James Michael Osting (born April 7, 1977) is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher. Osting was drafted in the fourth round of the 1995 Major League Baseball Draft by the Atlanta Braves. In 2000, he was traded along with Bruce Chen to the Philadelphia Phillies organization for Andy Ashby. The following year he was selected off waivers by the Colorado Rockies. One week later he was selected off waivers again by the San Diego Padres.[1]

Jimmy Osting
Pitcher
Born: (1977-04-07) April 7, 1977 (age 47)
Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Left
MLB debut
May 2, 2001, for the San Diego Padres
Last MLB appearance
August 27, 2002, for the Milwaukee Brewers
MLB statistics
Win–loss record0–2
Earned run average6.43
Strikeouts10
Teams

That year he made his MLB debut with team. Following the season he signed with the Milwaukee Brewers as a free agent. He would make his final MLB appearance during his time with team. He later signed as a free agent with the Kansas City Royals and Tampa Bay Devil Rays organizations, but never played a Major League game with either organization.

References edit

  1. ^ "Jimmy Osting". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2011-03-18.