Tim Sexton

Timothy Edward Sexton

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 6", Weight 185 lb.
• School Miami Dade College, George Washington University
• High School Calvert Hall College High School
• Born June 10, 1987 in Baltimore, MD USA

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Biographical Information

Tim Sexton pitched professionally for a decade, from 2007 to 2016. Though he spent parts of three seasons at Triple-A, he never ascended to the majors.

He was taken by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 25th round of the 2007 amateur draft (signed by scout Manny Estrada) and went 3-1 with 25 Ks and a 3.57 ERA in 22 2/3 innings for the Great Lakes Loons his first campaign. He then struggled to a 22-51 record from 2008 to 2011, though he was a California League Mid-Season All-Star in 2009 (8-14, 3.96 ERA). He reached Triple-A for the first time in 2011, going 3-6 with a 6.86 ERA in 15 games (14 starts) for the Albuquerque Isotopes. He left the Dodgers system following the 2011 campaign and bounced around the Colorado Rockies, Kansas City Royals, San Diego Padres and Oakland Athletics systems from 2012 to 2014. In 2015 and 2016, he played for the independent Southern Maryland Blue Crabs, going a combined 4-11 with a 5.51 ERA in 48 games (27 starts), including a 3-10, 6.28 line in his final season.

He was at or near the top of multiple leaderboards throughout his career. In 2008, he tied Anthony Varvaro for the California League in runs allowed (105) and tied Tommy Mendoza, Wes Roemer and Eddie Romero for the lead in losses (12). His 95 earned runs allowed were second behind Varvaro's 97. In 2009, he led the California League in losses (14) and was second in innings pitched (157), behind Cory Riordan's (169 2/3). In 2010, he was second in the Southern League in losses with 12, behind Michael Bowman's 13. In 2016, he led the Atlantic League in runs allowed (98) and earned runs allowed (87). His 10 losses tied Gaby Hernandez and Tony Pena for second, behind Bobby Blevins' 12.

Overall, Sexton went 38-70 with a 5.16 ERA in 249 games (123 starts). In 940 innings, he allowed 1,154 hits and 240 walks (1.483 WHIP), while striking out 677 batters. At Triple-A, he was 4-9 with a 6.68 ERA in 39 games (16 starts).