Jim Hoey

James Urban Hoey was born on December 30, 1982 in Hamilton Township, New Jersey.

The Baltimore Orioles selected him in round 13 of the 2003 MLB Draft out of Rider University. He made his Major League debut in 2006, making 35 relief appearances for the Orioles over parts of two seasons. Hoey missed all of 2008 after undergoing surgery, and struggled at the Double-A level in 2009 while working his way back to health. He had a 3.38 ERA in Triple-A during the 2010 season, and was traded to the Minnesota Twins that off-season. Minnesota sent infielders J.J. Hardy and Brendan Harris to Baltimore.

Hoey made his long awaited return to a big league mound on April 18, 2011. He faced his old Orioles club, and retired all four batters he faced. He had another scoreless appearance later in the series, and Minnesota won both of those games. Things got a little rocky after that, and Hoey wound up posting a 5.47 ERA with a 1.905 WHIP across 26 relief appearances for the Twins. He was 1-2 with no saves and two holds. His lone win came on June 9th against the Texas Rangers. After tossing a scoreless top of the ninth, Twins infielder Alexi Casilla won the game with a walk-off single.

Minnesota removed Hoey from the 40-man roster during the off-season. He spent 2012 in the Toronto Blue Jays farm system, and 2013 in the Milwaukee Brewers farm system. Hoey retired in 2014 after pitching in an independent league.