Philip Joseph Barzilla (born January 25, 1979) is an American former

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who played for the

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in .

Amateur career

A native of

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, Barzilla attended

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(

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(

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), and

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. In 2000, he played

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with the

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of the

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. Barzilla was selected by the

in the 4th round of the

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Professional career

Barzilla made his only major league appearance on June 11, 2006, for the Astros against the

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, and faced only two batters.

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singled off Barzilla before

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flew to center field to end the inning. Barzilla's 1/3rd of an inning is the second shortest career of an Astros pitcher after

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's appearance in which he was injured whilst warming up on the mound and never threw a pitch. In 2011, Barzilla played for the

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of the

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1979 births Living people American people of Italian descent American expatriate baseball players in Mexico American expatriate baseball players in Taiwan Brother Elephants players Baseball players from Houston Corpus Christi Hooks players Falmouth Commodores players Houston Astros players Lexington Legends players Major League Baseball pitchers Mexican League baseball pitchers New Orleans Zephyrs players Pittsfield Astros players Rice Owls baseball players Rojos del Águila de Veracruz players Round Rock Express players Salem Avalanche players San Antonio Missions players Tacoma Rainiers players 2006 World Baseball Classic players Caribes de Anzoátegui players Tigres del Licey players American expatriate baseball players in Venezuela American expatriate baseball players in the Dominican Republic Surprise Scorpions players Scottsdale Scorpions players Dulles High School (Sugar Land, Texas) alumni 20th-century American sportsmen {{US-baseball-pitcher-1970s-stub