Joshua Paul Newman (born June 11, 1982) is an American former

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. He played parts of and for the

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and

Kansas City Royals The Kansas City Royals are an American professional baseball team based in Kansas City, Missouri. The Royals compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central division. The team was founded as an expans ...

Biography

A native of

Wheelersburg, Ohio Wheelersburg is a census-designated place (CDP) in Scioto County, Ohio, United States. It lies along the northern banks of the Ohio River in southern Ohio. Wheelersburg is approximately east of Portsmouth and west of Ironton. It is in Porte ...

, Newman played

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, and in 2002 he played

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with the

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of the

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. He was selected by the Rockies in the 19th round of the 2004 MLB Draft. He was claimed off waivers by the Royals from the Rockies on July 10, 2008. On May 25, 2009 Newman was released by the Royals. He was signed by the

Camden Riversharks The Camden Riversharks were an American professional baseball team based in Camden, New Jersey, from 2001 to 2015. They were a member of the Liberty Division of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball, which was not at that time affiliat ...

on June 27, 2009.

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1982 births Living people Colorado Rockies players Kansas City Royals players Baseball players from Ohio Major League Baseball pitchers Casper Rockies players Modesto Nuts players Tulsa Drillers players Colorado Springs Sky Sox players Omaha Royals players Camden Riversharks players Ohio State Buckeyes baseball players Harwich Mariners players People from Wheelersburg, Ohio People from Portsmouth, Ohio 21st-century American politicians {{US-baseball-pitcher-1980s-stub