Casey Fien

Casey Fien

Minnesota Twins – No. 50
Relief pitcher
Born: (1983-10-21) October 21, 1983
Santa Rosa, California
Bats: Right Throws: Right
MLB debut
July 26, 2009, for the Detroit Tigers
MLB statistics
(through May 2, 2016)
Win–loss record 17-16
Earned run average 3.97
Strikeouts 216
Teams

Casey Michael Fien (/fiːn/ feen;[1] born October 21, 1983) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Minnesota Twins of Major League Baseball. He previously played for the Detroit Tigers and the minor league system of the Houston Astros.

Career

Fien attended John F. Kennedy High School in La Palma, California. For college, he attended William Penn University, Golden West College, and Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.[2]

Detroit Tigers

Fien pitching for the West Michigan Whitecaps, Single-A affiliates of the Detroit Tigers, in 2007

Fien was drafted in the 20th round of the 2006 MLB Draft by the Detroit Tigers. He was called up by the Tigers on July 24, 2009 from the Toledo Mud Hens to replace Eddie Bonine.[3]

On February 23, 2010, he was designated for assignment to make roster room for the newly acquired Johnny Damon. On March 1, 2010 he was selected off waivers by the Boston Red Sox, and then selected again by the Toronto Blue Jays on March 4. The Blue Jays released him on March 18 and he rejoined the Tigers on March 20.[4]

On June 29, 2010, he was purchased from Triple-A to replace Joel Zumaya, who was placed on the 15-day disabled list.[5] He was sent back down to Toledo on June 3.[6] They called him back up on July 20.[7] He was again sent back down to Toledo on July 21.[8] He filed for free agency after the season ended.

Houston Astros

In November 2010, Fien signed a minor league contract with the Houston Astros.[9] He was released during the season.[10]

Minnesota Twins

In 2011, Fien signed a minor league contract with the Minnesota Twins.

On July 4, 2012, Fien was called up to the majors from the Triple A Rochester Red Wings, after the Twins optioned Nick Blackburn.[11]

On July 8, 2012, Fien made his debut with the Twins, pitching a scoreless 8th inning against the Texas Rangers.[11]

He finished 2012 making appearances in 35 games for the Twins, finishing the year with a 2–1 record and 4.30 ERA with 32 strikeouts.

In 2013, Fien finished the year with a 5–2 record and a 3.92 ERA in 73 appearances for the Twins, striking out 73 and walking 12.

Family

Fien is the nephew of Republican California State Senators George and Sharon Runner,[12] the first husband and wife in California history to serve concurrently in the California State Legislature when George was a Senator and Sharon an Assemblywoman.[13][14][15]

References

  1. ↑ "Casey Fien (biography)". mlb.com. Retrieved December 19, 2013.
  2. ↑ Hageman, Parker (July 17, 2013). "Casey Fien has been a find for the Twins". Twins Daily. Retrieved December 19, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Guillen's RBI single in 10th caps Tigers' 4–3 victory over White Sox". ABC News. July 25, 2009. Retrieved March 7, 2010.
  4. ↑ Beck, Jason (March 8, 2010). "Fien finds himself baseball's traveling man: Pitcher member of Tigers, Red Sox and Jays in span of a week". MLB.com. Retrieved December 19, 2013.
  5. ↑ Beck, Jason (June 29, 2010). "Tigers call on Fien in wake of Zumaya injury". MLB.com. Retrieved December 19, 2013.
  6. ↑ "Tigers activate setup man Perry from DL". MLB.com. July 3, 2010.
  7. ↑ "Tigers opt for bullpen help with Inge on DL". MLB.com. July 20, 2010.
  8. ↑ "Tigers call up Scott Sizemore, send Casey Fien back to Toledo". freep.com. July 21, 2010.
  9. ↑ Lowe, John (November 11, 2010). "Tigers pitcher Casey Fien leaves for Astros". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved November 13, 2010.
  10. ↑ "Minor League Transactions: July 27-Aug. 2". Baseball America. Retrieved August 5, 2011.
  11. 1 2 Shipley, John (July 4, 2012). "Minnesota Twins demote Nick Blackburn to Rochester, call up Casey Fien". Pioneer Press. Retrieved November 22, 2013.
  12. ↑ "This pitcher has government backing". Detroit Free Press. December 7, 2008. Archived from the original on December 7, 2008.
  13. ↑ "California Legislature Handbook 2007-2008" (PDF). California State Legislature.
  14. ↑ "Biography, George Runner, First District, Vice Chair". California State Board of Equalization.
  15. ↑ "Biography - Sharon Runner". California State Senate Republican Caucus.

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