Kyle Edward Weiland (born September 12, 1986) is an American former professional

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. He played in

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(MLB) for the

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and

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Career

Weiland attended the

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, where he played for the

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team. In 2007, he played

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with the

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of the Cape Cod Baseball League. He was drafted by the Red Sox in the 3rd round of the 2008 Major League Baseball draft. Kyle Weiland 2012 astros

He made his Major League debut on July 10, 2011 against the

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. He started and pitched 4+ innings, before being ejected for hitting

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with no outs in the 5th. In his debut, he made several Red Sox firsts, namely: first New Mexico native to play with the Red Sox; first Red Sox player to wear #70 in a game and the first Red Sox player to be ejected in his first major league game. On December 14, 2011, he was traded to the

along with

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for

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He earned a spot in the Astros' starting rotation at the beginning of the 2012 season. Weiland was diagnosed with a right shoulder infection and was shut down for the rest of the 2012 season. He missed the whole 2013 season because of injury. In February, 2014, Weiland attempted to pitch again at any level after battling an infection in his shoulder and abdomen. He announced his retirement on March 29, 2015.

Scouting Report

Weiland throws 4 pitches: a two-seam and four seam fastball, a curveball and a cutter.

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1986 births Living people Boston Red Sox players Houston Astros players Lowell Spinners players Salem Red Sox players Portland Sea Dogs players Pawtucket Red Sox players Baseball players from Albuquerque, New Mexico Major League Baseball pitchers Notre Dame Fighting Irish baseball players Falmouth Commodores players {{US-baseball-pitcher-1980s-stub