Vincent Scott Elarton (born February 23, 1976 in Lamar, Colorado) is a right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball. He has played for the Houston Astros (1998–2001), Colorado Rockies (2001–2004), Cleveland Indians (2004–2005, 2008) and the Kansas City Royals (2006–2007).
At 6' 8", Elarton is among the many pitchers whose height is more commonly associated with the National Basketball Association, like 6' 10" Randy Johnson, 6' 11" Jon Rauch, and...
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Vincent Scott Elarton (born February 23, 1976 in Lamar, Colorado) is a right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball. He has played for the Houston Astros (1998–2001), Colorado Rockies (2001–2004), Cleveland Indians (2004–2005, 2008) and the Kansas City Royals (2006–2007).
At 6' 8", Elarton is among the many pitchers whose height is more commonly associated with the National Basketball Association, like 6' 10" Randy Johnson, 6' 11" Jon Rauch, and 6' 9" Mark Hendrickson, who actually played in the NBA for a few dozen games.
Elarton was chosen by the Astros in the first round of the 1994 Major League Baseball Draft (25th overall) when he was 18 years old. Foregoing college for the Minor Leagues, Elarton went from the single-A level to triple-A in 1997 and made his Major League debut on June 20, 1998, at 22 years of age.
He spent most of 1998 as a relief pitcher and registered a 3.32 earned run average, but gave up the game-winning run in the pivotal Game 3 of the National League...
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