Rob Delaney

Robert James Delaney was born on September 8, 1984 in Westwood, New Jersey.

The Minnesota Twins signed him as an undrafted free agent out of St. John's University in 2006. He had a surprising ascent through their minor league system. Delaney had a 1.03 ERA and 35 saves in 2007, splitting the year between Class-A and High-A. This was followed up by posting a 1.23 ERA with 18 saves in 2008, spending time in High-A and Double-A.

He reached Triple-A in 2009. Minnesota added him to the 40-man roster that off-season, protecting Delaney from the Rule-5 Draft. He was a September call-up in 2010, appearing in one regular season game for the Twins on September 4th. Delaney entered in the ninth inning with a 12-3 lead against the Texas Rangers. The first three batters he faced all reached base, including a solo home run off the bat of Ian Kinsler to lead-off the inning. Delaney eventually settled down and got out of the inning with just the one run allowed. Former Twins shortstop Cristian Guzmán grounded into a game ending double play.

Minnesota designated him for assignment in January 2011, opening up a 40-man roster spot for former Kansas City Royals reliever Dusty Hughes. The Tampa Bay Rays claimed Delaney off of waivers. He appeared in four games with the Rays in 2011, allowing six runs over five innings. Delaney spent 2012 in the Miami Marlins system, and 2013 in the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim system.

He was the pitching coach at Stevens Institute of Technology, a Division III school in his home state of New Jersey, during the 2016 and 2017 seasons. Delaney served as the pitching coach at Villanova University during the 2018 and 2019 seasons. While at Villanova, he coached under former Twins pitcher Kevin Mulvey. Although Delaney and Mulvey were never on the Twins big league roster at the same time, the two had played together at several stops during their minor league journeys.