Myers was selected by the Chicago Cubs in the Rule 5 Draft in 1996 and spent the entire season in the Cubs major league bullpen. He alternated between the Cubs and their triple A team (Iowa Cubs) from 1997–1999 and then was traded to the San Diego Padres for Gary Matthews Jr.
Myers pitched for the Padres from 2000–2002 and then for the Los Angeles Dodgers for two seasons. After being released in midseason in 2004, he signed with the Hanshin Tigers in Japan, where he finished the season. After playing independent league ball in 2005, Myers retired from baseball.
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rodney, myers, rodney, luther, myers, born, june, 1969, american, former, professional, baseball, pitcher, played, major, league, baseball, chicago, cubs, diego, padres, angeles, dodgers, nippon, professional, baseball, hanshin, tigers, pitcherborn, 1969, june. Rodney Luther Myers born June 26 1969 is an American former professional baseball pitcher He played in Major League Baseball MLB for the Chicago Cubs San Diego Padres and Los Angeles Dodgers and in Nippon Professional Baseball NPB for the Hanshin Tigers Rodney MyersPitcherBorn 1969 06 26 June 26 1969 age 54 Rockford Illinois U S Batted RightThrew RightProfessional debutMLB April 3 1996 for the Chicago CubsNPB July 4 2004 for the Hanshin TigersLast appearanceMLB June 1 2004 for the Los Angeles DodgersNPB September 30 2004 for the Hanshin TigersMLB statisticsWin loss record7 5Earned run average5 07Strikeouts161NPB statisticsWin loss record1 2Earned run average4 07Strikeouts8TeamsChicago Cubs 1996 1999 San Diego Padres 2000 2002 Los Angeles Dodgers 2003 2004 Hanshin Tigers 2004 Myers was drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 12th round of the 1990 Major League Baseball Draft out of the University of Wisconsin Madison In the Royals system he played for the Eugene Emeralds A 1990 Appleton Foxes A 1991 Lethbridge Mounties Rookie 1992 Memphis Chicks AA 1993 1994 and Omaha Royals AAA 1995 Myers was selected by the Chicago Cubs in the Rule 5 Draft in 1996 and spent the entire season in the Cubs major league bullpen He alternated between the Cubs and their triple A team Iowa Cubs from 1997 1999 and then was traded to the San Diego Padres for Gary Matthews Jr Myers pitched for the Padres from 2000 2002 and then for the Los Angeles Dodgers for two seasons After being released in midseason in 2004 he signed with the Hanshin Tigers in Japan where he finished the season After playing independent league ball in 2005 Myers retired from baseball External links editCareer statistics and player information from Baseball Reference or Baseball Reference Minors or Baseball Almanac nbsp nbsp nbsp This biographical article relating to an American baseball pitcher born in the 1960s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rodney Myers amp oldid 1216898545, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
