Eric Junge

Article summary

Eric DeBari Junge (born January 5, 1977) is an American former professional baseball pitcher and current coach with the San Diego Padres. He played Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies, and professionally in Japan (NPB), Korea (KBO), Venezuela Winter League (LVBP), Taiwan (CPBL) and MiLB for several organizations, accumulating 14 years/18 seasons of professional playing experience. Since retiring from play in January 2013, he has spent the subsequent 11 years in various roles with the San Diego Padres, including Advance Scout, Minor League Pitching Coordinator, Triple A Pitching Coach/Interim Manager, A Ball Manager and liaison to Player Development/Major League Rehab.

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1. date of birth: 1977-01-05 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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