Kurt Birkins
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Kurt Daniel Birkins is a Major League Baseball
relief pitcher
in the Colorado Rockies
organization. He made his major league debut on May 4, . He is married to Ashley Birkins and they welcomed their daughter, Charlie Susan Birkins, on July 4, 2008.
Birkins first pitched at UCLA for one season before taking a year off. He then attended Los Angeles Pierce College
and signed with the Baltimore Orioles
prior to the draft as they held his rights from the previous year.
On October 29, , Birkins was claimed off waivers by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays
. On August 29, , the Rays released him. He signed a minor league contract with the Colorado Rockies in February . In November 2009, Birkins filed for free agency.
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
relief pitcher
Relief pitcher
A relief pitcher or reliever is a baseball or softball pitcher who enters the game after the starting pitcher is removed due to injury, ineffectiveness, fatigue, ejection, or for other strategic reasons, such as being substituted by a pinch hitter...
in the Colorado Rockies
Colorado Rockies
The Colorado Rockies are a Major League Baseball team based in Denver, Colorado. Established in 1991, they started play in 1993 and are in the West Division of the National League. The team is named after the Rocky Mountains...
organization. He made his major league debut on May 4, . He is married to Ashley Birkins and they welcomed their daughter, Charlie Susan Birkins, on July 4, 2008.
Birkins first pitched at UCLA for one season before taking a year off. He then attended Los Angeles Pierce College
Los Angeles Pierce College
Los Angeles Pierce College, also known as Pierce College, Pierce, is a community college that serves more than 23,000 students in the northern Chalk Hills of Woodland Hills, a community within the San Fernando Valley region of the city of Los Angeles, California.The college began with 70 students...
and signed with the Baltimore Orioles
Baltimore Orioles
The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland in the United States. They are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's American League. One of the American League's eight charter franchises in 1901, it spent its first year as a major league...
prior to the draft as they held his rights from the previous year.
On October 29, , Birkins was claimed off waivers by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays
Tampa Bay Rays
The Tampa Bay Rays are a Major League Baseball team based in St. Petersburg, Florida. The Rays are a member of the Eastern Division of MLB's American League. Since their inception in , the club has played at Tropicana Field...
. On August 29, , the Rays released him. He signed a minor league contract with the Colorado Rockies in February . In November 2009, Birkins filed for free agency.