Ed Vosberg was drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 3rd round of the 1983 MLB draft. He began his professional career with the Single-AReno Padres in the California League. Whilst with Reno he showed promise going 6–6 and sporting a 3.87 earned run average (ERA). After only 15 games with Reno Padres he was called up to the Double-ABeaumount Golden Gators. His brief stint there in 1983 yielded one game where he went 7 shutout innings only giving up 2 hits with 2 walks and 1 strikeout. Vosberg stayed in Double-A with the Golden Gators for the 1984 season improving to a 13–11 record with an ERA of 3.43 and 100 strikeouts.
He was promoted to the Triple-A roster in 1986 to the Las Vegas Stars where he went 7–8 with an ERA of 4.72. He also made his major league debut in 1986 on September 18 at the age of 24. He pitched in 5 games in 13 innings going 0–1 with an earned run average of 6.59. He returned to the Las Vegas Stars for the 1987 season. In December 1988, he was traded to the Houston Astros for Dan Walters. Vosberg remained in the Astros' system until 1989 when he was traded to the Dodgers and assigned to Triple-A Albuquerque. He became a free agent in 1990 and signed with the San Francisco Giants. During the 1990 season, Edward returned to the major league level. He pitched in 18 games with 24 innings pitched and an inflated 5.55 ERA. He was granted free agency after the 1990 season and spent the next 4 years in the minors with the Angels, Mariners, Cubs, and Athletics organizations and even played in the Italian League in 1992.
In 1994, he returned to the majors once again with the Oakland Athletics. He pitched in 16 games with a record of 0–2 and an ERA of 3.95. After the 1994 season, Vosberg was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the Supplemental Rule 5 draft. He was outrighted to the minors shortly after, refused the Minor League assignment and became a free agent. He then signed a minor league contract with the Rangers organization. The Rangers purchased his contract and Vosberg once again returned to the big leagues. He pitched in 44 games out of the bullpen and put up his best numbers 5–5 and an earned ERA of 3.00. He returned to the Texas Rangers in 1996 and had another respectable season out of the Ranger's bullpen going 1–1 with an ERA of 3.27 and finishing 21 games. 1997 was his final season as a Texas Ranger he was traded to the Florida Marlins for Rick Helling. His overall record with both clubs in 1997 was 2 wins, 3 losses, 1 save and an ERA of 4.42 As a member of the 1997 Florida Marlins, Vosberg won a World Series ring. He pitched in the postseason and had 5 strikeouts, giving up 5 hits and 3 walks. His ERA in the 1997 World Series was 6.00.
After his stint with the Marlins, he was traded to the San Diego Padres for minor leaguer Chris Clark on November 20, 1997. He missed the 1998 season due to injury and did not pitch at all. At the age of 37, Vosberg returned to the majors and played with the San Diego Padres. His time with the Padres was limited and his numbers were terrible. His record with the Padres was 0–0 with an ERA of 9.72. He sustained a shoulder injury and was placed on the 15-day disabled list. A few months after rehab, he was released by the Padres on June 7, 1999. He was picked up by the Arizona Diamondbacks a few days later on June 18, 1999. His numbers improved with the move to Arizona, going 0–1 with an ERA of 3.38 in four games. His entire Arizona Diamondback career was those 4 games. He was designated for assignment once more. He returned to the minor league with yet another organization: the Colorado Rockies.
At the age of 38, the Rockies traded Vosberg to the Philadelphia Phillies on June 28, 2000, in part of a conditional deal. He once again found his way onto a major league roster with the Phillies in 2000. He went 1–1 in 31 games with an earned run average of 4.13. He played in 2001 with the Phillies and put up his best ERA in his career at a 2.84 clip out of the Phillies’ bullpen. However, once again after the 2001 season he was granted free agency and picked up by the Montreal Expos. His Canadian career was short-lived, only pitching in four games and stacking up an ERA of 18.00. On April 18, 2002, Vosberg refused a minor league assignment and became a free agent once more.
He made a comeback attempt in the Mexican leagues in 2006–07 at the age of 45. Vosberg was quoted as saying, "The last couple of years I have gotten the itch. When I retired five years ago I think I still could have done it physically, but mentally it is such a grind. It is such a great life, but it is a grind. It is difficult being away from your family. I needed these years to get the love of the game back and get on the field again." In his final seasons in the Mexican leagues he had a combined record of 7–8 with an ERA of 4.14.
Referencesedit
^"Looking Back at the Three Little League Graduates with a World Series Trifecta". Little League. 15 June 2022. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
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Edward John Vosberg born September 28 1961 is a former left handed relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who had a 10 year career 1986 1990 1994 1997 1999 2002 He played with the San Diego Padres San Francisco Giants Florida Marlins Arizona Diamondbacks Philadelphia Phillies and Montreal Expos in the National League and the Oakland A s and Texas Rangers in the American League Ed VosbergPitcherBorn 1961 09 28 September 28 1961 age 62 Tucson Arizona U S Batted LeftThrew LeftMLB debutSeptember 17 1986 for the San Diego PadresLast MLB appearanceApril 10 2002 for the Montreal ExposMLB statisticsWin loss record10 15Earned run average4 32Strikeouts179TeamsSan Diego Padres 1986 San Francisco Giants 1990 Oakland Athletics 1994 Texas Rangers 1995 1997 Florida Marlins 1997 San Diego Padres 1999 Arizona Diamondbacks 1999 Philadelphia Phillies 2000 2001 Montreal Expos 2002 Career highlights and awardsWorld Series champion 1997 Medals Men s baseballRepresenting the United StatesWorld Games1981 Santa Clara Team competitionBaseball World Cup2001 Taipei National teamHe is one of only three players Jason Varitek and Michael Conforto are the others to play in the Little League World Series the College World Series and the Major League World Series and is the only pitcher to have done so 1 He played first base for Tucson Arizona in the 1973 Little League World Series final He pitched a one hitter in the semifinals against Birmingham Michigan He played for the 1980 NCAA champion University of Arizona He then played for the Florida Marlins in the 1997 Major League World Series Career editEd Vosberg was drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 3rd round of the 1983 MLB draft He began his professional career with the Single A Reno Padres in the California League Whilst with Reno he showed promise going 6 6 and sporting a 3 87 earned run average ERA After only 15 games with Reno Padres he was called up to the Double A Beaumount Golden Gators His brief stint there in 1983 yielded one game where he went 7 shutout innings only giving up 2 hits with 2 walks and 1 strikeout Vosberg stayed in Double A with the Golden Gators for the 1984 season improving to a 13 11 record with an ERA of 3 43 and 100 strikeouts He was promoted to the Triple A roster in 1986 to the Las Vegas Stars where he went 7 8 with an ERA of 4 72 He also made his major league debut in 1986 on September 18 at the age of 24 He pitched in 5 games in 13 innings going 0 1 with an earned run average of 6 59 He returned to the Las Vegas Stars for the 1987 season In December 1988 he was traded to the Houston Astros for Dan Walters Vosberg remained in the Astros system until 1989 when he was traded to the Dodgers and assigned to Triple A Albuquerque He became a free agent in 1990 and signed with the San Francisco Giants During the 1990 season Edward returned to the major league level He pitched in 18 games with 24 innings pitched and an inflated 5 55 ERA He was granted free agency after the 1990 season and spent the next 4 years in the minors with the Angels Mariners Cubs and Athletics organizations and even played in the Italian League in 1992 In 1994 he returned to the majors once again with the Oakland Athletics He pitched in 16 games with a record of 0 2 and an ERA of 3 95 After the 1994 season Vosberg was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the Supplemental Rule 5 draft He was outrighted to the minors shortly after refused the Minor League assignment and became a free agent He then signed a minor league contract with the Rangers organization The Rangers purchased his contract and Vosberg once again returned to the big leagues He pitched in 44 games out of the bullpen and put up his best numbers 5 5 and an earned ERA of 3 00 He returned to the Texas Rangers in 1996 and had another respectable season out of the Ranger s bullpen going 1 1 with an ERA of 3 27 and finishing 21 games 1997 was his final season as a Texas Ranger he was traded to the Florida Marlins for Rick Helling His overall record with both clubs in 1997 was 2 wins 3 losses 1 save and an ERA of 4 42 As a member of the 1997 Florida Marlins Vosberg won a World Series ring He pitched in the postseason and had 5 strikeouts giving up 5 hits and 3 walks His ERA in the 1997 World Series was 6 00 After his stint with the Marlins he was traded to the San Diego Padres for minor leaguer Chris Clark on November 20 1997 He missed the 1998 season due to injury and did not pitch at all At the age of 37 Vosberg returned to the majors and played with the San Diego Padres His time with the Padres was limited and his numbers were terrible His record with the Padres was 0 0 with an ERA of 9 72 He sustained a shoulder injury and was placed on the 15 day disabled list A few months after rehab he was released by the Padres on June 7 1999 He was picked up by the Arizona Diamondbacks a few days later on June 18 1999 His numbers improved with the move to Arizona going 0 1 with an ERA of 3 38 in four games His entire Arizona Diamondback career was those 4 games He was designated for assignment once more He returned to the minor league with yet another organization the Colorado Rockies At the age of 38 the Rockies traded Vosberg to the Philadelphia Phillies on June 28 2000 in part of a conditional deal He once again found his way onto a major league roster with the Phillies in 2000 He went 1 1 in 31 games with an earned run average of 4 13 He played in 2001 with the Phillies and put up his best ERA in his career at a 2 84 clip out of the Phillies bullpen However once again after the 2001 season he was granted free agency and picked up by the Montreal Expos His Canadian career was short lived only pitching in four games and stacking up an ERA of 18 00 On April 18 2002 Vosberg refused a minor league assignment and became a free agent once more He made a comeback attempt in the Mexican leagues in 2006 07 at the age of 45 Vosberg was quoted as saying The last couple of years I have gotten the itch When I retired five years ago I think I still could have done it physically but mentally it is such a grind It is such a great life but it is a grind It is difficult being away from your family I needed these years to get the love of the game back and get on the field again In his final seasons in the Mexican leagues he had a combined record of 7 8 with an ERA of 4 14 References edit Looking Back at the Three Little League Graduates with a World Series Trifecta Little League 15 June 2022 Retrieved June 26 2022 External links editCareer statistics and player information from MLB or ESPN or Baseball Reference or Fangraphs or Baseball Reference Minors or Retrosheet Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ed Vosberg amp oldid 1181910246, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
