Dean Oliver Aldridge (born 29 July 1994) is an Australian
professional baseball pitcher for the
Sydney Blue Sox and
Canberra Calvary
Canberra ( )
is the capital city of Australia. Founded following the federation of the colonies of Australia as the seat of government for the new nation, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The ci ...
of the
Australian Baseball League. He has also played for Team Australia.
Career
He was signed as a non-drafted free agent by the
Detroit Tigers
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on 29 May 2012 and played in the Tigers farm system until he was released following the 2017 season. In March 2018, he was signed as a free agent by the
Minnesota Twins
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, and was assigned to
extended spring training
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before being released at the end of the season.
Aldridge was selected as a member of the
Australia national baseball team for the
2019 WBSC Premier12
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.
References
External links
1994 births
Living people
Baseball pitchers
Gulf Coast Tigers players
Baseball players from Sydney
Sydney Blue Sox players
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