Josh Sullivan (baseball)
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| Josh Sullivan | |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | |
| Born: July 5, 1984 Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S. | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| Stats at Baseball Reference |
Joshua David Sullivan (born July 5, 1984) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. Prior to becoming a professional, Sullivan attended Auburn University, where he played college baseball and college football for the Auburn Tigers.
Sullivan attended Little Rock Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, graduating in 2002.[1][2] He played for the baseball and American football teams at Little Rock Central. Recruited as a pitcher and infielder by many baseball programs, Sullivan chose to enroll at Auburn University, which offered him the opportunity to play football as well as baseball.[3]
Sullivan played college baseball for the Auburn Tigers baseball team. He was also a walk-on for the Auburn Tigers football team as a quarterback, backing up Jason Campbell as a redshirt freshman, surpassing Brandon Cox on the Tigers' depth chart.[4][5][6] As a sophomore, Sullivan chose to pursue baseball full-time, giving up football.[7]
The Rockies drafted Sullivan in the fifth round of the 2005 Major League Baseball draft.[1] He endured arm surgeries that limited his appearances in minor league baseball.[8] These surgeries included shoulder surgery in 2007, elbow surgery in 2008, and elbow ligament replacement surgery in March 2009.[1] Sullivan opened the 2011 and 2012 seasons with the Tulsa Drillers of the Class AA Texas League.[9][10]
The Rockies added Sullivan to their forty-man roster after the 2012 season.[11] Sullivan was designated for assignment on August 1, 2013, to make room on the forty-man roster for Chad Bettis.[12]
