnosed with diabetes. He currently resides in

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