Steven Allen Rosenberg (born October 31, 1964) is an American former
Major League Baseball
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left-handed
pitcher
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who played for the
Chicago White Sox
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and
San Diego Padres
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from 1988 to 1991.
Early years
Rosenberg was born and raised in
Brooklyn, New York
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, and grew up in
Coral Springs, Florida
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. He played
football
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,
basketball
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and
baseball
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at
Coral Springs High School
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Demographics
As of the 2021–22 school year, the total student enrollment was 2,495 ...
, and played baseball at
Broward Community College for two years before transferring to the
University of Florida
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as a junior. After the 1985 season, he played
collegiate summer baseball
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with the
Falmouth Commodores
The Falmouth Commodores are a collegiate summer baseball team based in Falmouth, Massachusetts. The team is a member of the Cape Cod Baseball League (CCBL) and plays in the league's West Division. The Commodores play their home games at Arnie All ...
of the
Cape Cod Baseball League
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and was named a league all-star. As a senior, he tied a team record by pitching ten
complete game
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s in the postseason. After which, he was drafted by his hometown
New York Yankees
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in the fourth round of the
1986 Major League Baseball draft.
He went 14-6 with a 2.84
earned run average
In baseball statistics, earned run average (ERA) is the average of earned runs allowed by a pitcher per nine innings pitched (i.e. the traditional length of a game). It is determined by dividing the number of earned runs allowed by the number ...
in two seasons in the Yankees'
farm system
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when he was packaged with
Dan Pasqua
Daniel Anthony Pasqua (born October 17, 1961) is an American professional baseball outfielder and first baseman who played in Major League Baseball for the New York Yankees and Chicago White Sox from 1985 through 1994. He works as a community repr ...
and
Mark Salas
Mark Bruce Salas (born March 8, 1961) is a former professional catcher who played in Major League Baseball from -. Salas, who is of Mexican descent, also worked for the Chicago White Sox as a bullpen catcher.
St. Louis Cardinals
Salas was drafte ...
, and sent to the
Chicago White Sox
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for pitchers
Richard Dotson
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&
Scott Nielsen
Jeffrey Scott Nielsen (born December 18, 1958) is a retired Major League Baseball pitcher. He played during four seasons at the major league level for the New York Yankees and Chicago White Sox. He was drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 6th ro ...
on November 12, .
Chicago White Sox
He was 2-0 with three
saves & a 3.33 ERA for the
Pacific Coast League
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's
Vancouver Canadians
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in when he got the call to the majors. He made his major league debut on June 4, and was hit hard by the
Texas Rangers. In two
inning
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s, he gave up three
runs on four
hits and a
walk
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. He earned the only save of his career on August 17 against the
Toronto Blue Jays
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, and lost his only decision of the season in
extra innings
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Ordinarily, a baseball game consists of nine regulation innings (in softball and high school baseball games there are typically seven innings; in Little Lea ...
to the
Minnesota Twins
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on September 10.
He earned his first major league win on May 14, 1989, against the
Baltimore Orioles
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. He lost to Baltimore eight days later in his first major league start. He remained in the rotation for the rest of the season, earning his first win as a
starting pitcher
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on June 12 against the
Cleveland Indians
The Cleveland Guardians are an American professional baseball team based in Cleveland. The Guardians compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central division. Since , they have played at Progressive F ...
. He beat his former franchise on July 17 to improve to 3-5 with a 4.48 ERA, however, Rosenberg had a rough second half to his season. Over the rest of the season, he was 1-8 with a 5.66 ERA. Opposing batters hit .296 against him.
Rosenberg was back in Vancouver in , going 6-5 with a 4.38 ERA, mostly in relief. He was called up to the Chisox that September, and went 1-0 with a 5.40 ERA.
San Diego Padres
During
Spring training
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, Rosenberg and
Adam Peterson were traded to the
San Diego Padres
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for
Joey Cora
José Manuel Cora Amaro (born May 14, 1965) is a former Major League Baseball player with an 11-year career in MLB spanning the years 1987 and 1989–1998 and current third base coach for the New York Mets. He played for the San Diego Padres of t ...
,
Warren Newson
Warren Dale Newson (born July 3, 1964) is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played all or part of eight seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1991-98. Newson played for the Chicago White Sox (1991–1995), Seattle Marin ...
and minor leaguer Kevin Garner. He started the season in triple A with the
Las Vegas Stars, but was up in the majors by early May when pitcher
Pat Clements
Patrick Brian Clements (born February 2, 1962) is a retired professional baseball player who played eight seasons for the California Angels, Pittsburgh Pirates, New York Yankees, San Diego Padres, and Baltimore Orioles of Major League Baseball ...
was placed on the fifteen day disabled list. He went 1-1 with a 6.94 ERA before being demoted back down to Las Vegas.
After the season, he was dealt to the
New York Mets
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for
infielder
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Standard arrangement of positions
In a game of baseball, two teams of nine players take turns playing offensive and defensive roles. ...
Jeff Gardner. but arm issues kept him off the field for all of the season. He never appeared in a game for the Mets at any level. In , he appeared in six games with the
Seattle Mariners
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'
California League
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affiliate, the
Riverside Pilots, before retiring.
Personal life
Rosenberg is Jewish. He and his wife, Cristine, have four children: Dante, Chelsea, Nicole & Keri. Dante spent two seasons as a
catcher
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in the
St. Louis Cardinals
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organization.
See also
*
Florida Gators
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*
List of Florida Gators baseball players
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*
List of Jews in sports
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References
External links
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1964 births
Living people
Albany-Colonie Yankees players
American expatriate baseball players in Canada
Baseball players from New York (state)
Chicago White Sox players
Columbus Clippers players
Falmouth Commodores players
Florida Gators baseball players
Fort Lauderdale Yankees players
Jewish American baseball players
Jewish Major League Baseball players
Las Vegas Stars (baseball) players
Major League Baseball pitchers
Oneonta Yankees players
Riverside Pilots players
San Diego Padres players
Sportspeople from Brooklyn
Baseball players from New York City
Broward Seahawks baseball players
Vancouver Canadians players
Broward College alumni
21st-century American Jews