John Rosengren

Note: This page discusses 1990s and 2000s minor league pitcher John Rosengren. For the author of the same name, click here.

John Eric Rosengren

• Bats Left, Throws Left
• Height 6' 4", Weight 190 lb.
• School University of North Carolina
• High school Rye High School

• Born August 10, 1972 in Bronxville, NY USA

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Biographical Information

Pitcher John Rosengren was selected by the Detroit Tigers in the 23rd round of the 1992 amateur draft and began his pro career that summer. In 1997 he reached AAA, playing for the Toledo Mud Hens, and went 1-3 with a 3.99 ERA out of the bullpen. However, he was released after that season. He signed with the expansion Arizona Diamondbacks but missed the entire 1998 campaign after undergoing surgery.

On February 28th, 1999, prior to Spring Training, Rosengren's teammate Ken Robinson was killed in an auto accident in Arizona. Rosengren, who was driving the vehicle, was charged with second-degree murder in the alcohol-related accident.

After not playing that season, he was in the Pittsburgh Pirates chain in 2000, but washed out after posting a 7.12 ERA in AA and AAA.

He spent one season, 2003, pitching for the Pennsylvania Road Warriors of the Atlantic League.