Pat Neshek

Patrick John Neshek (pronounced NEE-shehk; born September 4, 1980) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Minnesota Twins, San Diego Padres, Oakland Athletics, St. Louis Cardinals, Houston Astros, Colorado Rockies and Philadelphia Phillies.¹

Basics

• Positions
  • Right Handed Pitcher
• Major League Debut
  • July 7, 2006
  • Neshek entered the game in the bottom of the 7th pitching for the Minnesota Twins while visiting the Texas Rangers at Ameriquest Field in Arlington. He pitched 2 innings, allowing one hit and zero runs. He also struck out one (Mark De Rosa)²
• Last MLB Appearance
  • June 19, 2019
  • Neshek entered the game in the bottom of the eighth inning. He pitched 2/3 of the inning, allowing one home run to Victor Robles, coaxing a ground ball out and a fly ball out. He then had to leave the game with a strained left hamstring after the second pitch to the fourth batter he faced (Trea Turner). He was replaced by J.D. Hammer who walked Turner with the walk being charged to Neshek.³

Teams Played for

• Elizabethton Twins – Appalachian League (Rookie)
• Quad Cities River Bandits – Midwest League (A)
• New Britain Rock Cats – Eastern League (AA)
• Fort Myers Miracle – Florida State League (A+)
• Grand Canyon Rafters – Arizona Fall League (Fall Rookie)
• Rochester Red Wings – International League (AAA)
• Minnesota Twins – American League
• San Diego Padres – National League
• Tucson Padres – Pacific Coast League (AAA)
• Norfolk Tides – International League (AAA)
• Oakland Athletics – American League
• Sacramento River Cats – Pacific Coast League (AAA)
• St. Louis Cardinals – National League
• Houston Astros – American League
• Philadelphia Phillies – National League
• Colorado Rockies – National League
• Clearwater Threshers – Florida State League (A+)
• Reading Fightin Phils – Eastern League (AA)⁴

International Baseball

• Representing  United States
• World Baseball Classic
  • 2017 Los Angeles – Champion

Career Stat Line

• Win–loss record: 36–25
• Earned run average: 2.82
• Strikeouts: 471

Transfers

• June 20, 2002
  • Signed by Minnesota Twins out of the 2002 MLB Draft (drafted 6th Round as the 182nd pick)
• March 20, 2011
  • Claimed on waivers from Twins by San Diego Padres
• January 30, 2012
  • Signed to Minor League Contract by Baltimore Orioles
• August 4, 2012
  • Traded from Orioles to Oakland Athletics for future considerations and cash
• February 7, 2014
  • Signed to a Minor League Contract by Saint Louis Cardinals
• December 13, 2014
  • Signed to a 2 year contract with club option by Houston Astros
• November 2, 2016
  • Traded from Astros to Philadelphia Phillies for future considerations
• July 26, 2017
  • Traded from Phillies to Colorado Rockies
    • Phllies received J.D. Hammer, Jose Gomez, and Alejandro Requena
• December 13, 2017
  • Signed to 2 year contract with club option by Phillies.
• November 4, 2019
  • Granded free agency⁵

Injured List

• May 10 – October 8, 2008
  • Partially torn right elbow ligament
• February 21 – October 8, 2009
  • Tommy John Surgery
• April 19 – 21, 2017
  • Paternity Leave list
• March 30 – June 23, 2018
  • Right shoulder sprain
• November 11, 2018 – May 25, 2019
  • Tommy John Surgery
• May 25 – June 16 2019
  • Right Shoulder Strain
• June 20 – November 4, 2019
  • Left hamstring change⁶

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pat_Neshek ↩︎
2. https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2006/B07070TEX2006.htm ↩︎
3. https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2019/B06192WAS2019.htm ↩︎
4. https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=neshek001pat#all_standard_roster ↩︎
5. https://www.thebaseballcube.com/content/player/22078/tranx/ ↩︎
6. https://www.thebaseballcube.com/content/player/22078/tranx/ ↩︎