Brian Tollberg
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Brian Tollberg is a retired Major League Baseball
player who played pitcher
from -. He played for the San Diego Padres
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He began his career with Chillicothe in the independent Frontier League before signing with Milwaukee in 1995. He was the first player to make it to the Major Leagues from the Frontier League and the league's version of the Cy Young Award is named after him. He made it to the majors in June 2000 with San Diego and finished with a 4-5 record with a 3.58 ERA. He earned National League Player of the Week honors his first week in the Major Leagues. The following season he won 10 games with a 4.30 ERA before being injured. He played two more seasons for the club.
He later played in the Colorado Rockies and Houston Astros organizations at Triple-A level and also pitched in the independent Atlantic League in 2008.
He is active in youth baseball and has served as Director of Player Development for Palma Ceia Little League in Tampa, Florida.
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player who played pitcher
Pitcher
In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a walk. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the...
from -. He played for the San Diego Padres
San Diego Padres
The San Diego Padres are a Major League Baseball team based in San Diego, California. They play in the National League Western Division. Founded in 1969, the Padres have won the National League Pennant twice, in 1984 and 1998, losing in the World Series both times...
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He began his career with Chillicothe in the independent Frontier League before signing with Milwaukee in 1995. He was the first player to make it to the Major Leagues from the Frontier League and the league's version of the Cy Young Award is named after him. He made it to the majors in June 2000 with San Diego and finished with a 4-5 record with a 3.58 ERA. He earned National League Player of the Week honors his first week in the Major Leagues. The following season he won 10 games with a 4.30 ERA before being injured. He played two more seasons for the club.
He later played in the Colorado Rockies and Houston Astros organizations at Triple-A level and also pitched in the independent Atlantic League in 2008.
He is active in youth baseball and has served as Director of Player Development for Palma Ceia Little League in Tampa, Florida.