Dovydas Neverauskas
From BR Bullpen
- Height 6' 3", Weight 170 lb.
Born: January 14, 1993 in Vilnius Lithuania
Dovydas Neverauskas signed with the Pittsburgh Pirates on July 9,2009, the first Lithuanian to ink a deal with a MLB club. He appeared in the 2009 MLB European Academy. Dovydas plays baseball in Lithuania for the Sporto Vilkai BC (Sports Wolves) and Vilnius Baseball Clubs. Besides pitching, he also catches and playes third base.
In 2009, he played for the Lithuanian U16 National Team at the Senior League European Finals in Ramstein, Germany. He hit a homerun in game two of the tournament.
He will will pitch in the Florida Instructional League Program during the fall of 2009 and will join the Pirates in Spring Training in 2010.
Dovydas throws an 85-86 mph fastball, and also uses a curveball and a changeup in his pitching.
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Dovydas currently lives in Vilnius with his family. He comes from an athletic family; his mother was a professional basketball player and his father, Virmidas, was a pioneer in the early days of the sport in Lithuania. His father is also the head coach of the Vilnius Baseball Club as well as Head Coach for the Lithuanian U18, U16, and U14 National Teams.
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"He's a 16 year old with a classic pro pitcher's body, long and loose, and has made huge progress since the summer of 2008. The sky is the limit with Dovydas, and I honestly believe he was the best pitching prospect to come out of Europe this year. I truly believe he has the arm to be a major league pitcher." Tom Randolph, International Scout for the Pittsburgh Pirates who brokered the deal between the Pirates and Neverauskas
sources: Lithuanian Baseball Federation
