Hayden Andrew Penn (born October 13, 1984) is an American former professional baseball player. He played as a right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB) and in the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).

Career

Baltimore Orioles

Born in Santee, California, Penn was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 5th round of the

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. He made his MLB debut in , when he made eight starts with the Orioles, compiling a 3–2 record with a 6.34 ERA. At the time of his callup Penn was the youngest player in the Major Leagues (20 yrs, 7 months). In May , he suffered appendicitis after being called up by the Orioles and missed several months while recovering from it. He went 7–4 with an ERA of 2.26 through 14 starts for the Class AAA Ottawa Lynx in 2006 and was called up to Baltimore again when the major league rosters expanded on September 1. He made his first start of the season for Baltimore on September 3 against the

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; he gave up eight runs in two-thirds of an inning, for an ERA of 108.00, and took the loss.

Florida Marlins

Penn was traded to the Florida Marlins on April 1, 2009 in exchange for infielder Robert Andino. After a bad outing on June 3, 2009, the Marlins designated Penn for assignment. He cleared waivers and was assigned to the AAA

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. On November 9, , the Marlins purchased his contract from the AAA

and added him to the 40-man roster.

Pittsburgh Pirates

Penn was waived by the Marlins during the 2010 Spring Training and claimed by the Pittsburgh Pirates, making their opening day roster. He was designated for assignment on April 12, 2010 after giving up 8 runs in 2.1 innings pitched over 3 games, accepting an assignment to Triple-A

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Chiba Lotte Marines

Penn's contract was sold to the Chiba Lotte Marines during the 2010 season. He helped the Marines win the 2010 Nippon World Series, starting and winning game 5 of the series. He did not pitch in 2011 due to elbow surgery.

Bridgeport Bluefish

Penn played for the Bridgeport Bluefish of the

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in 2013.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Penn, Hayden 1984 births Living people American expatriate baseball players in Canada American expatriate baseball players in Japan Aberdeen IronBirds players Baltimore Orioles players Baseball players from San Diego Bridgeport Bluefish players Chiba Lotte Marines players Florida Marlins players Major League Baseball pitchers New Orleans Zephyrs players Norfolk Tides players Ottawa Lynx players People from Santee, California Pittsburgh Pirates players Bowie Baysox players Delmarva Shorebirds players Frederick Keys players Gulf Coast Orioles players Indianapolis Indians players Phoenix Desert Dogs players