Clifford Paul Bartosh (born September 5, 1979) is a former

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who played for the

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and

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. He was selected in the 29th round of the 1998 Major League Baseball Draft by the

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. He made his MLB debut on May 15, 2004, and was with the Indians in four different stints over the year. He improved as the year went on, posting an

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of 2.70 in his last 30 appearances. His role in the

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often was to come in against a lefty, sometimes for just one out. For the Indians in 2004, he went 1–0 in 34 appearances in relief, posting a 4.66 ERA. In 2005, he went 0–2 with an ERA of 5.49 in 19 relief appearances. A 2005 single in his only at-bat left Bartosh with a rare MLB career

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of 1.000.

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1979 births Living people Cleveland Indians players Chicago Cubs players Major League Baseball pitchers Baseball players from Dallas County, Texas Sportspeople from Duncanville, Texas Fort Wayne Wizards players Lake Elsinore Storm players Mobile BayBears players Portland Beavers players Buffalo Bisons (minor league) players Iowa Cubs players People from West, Texas Sportspeople from McLennan County, Texas Duncanville High School alumni 20th-century American sportsmen {{US-baseball-pitcher-1970s-stub