Daron Jon Kirkreit (born August 7, 1972) is an American former baseball pitcher who played internationally for the United States national baseball team in the

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, and played professionally in the minor leagues from 1993 to 2001.

Biography

A native of Anaheim, California, Kirkreit played college baseball for the University of California, Riverside. Originally cut from Team USA in 1992, he was playing

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for the Cotuit Kettleers of the

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when he was recalled to the Olympic team. Kirkreit was drafted in the first round, the 11th pick, of the 1993 Major League Baseball (MLB) Draft by the Cleveland Indians. He played in the Indians,

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, Seattle Mariners, and the Anaheim Angels minor league systems until his retirement after the 2001 season.

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* 1972 births Baseball players at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olympic baseball players of the United States Living people Watertown Indians players Kinston Indians players Canton-Akron Indians players Buffalo Bisons (minor league) players Akron Aeros players Wichita Wranglers players El Paso Diablos players Nashua Pride players Lancaster JetHawks players New Haven Ravens players Arkansas Travelers players Long Beach Breakers players Cotuit Kettleers players Baseball players from Anaheim, California {{US-baseball-pitcher-1970s-stub