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Joshua David Sullivan (born July 5, 1984) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Colorado Rockies organization. Prior to becoming a professional, Sullivan attended Auburn University, where he played college baseball and college football for the Auburn Tigers. ==Career== Sullivan attended Little Rock Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, graduating in 2002. 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.〔 〕 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.〔 〕〔 〕〔(Gadsden Times - Google News Archive Search )〕 As a sophomore, Sullivan chose to pursue baseball full-time, giving up football.〔(Times Daily - Google News Archive Search )〕 The Rockies drafted Sullivan in the fifth round of the 2005 Major League Baseball Draft.〔 He endured arm surgeries that limited his appearances in minor league baseball. These surgeries included shoulder surgery in 2007, elbow surgery in 2008, and elbow ligament replacement surgery in March 2009.〔 Sullivan opened the 2011 and 2012 seasons with the Tulsa Drillers of the Class AA Texas League. The Rockies added Sullivan to their 40 man roster after the 2012 season. Sullivan was designated for assignment on August 1, 2013, to make room on the 40 man roster for Chad Bettis. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Josh Sullivan」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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