Dustin Molleken

Canadian baseball player (born 1984) Baseball player Dustin Douglas Molleken (born August 21, 1984) is a Canadian former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters, and in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Detroit Tigers. Molleken has also competed for the Canadian national baseball team. Playing career Molleken attended Cochrane High School in Regina, Saskatchewan, and Lethbridge Community College in Lethbridge, Alberta. Pittsburgh Pirates Dustin was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 15th round (435th overall) of the 2003 MLB draft. He made his professional debut with the rookie-level Gulf Coast League Pirates. After not playing in a game in 2004, Molleken spent 2005 again with the GCL Pirates, allowing 24 runs in 30 innings of work. In 2006, Molleken spent the season in Low-A ball with the Williamsport Crosscutters, pitching to a 2.51 ERA with 22 strikeouts in 13 games. He split the 2007 season between three affiliates, the Low-A State College Spikes, the Single-A Hickory Crawdads, and the High-A Lynchburg Hillcats, accumulating a 3.92 ERA with 44 strikeouts in 39.0 innings for the three teams. He s