Eric DuBose
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Eric Ladell DuBose
- Bats Left, Throws Left
- Height 6' 3", Weight 231 lb.
- School Mississippi State University
- Debut September 19, 2002
- Born May 15, 1976 in Bradenton, FL USA
[edit] Biographical Information
Eric DuBose has pitched from 2002-2006 in the major leagues.
In the 1994 World Junior Championship, DuBose was 1-0 with a 3.60 ERA for the US despite 12 walks in 15 innings. He helped the US win Bronze.
He was a star in college, with record of 27-12 and 428 strikeouts in 365 innings. A first round draft pick in 1997 by the Oakland Athletics, he was in the A's minor league organization from 1997-2000. A highlight was in 1998 when he went 6-1 with a 3.38 ERA for Visalia in the California League and in the same season went 7-6 with a 2.70 ERA for Huntsville in the Southern League.
After 2000, he was selected off waivers by the Cleveland Indians and then the Detroit Tigers, who released him in March 2001. He had surgery in April and spent the rest of the 2001 season in rehab. The Baltimore Orioles signed him in 2002 and put him in the Double A Eastern League as a reliever where he posted a 2.51 ERA. He made his major league debut in September 2002.
He was back in the minors in 2003, but at Ottawa in Triple A, posting a 3.39 ERA with a 9-5 record. He spent much time in the majors, starting 10 games with a 3.79 ERA.
He was injured in June of 2004 and had surgery in July.
He pitched 23 games in the minors in 2005. Mostly he pitched at Bowie in the Eastern League (where he been for part of 2002), with a 3.25 ERA as a starter. He had 15 games at the major league level.
In 2006 he was back in Bowie and Ottawa. In Bowie for 20 games, he had a record of 7-1 with a 3.11 ERA. In Ottawa, he had a record of 3-4 with an ERA of 5.58. He had 2 games at the major league level.
