Derrin Lee Ebert (born August 21, 1976) is an American former
professional baseball
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relief pitcher
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for the
Atlanta Braves
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of
Major League Baseball
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(MLB). He has also been a coach in MLB and Minor League Baseball (MiLB) and is a current MiLB
Salt Lake City Bees
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Pitching Coach.
Amateur career
Ebert was born in
Anaheim, California
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Hesperia, California
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. He was drafted by the
Atlanta Braves
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in the 18th round (511th overall) in the
1994 Major League Baseball draft
First round selections
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Compensation picks
Compensation Picks
Other notable players
* Troy Glaus, 2nd round, 37th overall by the San Diego Padres, but did no ...
.
Professional career
After being drafted, Ebert played in the Braves' minor league system for five seasons before making his major league debut on April 6, 1999, against the Philadelphia Phillies. He pitched three innings of relief,
striking out
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one batter, and earning a save. He made two more appearances in April before being sent down to the Triple-ARichmond Braves. Ebert returned to Atlanta in September where he made two last MLB appearances. He ended the season, his lone year in the big leagues, with an 0–1
win–loss record
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, one save, four strikeouts, and a 5.63
earned run average
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in five games.
Ebert was granted free agency after the 2000 season, which he had spent with Triple-A Richmond. He next signed with the
Tampa Bay Devil Rays
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, but was released during 2001's spring training. He then played in the minor league organizations of the
Boston Red Sox
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(2001) and Milwaukee Brewers (2002). He signed with but was released by the
Anaheim Angels
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before the start of the 2003 season. He subsequently signed on with the Chicago Cubs organization, playing for the Triple-A Iowa Cubs, before being traded to the
Arizona Diamondbacks
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for Chris Donnels on May 29. He was released by Arizona in mid-July, and then re-signed with the Milwaukee Brewers on a minor league contract. He was released after the 2003 season, missed the 2004 campaign, but played in the Kansas City Royals organization in 2005 before retiring.
Arizona League Reds
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. He coached in the same capacity for their rookie
Billings Mustangs
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Dayton Dragons
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(2016–17). In 2018, he was the Reds' major league pitching coach and coached pitchers for the
Arizona Fall League
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's
Scottsdale Scorpions
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that offseason. He returned to Billings as pitching coach in 2019. In 2020, he became
manager
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Mike Magnante
Michael Anthony Magnante (; ; born June 17, 1965) is a former professional baseball pitcher. He played 12 seasons in Major League Baseball as a left-handed relief pitcher for four teams.
On August 22, , Magnante pitched an immaculate inning by s ...
. Ebert won the role after auditioning when he was referred to the film's casting agency by a friend with whom he coached