Sidney Wayne Akins (born November 14, 1962) is an American former
professional baseball pitcher.
Career
Akins attended
Cleveland High School in
Los Angeles and the
University of Southern California (USC), where he played
college baseball for the
Trojans. He played for the
United States national baseball team in the
1984 Summer Olympics
The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the secon ...
.
The
Texas Rangers selected Akins in the third round of the
1984 MLB Draft
First round selections
The following are the first round picks in the 1984 Major League Baseball draft.
Other notable players
*Jeff Blauser†, 1st round (secondary phase), 4th overall by the Atlanta Braves
*Greg Maddux‡, 2nd round, 31st ...
. The Rangers released him during
spring training
Spring training is the preseason in Major League Baseball (MLB), a series of practices and exhibition games preceding the start of the regular season. Spring training allows new players to try out for Schedule (workplace), roster and position spo ...
in 1986, and he signed with the
Atlanta Braves' organization.
[ The Braves added him to their ]40-man roster
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after the 1987 season.
Personal life
Akins is a cousin of pitcher Randy Wolf and umpire Jim Wolf
James Michael Wolf (born July 24, 1969) is an American Major League Baseball umpire. He joined the major league staff in 1999 after working in the Arizona Rookie League, the South Atlantic League, the California League, the Texas League and the P ...
.
References
External links
Living people
1962 births
Baseball players from Los Angeles
Baseball pitchers
Burlington Rangers players
Sumter Braves players
Pulaski Braves players
Greenville Braves players
Durham Bulls players
Richmond Braves players
Arkansas Travelers players
Baseball players at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Olympic silver medalists for the United States in baseball
Cleveland High School (Los Angeles) alumni
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