Justin Huisman
| Justin Huisman | |||
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| Relief pitcher | |||
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Born: April 16, 1979 Harvey, Illinois | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 25, 2004, for the Kansas City Royals | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| July 19, 2004, for the Kansas City Royals | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Win–loss record | 0-0 | ||
| Earned run average | 6.84 | ||
| Strikeouts | 13 | ||
| Teams | |||
Justin Ray Huisman (born April 16, 1979 in Harvey, Illinois) is a former Major League Baseball relief pitcher.
Huisman attended the University of Mississippi and had a 3.50 ERA in 2000. He was drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the 15th round of the 2000 Major League Baseball draft. He was assigned to the Low-A Portland Rockies where he had a 1.86 ERA in 43 2⁄3 innings. In 2001, he began the season with the Single-A Asheville Tourists where he spent the entire year. In 55 games, he had a 1.70 ERA and a .84 WHIP. Huisman began 2002 with High-A Salem and had a 1.57 ERA in 41 games, earning a promotion to Double-A Carolina. In 2003, he went 7-2 with a 1.75 ERA and was named a Double-A All-Star with the Rockies new Double-A affiliate in Tulsa.
On April 8, 2004, Huisman was traded to the Kansas City Royals for Zach McClellan and minor leaguer Chris Fallon. He split the season between Triple-A Omaha and the Royals, making his major league debut on April 25. He spent all of 2005 with Triple-A Omaha and was released on April 14, 2006. On April 19, he signed a minor league contract with the Houston Astros and played 6 games with Triple-A Round Rock before being sent to the Seattle Mariners on May 12 as part of a conditional deal. He had a 7.67 ERA with Triple-A Tacoma before his release. In 2007, he played for the independent Newark Bears of the Atlantic League and had a 1.75 ERA in 25 games.
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