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Dan Naulty Relief pitcher Born: January 6, 1970
Los Angeles, CaliforniaBatted: Right Threw: Right MLB debut April 2, 1996 for the Minnesota Twins Last MLB appearance October 3, 1999 for the New York Yankees Career statistics Win-Loss record 5-5 ERA 4.54 Strikeouts 119 Teams Career highlights and awards Daniel Donovan Naulty (born January 6, 1970 in Los Angeles, California - ) is a former pitcher for the Minnesota Twins and New York Yankees in Major League Baseball.
Naulty was drafted by the Twins in the 14th round in 1992 after playing his college baseball at Cal State Fullerton. He debuted in 1996 and pitched for the Twins through the 1998 season. In the 1998 offseason, he was traded to the Yankees for minor league prospect Allen Butler, and he pitched his last season in the majors for the Yankees in 1999. Naulty made 130 career appearances in the majors and finished with a 5-5 career record.
In an article Naulty wrote for the New York Daily News he confessed that he used performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs), including anabolic steroids and human growth hormone.[1] Naulty said he had severe mood swings from the drug use, and that he contemplated suicide. He said he started talking PEDs in 1996 during spring training with the Minnesota Twins, though he had access to, but did not use, steroids as far back as high school.[1]
References
- ^ a b Naulty, Dan (2007-12-23). "Reliever Dan Naulty from 1999 World Series team spills ugly truth on steroids". New York Daily News. http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/yankees/2007/12/23/2007-12-23_reliever_dan_naulty_from_1999_world_seri-2.html. Retrieved 2007-12-25.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube
Categories:- 1970 births
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- Minnesota Twins players
- New York Yankees players
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