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Dustin Michael Hermanson (born December 21, 1972) is an American former right-handed
pitcher In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throws ("Pitch (baseball), pitches") the Baseball (ball), baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of out (baseball), retiring a batter (baseball), batter, ...
in
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(MLB). Hermanson pitched for several MLB teams between 1995 and 2006. He had his best season with the
2005 Chicago White Sox The 2005 Chicago White Sox season was the White Sox's 105th season. They finished with a 99–63 record in the regular season and first place in the American League Central by six games over the Cleveland Indians. In the playoffs, they won the ...
team that won the
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; he had 34 saves that year before sustaining a season-ending back injury in September.


Early life

Hermanson was born in
Springfield, Ohio Springfield is a city in Clark County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. It is located in southwestern Ohio along the Mad River (Ohio), Mad River, Buck Creek, and Beaver Creek, about west of Columbus, Ohio, Columbus and northeast of ...
, and he attended Kenton Ridge High School in Springfield. He played three seasons of
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for
Kent State Kent State University (KSU) is a public research university in Kent, Ohio, United States. The university includes seven regional campuses in Northeast Ohio located in Ashtabula, Burton, East Liverpool, Jackson Township, New Philadelphia, ...
, where his fastball increased in speed from 88 mph to 96 mph. He was a finalist for the
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in 1994. He was selected in the first round of the
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with the third overall selection by the
San Diego Padres The San Diego Padres are an American professional baseball team based in San Diego. The Padres compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (baseball), National League (NL) National League West, West Division. ...
. Hermanson split the 1994 season between Double-A and Triple-A before making his MLB debut in 1995.


MLB career

Hermanson played for the Padres and their Triple-A affiliate, the Las Vegas Stars, in 1995 and 1996. He then played for the
Montreal Expos The Montreal Expos () were a Canadian professional baseball team based in Montreal. The Expos were the first Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise located outside the United States. They played in the National League (baseball), National League ...
for four seasons before moving around to the
St. Louis Cardinals The St. Louis Cardinals are an American professional baseball team based in St. Louis. The Cardinals compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (baseball), National League (NL) National League Central, Centra ...
,
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,
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, and
Chicago White Sox The Chicago White Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago. The White Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) American League Central, Central Division. The club plays its ...
. With Montreal and St. Louis, Hermanson was mostly a starting pitcher, while he moved mostly into a relief role with the latter three teams. It was also during his first season with Montreal that he had his first ever at-bat, hitting a
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off Shane Reynolds in the fifth inning,Montreal Expos vs Houston Astros Box Score: April 16, 1997 @baseball-reference.com
Retrieved 17 June 2023. one of only a handful of pitchers to achieve this feat. He served as the closer for the White Sox during most of their 2005 championship season, saving 34 games before being replaced by rookie
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in late September when he injured his back. Hermanson had a 2.04 ERA at the time of his injury. On October 30, 2006, the White Sox declined a 2007 option for $3.65 million on Hermanson. He received a $500,000 payout. He signed a minor league deal with a
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invitation with the Reds on March 1, 2007. Hermanson was discussed as a possible closer for the Reds, but he had a 7.36 ERA in spring training and the Reds asked him to go to the minor leagues. Hermanson asked to be released instead of reporting to Triple-A. By June 2007, Hermanson said he was probably finished playing baseball. He was dealing with a bad back, and he said he looked forward to being more available to his children.


See also

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List of Major League Baseball players with a home run in their first major league at bat In baseball, a home run is credited to a batter when they hit a fair ball and reach home safely on the same play, without the benefit of an error. 136 players have hit a home run in their first at bat of a Major League Baseball (MLB) game, the ...


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hermanson, Dustin 1972 births Living people American expatriate baseball players in Canada Major League Baseball pitchers San Diego Padres players Montreal Expos players Boston Red Sox players St. Louis Cardinals players San Francisco Giants players Chicago White Sox players Kent State Golden Flashes baseball players Baseball players from Springfield, Ohio Wichita Wranglers players Las Vegas Stars (baseball) players Gulf Coast Red Sox players Pawtucket Red Sox players Fresno Grizzlies players Charlotte Knights players