Lenny DiNardo

Leonard Edward DiNardo (born September 19, 1979 in Miami, Florida) is a Major League Baseball pitcher who currently plays for the Oakland Athletics. DiNardo bats and throws left-handed.

Professional career

In , the Boston Red Sox selected DiNardo in the 10th round of the 1998 Major League Baseball Draft, but he did not sign, opting to attend Stetson University instead. Three years later, he would sign with the New York Mets when they selected him in the 3rd round. In the summer of , DiNardo made his professional debut with the Brooklyn Cyclones, the Mets Single-A affiliate.

In , he played for the Columbia Mets in the South Atlantic League, another Single-A farm team of the Mets.

In , he split time between St. Lucie (Single-A) and Binghamton (Double-A). He pitched well enough to warrant being selected by the Boston Red Sox during the Rule V Draft on December 15.

As is the requirement with Rule 5 selections, DiNardo would remain on the Red Sox major league roster during the entire season. He began the season on the disabled list and made his major league debut on April 23 against the New York Yankees in Yankee Stadium. DiNardo spent much of the second half of the season back on the disabled list. Nevertheless, the lanky left-hander received a World Series ring for his contributions to the 2004 World Series Champion Red Sox.

Having satisfied the requirement of keeping DiNardo on the major league roster, the Red Sox sent the pitcher to Triple-A Pawtucket to start the season. He was recalled to the major league club five different times during the year.

In , DiNardo made six starts in place of the injured David Wells. However, he spent a lot of time on the disabled list himself, due to a neck injury. DiNardo played for Italy at 2006 World Baseball Classic.

To prepare for the MLB season, DiNardo played for the Peoria Javelinas of the Arizona Fall League.

On February 14, 2007, the Oakland Athletics claimed DiNardo off of waivers from the Boston Red Sox. DiNardo finished the season having made 20 starts, with an 8-10 record and an ERA of 4.11.

Statistics

Year	Ag	Tm	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	WP	BFP	BK	ERA	WHIP	OBA
2004	24	BOS	AL	0	0	22	0	0	0	0	27⅔	34	17	13	1	12	21	2	1	130	0	4.23	1.663	.298
2005	25	BOS	AL	0	1	8	1	0	0	0	14⅔	13	6	3	1	5	15	0	1	62	0	1.84	1.227	.236
2006	26	BOS	AL	1	2	13	6	0	0	0	39	61	35	34	6	20	17	1	1	190	0	7.85	2.077	.363
2007	27	OAK	AL	8	10	35	20	0	0	0	131⅓	136	74	60	13	50	59	3	2	555	0	4.11	1.416	.278
2008	28	OAK	AL	1	2	11	2	0	0	0	23	31	20	19	3	13	12	2	1	114	0	7.43	1.913	.316
Totals:				10	15	89	29	0	0	0	235⅔	275	152	129	24	100	124	8	6	1,051	0	4.93	1.591	.298

References

External links

• MLB.com player info page
• The Baseball Cube player page