Todd Michael Erdos (born November 21, 1973) is an American former
middle-relief pitcher in
Major League Baseball
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who played for the
San Diego Padres
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,
New York Yankees
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and
Boston Red Sox
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in a span of six seasons from 1997 to 2001. Listed at 6' 1", 205 lb., Erdos batted and threw right-handed. He was born in
Washington
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,
Pennsylvania
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.
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The Padres selected Erdos in the 9th round of the 1992 MLB Draft
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out of the Meadville Area Senior High School
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in Pennsylvania, where he played for the Bulldog baseball team.[
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Career
In a five-season career, Erdos posted a 2–0 record with a 5.57 earned run average
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and two saves in 63 pitching appearances, including 58 strikeout
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s, 45 walks, 21 games finished
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, and innings
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of work.[
Following his majors career, Erdos played in the ]International League
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from 2002 through 2004 with the Pawtucket Red Sox
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, Rochester Red Wings
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and Indianapolis Indians
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, before joining the Long Island Ducks
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of the Atlantic League from 2005 to 2006. Erdos had a record of 5–5 in his two seasons for the Ducks while registering a club record 40 saves and a 4.28 ERA in innings, earning a berth in the AL All-Star team in the 2005 season. During the 2006 midseason, Long Island announced that his contract had been purchased by the Brother Elephants
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of the Chinese League.
In between, Erdos played winter ball for the Navegantes del Magallanes
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and Tigres de Aragua
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clubs of the Venezuelan League
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History Early years
Baseball exp ...
in part of five seasons from 2000–01 to 2005–06.
In 2011, Erdos was named head coach for the baseball team of Butler High School in Pennsylvania, where former big leaguer Milt Graff
Milton Edward Graff (December 30, 1930 - August 2, 2005) was a Major League Baseball second baseman. He was born on Tuesday, December 30, 1930 in Jefferson Center, Pennsylvania. He was listed at a height of and a weight of 158 pounds. Graff att ...
have coached their baseball team. At the time, Erdos rejoined Matt Clement
Matthew Paul Clement (born August 12, 1974) is a former Major League Baseball starting pitcher. Clement played for the San Diego Padres (–), Florida Marlins (), Chicago Cubs (–) and Boston Red Sox (–). While on the Red Sox active roster, he ...
, also a former Major League pitcher who coached the school's basketball team. They had been teammates in the Padres minor league system as well, making the school a rarity in having two former major leaguers as coaches at the same time.Baseball Reference Bullpen biography
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1973 births
Living people
Arizona League Padres players
Baseball players from Pennsylvania
Boston Red Sox players
Brother Elephants players
Clinton LumberKings players
Columbus Clippers players
Idaho Falls Braves players
Indianapolis Indians players
Long Island Ducks players
Major League Baseball pitchers
Mobile BayBears players
Navegantes del Magallanes players
American expatriate baseball players in Venezuela
New York Yankees players
Pawtucket Red Sox players
People from Washington, Pennsylvania
Sportspeople from Washington County, Pennsylvania
Rancho Cucamonga Quakes players
Rochester Red Wings players
San Diego Padres players
Spokane Indians players
Tigres de Aragua players
Waterloo Diamonds players