Daryl Keith Irvine (born November 15, 1964) from

Grottoes, Virginia Grottoes is a town in Rockingham and Augusta counties in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The population was 2,899 at the 2020 census. The town lies right on the border with Augusta County, and several commercial, residential, and recreational lo ...

is a former

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who played for the

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(1990–1992). He batted and threw right-handed. Irvine earned his first major league victory on August 11, 1990. He pitched two scoreless innings (13th and 14th) to pick up the victory during a 4-2 Red Sox win over the Mariners. In a three-season career, Irvine posted a 4-5 record with 27

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s and a 5.68

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. He now resides in

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