Michael Frederick Gosling (born September 23, 1980) is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) left-handed pitcher who played for the Arizona Diamondbacks,

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, and Cleveland Indians from 2004 to 2009.

Amateur career

Gosling was originally drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 14th round of the

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, but chose to go to college at

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, where he graduated with a degree in Human Biology. In 1999, he played

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with the Orleans Cardinals of the

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Professional career

Arizona Diamondbacks

He was drafted again, by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 2nd round of the

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. Gosling began his career in AA with the El Paso Diablos, and led the Texas League in wins in 2002. After shoulder surgery in 2003, he made his major league debut with the D-backs on September 9, . He went 1–1 with a 4.62 earned run average in six appearances (four starts) for the season. He split between the Diamondbacks and their AAA affiliate, the Tucson Sidewinders, going 0–3 with a 4.45 ERA in 13 appearances (five starts) for Arizona.

Cincinnati Reds

In , Gosling was selected off waivers by the

. He made one appearance with the Reds in 2006, and split between the Reds and their AAA affiliate, the

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, going 2-0 with the Reds. He made 24 total appearances in two seasons for the Reds, and was used exclusively out of the

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Toronto Blue Jays

In , Gosling played in the Toronto Blue Jays organization and had a 3.67 ERA for AAA

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. Gosling led the league in appearances and became a free agent at the end of the season.

Minnesota Twins

In January , Gosling signed a minor league contract with the Minnesota Twins. After going 7-1 out of the bullpen for the Rochester Red Wings, Gosling exercised a June 1 escape clause in his contract to become a free agent.

Cleveland Indians

On June 5, 2009, Gosling signed a minor league contract with the Cleveland Indians. He was then called up on June 19 and made 15 appearances for the Indians. On December 2, 2009, Gosling re-signed with the Cleveland Indians on a minor league contract with an invite to spring training. On May 17, 2010, Gosling officially announced his retirement before a

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game for Cleveland's AAA minor league affiliate. He finished his career that night by pitching 6.1 scoreless innings in a spot start against the Durham Bulls.

Life after baseball

In August 2012, Gosling returned to Stanford and enrolled at Stanford Law School.

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