Josh Roenicke

Joshua James Roenicke was born on August 4, 1982 in Baltimore, Maryland.

The Cincinnati Reds selected him in round ten of the 2006 MLB Draft out of UCLA. Roenicke reached the Majors in 2008, pitching parts of two seasons for Cincinnati. He also pitched for the Toronto Blue Jays (2009-10) and Colorado Rockies (2011-12).

Roenicke made a career high 63 appearances for the Rockies in 2012, going 4-2 with one save and a 3.25 ERA. Despite a strong season, Colorado non-tendered him after the season. The Minnesota Twins claimed Roenicke off of waivers. He pitched 1.1 shutout innings out of their bullpen on Opening Day in 2013, striking out one. Roenicke picked up his first win of the season on April 5th against the Baltimore Orioles, tossing three shutout innings.

He wound up having a very strong season for the Twins, going 3-1 with one save and 12 holds across 62.0 innings. His ERA sat at 2.91 through 57 appearances on September 3rd, but the last few weeks proved challenging. Roenicke allowed 12 earned runs over his final six appearances of the year, ballooning his ERA north of four. The Twins waived him during the off-season.

Roenicke never pitched at the big league level again, but he continued to pitch professionally through 2020. This included time on minor league deals with several organizations, and contracts in various foreign leagues.

• Brother-in-law of former Major League outfielder Ian Desmond