LaTroy Hawkins

LaTroy Hawkins (born December 21, 1972) is an American former professional baseball relief pitcher. In his 21-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career, he played for the Minnesota Twins, Chicago Cubs, San Francisco Giants, Baltimore Orioles, Colorado Rockies, New York Yankees, Houston Astros, Milwaukee Brewers, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, New York Mets, and Toronto Blue Jays. At the time of his retirement, Hawkins was the only active player to be a member of the 1,000-games-pitched club, and at 42 years of age, was the oldest active player in MLB.\n', ' Hawkins was born and raised in Gary, Indiana. Hawkins\' father was absent and he was raised primarily by his mother, Debra, and his maternal grandparents. Hawkins attended West Side High School. Aside from baseball, Hawkins also competed in basketball and football. At West Side he competed in basketball against Glenn Robinson and received a full scholarship offer to play college basketball at Indiana State. His half-brother, Ronald Sewood, was his personal catcher for two years in high school and played college baseball briefly at Florida Memorial University.\n', ' Hawkins was drafted straight out of high school by the Minnesota Twins in the 1991 Major League Baseball Draft and received a $47,500 signing bonus. He spent the next four years in the Twins\' minor league system. His major league debut early in the 1995 season was a disastrous start against the Baltimore Orioles, where he gave up seven earned runs in only an inning and two thirds of work. During his brief stint in the Majors during 1995, Hawkins made 6 starts with a 2–3 record and an 8.67 ERA. Hawkins bounced between the big league club and Salt Lake of the Pacific Coast League between 1996 and 1997, compiling a 7–13 record in those years.\n', '