Shane Demond Youman (born October 11, 1979) is an American former

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. He played parts of two seasons in

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for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Youman stands at 6' 4", and weighs 220 pounds. Youman is a classic "crafty"

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pitcher, with a

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in the 84-88 MPH range and a hard

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, as well as a

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Career

He attended

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. He made his major league debut for the Pittsburgh Pirates on September 10, 2006. He got his first career win on July 3, 2007 against the Milwaukee Brewers. Youman was claimed off waivers by the Philadelphia Phillies on November 28, 2007. On March 19, 2008, he was sent outright to the minors, but was released in early June. Shortly thereafter, Youman signed with the

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of the Atlantic League, where he made his debut on June 16, 2008. He remained in the Atlantic League for parts of four seasons, pitching for five teams. On August 10, 2011 after pitching 13 games that season for the Long Island Ducks, Youman's contract was purchased by the Lamigo Monkeys in Taiwan. In January 2012, with the help of the Global Scouting Bureau, Youman signed a one-year contract to pitch for the

Lotte Giants The Lotte Giants ( ko, 롯데 자이언츠) are a South Korean professional baseball team based in Busan. They are a member of the KBO League. The Lotte Giants are owned by Lotte Corporation, which also owns the Chiba Lotte Marines of Nippon Pr ...

of the

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New Iberia Senior High School New Iberia Senior High School is a senior high school in New Iberia, Louisiana, United States. It is in the Iberia Parish School System. It is located at 1301 E. Admiral Doyle Dr. New Iberia, LA 70560 It serves New Iberia and Avery Island.Louis, ...

held a ceremony to retire Youman's number on March 18, 2017.Landry, Chris.
NISH baseball retires Youman’s jersey number
, The Daily Iberian, March 19, 2017. In front of a crowd that included Youman's family, friends, and former coaches, the school presented him with a framed jersey.

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