On December 8, 2006, it was announced that Bale would return to Major League Baseball, after signing a two-year contract with the Kansas City Royals.
Bale appeared in 26 games for Kansas City in 2007, all in relief. He had a 1–1 record with a 4.05 earned run average, surrendering 45 hits in 40 innings. He began the 2008 season in the Royals' starting rotation after a strong spring training. "Bale earned it," Royals manager Trey Hillman said to the Kansas City Star on March 25. "Johnny has been outstanding all through spring training. He's been hit in spots but, pretty much, from day one he's commanded three pitches."[3] In one of the more bizarre instances in recent Royals history, Bale, who was already on the disabled list due to a shoulder injury, broke his left (pitching) hand in May 2010 when he punched a hotel door in what Bale called "a moment of frustration."
Bale recorded his first career save on June 24, 2010, pitching a perfect 11th inning against the Houston Astros.
Bale was released by the Royals on December 10, 2009. On September 14, 2012 he will be inducted into the Crestview High School sports hall of fame.
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john, bale, baseball, john, robert, bale, born, 1974, former, major, league, baseball, left, handed, pitcher, bale, wife, genevieve, reside, niceville, florida, with, their, daughters, madison, olivia, their, zachary, genevieve, brother, player, vincent, lecav. John Robert Bale born May 22 1974 is a former Major League Baseball left handed pitcher Bale and his wife Genevieve reside in Niceville Florida with their daughters Madison and Olivia and their son Zachary Genevieve s brother is NHL player Vincent LeCavalier 1 John BaleBale with the Kansas City Royals in 2009PitcherBorn 1974 05 22 May 22 1974 age 48 Cheverly MarylandBatted LeftThrew LeftProfessional debutMLB September 30 1999 for the Toronto Blue JaysNPB 2004 for the Hiroshima Toyo CarpLast appearanceMLB October 2 2009 for the Kansas City RoyalsNPB September 18 2010 for the Hiroshima Toyo CarpMLB statisticsWin loss record3 7Earned run average4 66Strikeouts148NPB statisticsWin loss record14 16Earned run average4 09Strikeouts312TeamsToronto Blue Jays 1999 2000 Baltimore Orioles 2001 Cincinnati Reds 2003 Hiroshima Toyo Carp 2004 2006 Kansas City Royals 2007 2009 Hiroshima Toyo Carp 2010 Bale a graduate of Crestview High School Crestview Florida was an All State selection in baseball his senior season after going 11 2 with a 0 38 ERA He is an alumnus of The University of Southern Mississippi where he went 9 8 with a 4 01 ERA his junior year He was selected by the St Louis Cardinals in the 12th round of the 1994 MLB Draft but did not sign Contents 1 Career 1 1 Toronto Blue Jays 1 2 Baltimore Orioles 1 3 Cincinnati Reds 1 4 Hiroshima Toyo Carp 1 5 Kansas City Royals 1 6 Second stint with the Carp 1 7 Detroit Tigers 2 References 3 External linksCareer EditToronto Blue Jays Edit After being drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 5th round of the 1996 Major League Baseball Draft Bale made his Major League debut with the Blue Jays on September 30 1999 Baltimore Orioles Edit On December 11 2000 Bale was traded from the Blue Jays to the Baltimore Orioles for outfielder Jayson Werth In 2001 his only season with the Orioles he had a 1 0 record and a 3 04 earned run average ERA in fourteen relief appearances He was dealt to the New York Mets for Gary Matthews Jr on April 3 2002 2 He never appeared in a game for the Mets Cincinnati Reds Edit On May 8 2003 Bale signed as a free agent with the Cincinnati Reds with whom he appeared in 10 games Hiroshima Toyo Carp Edit From 2004 to 2006 Bale pitched for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp in Japan s Central League Kansas City Royals Edit On December 8 2006 it was announced that Bale would return to Major League Baseball after signing a two year contract with the Kansas City Royals Bale appeared in 26 games for Kansas City in 2007 all in relief He had a 1 1 record with a 4 05 earned run average surrendering 45 hits in 40 innings He began the 2008 season in the Royals starting rotation after a strong spring training Bale earned it Royals manager Trey Hillman said to the Kansas City Star on March 25 Johnny has been outstanding all through spring training He s been hit in spots but pretty much from day one he s commanded three pitches 3 In one of the more bizarre instances in recent Royals history Bale who was already on the disabled list due to a shoulder injury broke his left pitching hand in May 2010 when he punched a hotel door in what Bale called a moment of frustration Bale recorded his first career save on June 24 2010 pitching a perfect 11th inning against the Houston Astros Bale was released by the Royals on December 10 2009 On September 14 2012 he will be inducted into the Crestview High School sports hall of fame Second stint with the Carp Edit On February 19 2010 Bale signed a contract with the Hiroshima Toyo Carp in Japan s Central League Detroit Tigers Edit On December 3 2010 Bale signed a minor league contract with the Detroit Tigers References Edit The Official Site of The Kansas City Royals News Royals look to continue winning ways Orioles acquire Gary Matthews Jr Baltimore Orioles press release Wednesday April 3 2002 Kansas City Star March 25 2008 External links EditCareer statistics and player information from MLB or ESPN or Baseball Reference or Fangraphs or Baseball Reference Minors or Retrosheet Pelota Binaria Venezuelan Winter League Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Bale baseball amp oldid 1040806495, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
