Joseph Adam "J. D." Durbin (born February 24, 1982), is an American former

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(MLB) for the

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, Arizona Diamondbacks, and the

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, in

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(NPB) for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks, and in the

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Career

"The Real Deal"

Durbin was drafted by the

in 2000 in the second round (54th overall) out of Coronado High School in Arizona where he played baseball and football. Durbin, whose self-appointed/coach aided nickname, (thanks to Al Newman), at one time was "the Real Deal", was the Twins Minor League Player of the Year in 2002 after compiling an 13-4 record with 163 strikeouts for the

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of the

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. The following season, he was the starting pitcher in the

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all-star game, and pitched in the

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MLB debut

Durbin made his MLB debut on September 8, 2004 pitching in relief, and made his first career start on September 23 against the

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. In three innings pitched, he gave up seven hits and five earned runs and took his only loss for the season. Durbin was ranked the #70th best prospect by "

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" in 2005 and the Twins second best pitcher behind

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. However, he did not play in the majors during the 2005 and 2006 seasons. He had gone 4-3 with an 2.33 ERA in 16 starts for Triple-A Rochester before being sidelined for the rest of the 2006 season on July 5 with right biceps musculocutaneous neuropathy.

Philadelphia Phillies

Durbin, who was cleared to start throwing on February 1, 2007, did not fare well coming off his injury. During spring training in 2007, he went 0-2 with an 11.25 ERA in seven relief appearances for the Twins and was claimed off waivers by the Arizona Diamondbacks on March 29. He appeared in one game for the D-Backs out of the bullpen on April 4 against the

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, and gave up seven runs in ⅔ of an inning. The following day he was designated for assignment. He was claimed off waivers by the

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on April 10, and designated for assignment on the very same day. The

then claimed Durbin from the Red Sox on April 13. He would be designated for assignment on April 17 and was out-righted to Triple-A

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the next day. Durbin was called back up to the majors, and made his first start for the Phillies against the

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on June 29. In innings, he gave up all six runs in the Mets' 6-5 victory. He earned his first major league win on July 17, 2007, against the

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where he pitched six innings and gave up one run. He also got his first three major league hits in the same game. In his next start on July 22, 2007, he pitched his first major league complete game shutout against the San Diego Padres throwing 109 pitches, with 71 for strikes against 38 balls. Durbin failed to make the club in spring training 2008, and on March 18, the Phillies out-righted Durbin to the minors. He split the season between the Double-A

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and the Triple-A Lehigh Valley IronPigs, going 5-14 with an 5.82 ERA.

Los Angeles Dodgers

Durbin became a free agent at the end of the season and was signed by the

to a minor league contract in 2009. He made his debut with the Southern League Chattanooga Lookouts on May 4, pitching three scoreless innings in relief. His first start came on May 23, against the Carolina Mudcats. He was solid, giving up only one earned run on three hits and one walk in four innings, yet he took the loss. On July 17, he was promoted to the Triple-a Albuquerque Isotopes, with whom he went 0-6 with an 6.43 ERA.

Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks

On May 2, 2010, Durbin signed to play in Japan for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.

Olmecas de Tabasco

On May 22, 2011, Durbin signed to play in Mexico for the

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in the LMB.

Lancaster Barnstormers

On June 18, 2011, Durbin signed to play in

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for the

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in the Atlantic League.

Lamigo Monkeys

On May 27, 2013, Durbin signed to play for the

in the CPBL(Taiwan).

References

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J. D. Durbin
at Pura Pelota (Venezuelan Professional Baseball League) {{DEFAULTSORT:Durbin, J. D. 1982 births Living people Albuquerque Isotopes players American expatriate baseball players in Canada American expatriate baseball players in Japan American expatriate baseball players in Taiwan Arizona Diamondbacks players Baseball players from Oregon Cangrejeros de Santurce (baseball) players Chattanooga Lookouts players Elizabethton Twins players Fort Myers Miracle players Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks players Grand Canyon Rafters players Gulf Coast Twins players Lamigo Monkeys players Lancaster Barnstormers players Lehigh Valley IronPigs players Leones de Yucatán players Liga de Béisbol Profesional Roberto Clemente pitchers Major League Baseball pitchers Mexican League baseball pitchers Minnesota Twins players New Britain Rock Cats players Nippon Professional Baseball pitchers Olmecas de Tabasco players Ottawa Lynx players Philadelphia Phillies players Quad City River Bandits players Reading Phillies players Rochester Red Wings players Tiburones de La Guaira players American expatriate baseball players in Venezuela Tigres de Aragua players