finalyear bats birth_place debutyear finaldate statvalue position finalteam statlabel debutdate birth_date article_title debutteam name throws
2007 right beaver , pennsylvania 2006 june 10 0 -- 1 4.41 8 relief pitcher pittsburgh pirates win -- loss record earned run average strikeouts august 1 26 january 1981 josh sharpless
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josh sharpless

joshua david sharpless -lrb- born january 1 , 1981 -rrb- is a former major league baseball right-handed relief pitcher .
sharpless grew up in the greater pittsburgh area , attending freedom high school in freedom , pennsylvania .
drafted in the 24th round of the 2003 major league baseball draft out of allegheny college , he progressed through the pirates minor league system in three years .
he reached the majors on august 1 , , when trade-deadline moves left openings in the major league roster .
he made his first appearance on august 2 , 2006 .
sharpless continued to live in the pittsburgh area year-round while playing for the pirates .
after being released by the pirates on march 31 , , sharpless signed a minor league contract with the san francisco giants on april 10 , 2008 .
after becoming a free agent following the 2008 season , sharpless signed with the york revolution of the atlantic league for the 2009 season .
he continues to live in the pittsburgh area and gives pitching lessons to area high schoolers .
