Sidney Wayne Akins (born November 14, 1962) is an American former professional baseball pitcher.

Career

Akins attended Cleveland High School in Los Angeles and the University of Southern California (USC), where he played college baseball for the Trojans. He played for the United States national baseball team in the

1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the secon ...

. The Texas Rangers selected Akins in the third round of the

1984 MLB Draft First round selections The following are the first round picks in the 1984 Major League Baseball draft. Other notable players *Jeff Blauser†, 1st round (secondary phase), 4th overall by the Atlanta Braves *Greg Maddux‡, 2nd round, 31st ...

. The Rangers released him during

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in 1986, and he signed with the Atlanta Braves' organization. The Braves added him to their

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after the 1987 season.

Personal life

Akins is a cousin of pitcher Randy Wolf and umpire

Jim Wolf James Michael Wolf (born July 24, 1969) is an American Major League Baseball umpire. He joined the major league staff in 1999 after working in the Arizona Rookie League, the South Atlantic League, the California League, the Texas League and the P ...

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Living people 1962 births Baseball players from Los Angeles Baseball pitchers Burlington Rangers players Sumter Braves players Pulaski Braves players Greenville Braves players Durham Bulls players Richmond Braves players Arkansas Travelers players Baseball players at the 1984 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for the United States in baseball Cleveland High School (Los Angeles) alumni {{US-baseball-pitcher-1960s-stub