Herman Neils Segelke (born April 24, 1958) is an American former

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. Segelke is the third of four children. He is German and Danish descent. He won the national

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competition at the 1969 Pro Bowl. Segelke played baseball at El Camino High School in

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. He suffered

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in his pitching arm as a junior but, in his first start as a senior, with a dozen professional scouts present, Segelke threw a

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against

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. Segelke received a scholarship offer to play

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but was drafted with the seventh pick of the

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by the

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on the recommendation of scout Gene Handley. Segelke held out for a larger

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and ultimately was given a $52,500 bonus (), then the largest bonus ever given by the Cubs. He appeared in three games for the

in 1982."Herman Segelke Statistics and History"
baseball-reference.com. Retrieved January 2, 2012. He was traded to the

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following the 1982 season, where he played two seasons in their farm system before finishing his professional career in 1984.

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