Larry John Pashnick is an American former baseball

Baseball

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 pitcher

Pitcher

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. Pashnick, a right-hander, played three seasons in Major League Baseball

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 (MLB) from 1982 to 1984, posting a career won–loss record of 7–8 and a 4.17 earned run average

Earned run average

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 (ERA).

After attending Michigan State University

Michigan State University

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, Pashnick signed with the Detroit Tigers

Detroit Tigers

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 in 1979 as an amateur free agent

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 and made his MLB debut with the Tigers in 1982. That year, he went 4–4 in 28 appearances, including 13 starts

Games started

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, and had a 4.01 ERA. In 1983, Pashnick compiled a 1–3 record in 12 games, including six starts, and his ERA jumped to 5.26. During the 1983 off-season, the Tigers traded him to the Minnesota Twins

Minnesota Twins

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 for outfielder

Outfielder

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 Rusty Kuntz

Rusty Kuntz

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. Pitching primarily as a reliever

Relief pitcher

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in Minnesota, Pashnick had a 2–1 record and a 3.52 ERA in 1984, his last season in MLB.