American baseball player (born 1979)
Baseball player
Benjamin Howard Diggins
(born June 13, 1979) is an American former
professional baseball
pitcher
. He played in
Major League Baseball
(MLB) for the
Milwaukee Brewers
.
Amateur career
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Diggins was drafted by the
St. Louis Cardinals
in the first round of the
1998 Major League Baseball Draft
, but did not sign. He was later drafted by the
Los Angeles Dodgers
in the first round of the
2000 Major League Baseball Draft
and signed on August 23,
2000
. He attended the
University of Arizona
where he was a
Baseball America
Freshman All-American in 1999 and a consensus All-American as a sophomore in 2000. As a starting pitcher Diggins was 10?4 with a 3.83 ERA and 127 strikeouts. He also hit for the Wildcats, batting .340 with 9 home runs and 41 RBIs. He played for the U.S.A National Baseball team the summer of 1999, where he led the team in saves (3) and ERA (2.05)
Professional career
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Los Angeles Dodgers
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Diggins began his professional career with the Class-A
Wilmington Waves
of the
South Atlantic League
in
2001
. He went 7?6 with a 3.58
ERA
and 79
strikeouts
in 21 games, all starts.
In
2002
Diggins began the season with the Class-A Advanced
Vero Beach Dodgers
. He went 6?10 with a 3.63 ERA in 20 games, 19 starts.
Milwaukee Brewers
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On July 23,
2002
Diggins was traded by the Dodgers along with
Shane Nance
to the Milwaukee Brewers for
Tyler Houston
and a player to be named later, who eventually was
Brian Mallette
. He finished the season with the Double-A
Huntsville Stars
of the
Southern League
where he went 2?1 with a 1.91 ERA in seven games, all starts. Between the two organizations, Diggins went a combined 8?11 with a 3.20 ERA and 135 strikeouts in 151
2
⁄
3
innings pitched
. Diggins was promoted to the Major Leagues and made his debut on September 2, 2002, against the
Chicago Cubs
.
[1]
He started the game but only pitched 1
1
⁄
3
, giving up eight
runs
, seven
earned
.
[1]
In five games, all starts, Diggins went 0?4 with an 8.62 ERA in 24 innings pitched.
In
2003
Diggins began the season with the Double-A Huntsville Stars going 3?2 with a 2.36 ERA, all starts, before tearing the UCL ligament in his elbow. He had season-ending
Tommy John surgery
in August 2003.
Houston Astros
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On December 8,
2005
Diggins was selected by the
Houston Astros
in the
Rule 5 Draft
but never made an appearance in their organization.
Windy City Thunderbolts
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After being released by the
Houston Astros
, Diggins signed with the Independent
Windy City Thunderbolts
of the
Frontier League
as a
first baseman
. His transition soon led to his retirement. After just 17 games Diggins
batted
.209 with one
home run
and 9
RBIs
.
See also
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