Dodgers' George Sherrill Scheduled to Pitch in Lancaster Tuesday Night
Published on May 31, 2010 under California League (CalL1)
Lancaster JetHawks News Release
(LANCASTER, CA) - Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher George Sherrill, an All-Star in 2008, is scheduled to pitch against the JetHawks in Lancaster Tuesday night for the Inland Empire 66ers, according to the Los Angeles Times. Sherrill will most likely start the game for Inland Empire and will only pitch one or two innings. Sherrill will become the first Major League player to come to Lancaster as part of a rehabilitation assignment in 2010. The game begins at 7 PM.
Sherrill first came to the Major Leagues with the Seattle Mariners in 2004. After several years as a set-up reliever, he was traded to the Baltimore Orioles, where he became an all-star in 2008. That season he saved 31 games. He saved 20 more in 2009 before being traded to the Dodgers. Originally undrafted out of Austin Peay University, Sherrill spent parts of four season playing in Independent Leagues before being signed by the Mariners.
The left-hander was placed on the disabled list by the Dodgers May 25 with a back sprain. He is expected to pitch two games in the California League before continuing his rehabilitation at the higher levels of the Los Angeles farm system.
Several Dodgers have pitched in Lancaster on rehabilitation assignments over the past several years. In 2009 reliever Will Ohman faced the JetHawks while former all-star starter Jason Schmidt pitched in Lancaster several times in 2007 and 2008.
Fans arriving early may have an opportunity to watch Sherrill warm up in the bullpen before the game. The gates open at 6 PM. It is a Taco Tuesday at Clear Channel Stadium, with tacos on sale for just $2 with discounts on other concessions items. It is also Hawaiian shirt day, with fans encouraged to wear their garish Hawaiian finest.
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