Robert D. Weinhardt (born December 8, 1985) is a former professional baseball

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. He went to college at

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Detroit Tigers

He was called up to the majors for the first time on July 7, 2010. Weinhardt pitched an

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, giving up one run in his first career outing against the

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. On July 9, 2010, he entered the game for

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with the bases loaded, and induced a double play to get out of the inning. The next inning he got his first career strikeouts, finishing the day with 1 innings pitched and two strikeouts. On July 30, he earned his first career win against the

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. On May 24, 2011, Weinhardt was designated for assignment. Weinhardt ultimately remained in the Tigers organization, finishing the 2011 season with the Triple-A

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. Weinhardt began the 2012 season with the Double-A

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. He became a free agent from the

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after the 2016 season.

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