Timothy Edward Mauser (born October 4, 1966) is an American former

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pitcher.

Career

Mauser graduated from

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in 1985 before playing

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at Texas Christian. He set a school record with 120

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s in a season and was named all-

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in 1988. He was one of the last players cut from the

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before the

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. Mauser was selected in the third round of the 1988 Major League Baseball draft by the

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. He was assigned to the Spartanburg Phillies of the

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to start his professional career. In 1989, ''

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'' ranked him the best prospect in the Phillies

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. On July 3, 1991, the Phillies demoted

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and promoted Mauser to the big leagues. He made his Major League debut on July 7 against the

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in relief of

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. He gave up a

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to Daryl Boston in three innings of work. He appeared in only three games that season, all out of the

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. According to Mauser, he struggled in moving up a level and transitioning from starting to relieving mid-season. It was not until the 1992 season that Mauser began working primarily out of the

for the

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after relief pitchers

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and

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were called up to the Major League roster. On July 3, 1993, the Phillies traded Mauser to the San Diego Padres for Roger Mason. Mauser saw regular use in the San Diego bullpen for the remainder of the 1993 season. In 1994, he was used as the

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for future

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closer Trevor Hoffman. Mauser appeared in the final five games of his big league career in 1995 and spent most of the season in the minors with the Las Vegas Stars. In 1996, his final season in professional baseball, he played in the Texas Rangers system and in the Mexican League for the

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Personal life

Mauser's wife, Karen, gave birth to their first child, a daughter named Mallory, in early 1993. He was described in the '' Times Leader'' in 1993 as a "

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enthusiast."

References

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Mauser, Tim 1966 births Living people American expatriate baseball players in Mexico Baseball players from Fort Worth, Texas Chiayi-Tainan Luka players Clearwater Phillies players Las Vegas Stars (baseball) players Major League Baseball pitchers Oklahoma City 89ers players Olmecas de Tabasco players Philadelphia Phillies players Reading Phillies players San Diego Padres players Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons players Spartanburg Phillies players TCU Horned Frogs baseball players American expatriate baseball players in Taiwan