Harvey Edward Yarnall (born December 4, 1975) is an American former professional

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. He pitched parts of two seasons in

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with the

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, and two seasons in Japan with the

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Career

Yarnall attended St. Thomas Aquinas High School and

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(LSU), where he played college baseball for the

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, and was part of their

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championship team. In 1995, he played

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with the

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of the

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and was named a league all-star. The

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selected Yarnall in the third round of the 1996 Major League Baseball draft. In 1998, the Mets traded Yarnall with

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and minor leaguer Geoff Goetz to the

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for

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. Prior to the 1999 season, the Marlins traded Yarnall with Mark Johnson and minor leaguer Todd Noel to the

for

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. Yarnall made his major league debut with the Yankees in 1999. In 2000, the Yankees traded Yarnall,

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, and

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to the

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for

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and

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. Prior to the 2001 season, he was released by the Reds. Yarnall played two seasons in Japan for the

in 2001 and 2002. He returned to the United States in 2003, pitching in the minor league organizations of the

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, and

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. Most recently, he pitched for the

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and

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in 2007.

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